
A quirky, moving and very funny tale of two friends that set out on a heroic trip to the North Pole only to discover that before they can become heroes, they must first become men.... (Full plot summary below)
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A quirky, moving and very funny tale of two friends that set out on a heroic trip to the North Pole only to discover that before they can become heroes, they must first become men.
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| Eye for FilmJennie KermodeEschewing easy slapstick, director David L Williams finds humour in unexpected places. The Arctic has never been so much fun. |
| Future Movies UKJay RichardsonThis engaging comedy is consistently amusing rather than ferociously funny, but it has heart, ensuring an unexpectedly affecting climax. |
| Times (UK)Cosmo LandesmanThis is a small British mockumentary with some good laughs and two likeable leads in Mangan and Thomas, but you can't escape the feeling that it is best seen at home on DVD, with a nice takeaway. |
| Little White LiesMatt BochenskiIt is by turns a ferocious 'j'accuse' of the limits of liberal intervention and the myth of personal responsibility, underpinned by a surprisingly bitter current of darkness and despair. |
| London Evening StandardDerek MalcolmIt starts tiresomely - it is obvious the pair can't be taken seriously for a moment - but cheers up when the expedition gets dangerous and a couple of gay Norwegians show them a clean pair of heels. |
| ScotsmanAlistair HarknessA likeable but giggle-free Brit comedy that brings nothing new to the ubiquitous mockumentary format, it succeeds only in gumming its targets instead of sinking its teeth into them. |
| Shadows on the WallRich ClineThe story wobbles badly in the third act, and loses its audience as it gets both contrived and maudlin. |
| GuardianCatherine ShoardThis is gummy (if welcome) eco-film satire, then, but mostly just a vehicle for tent and crampon gags, and for Mangan to perfect his grating-dolt shtick. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerWatchable comedy with an engaging premise and strong performances but the script struggles to find the right tone and it's never quite as funny as it should have been. |
| User ReviewAndy LIncreadably funny, it was an honor to catch it at the ICA. Just pray it gets national release. Funniest Brit comedy in years! |