
Due to the success of the first two trips to Northern England and Italy, the Guardian, this time in conjunction with the New York Times, asks Steve Coogan to write restaurant reviews from another week long trip, this time through Spain. Rob Brydon, Steve's companion on the other two trips, is already aware of the trip, and agrees to go in favoring it over the alternative. Beyond Steve's planned itinerary which will take them south through the center of the country to mirror a... (Full plot summary below)
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Due to the success of the first two trips to Northern England and Italy, the Guardian, this time in conjunction with the New York Times, asks Steve Coogan to write restaurant reviews from another week long trip, this time through Spain. Rob Brydon, Steve's companion on the other two trips, is already aware of the trip, and agrees to go in favoring it over the alternative. Beyond Steve's planned itinerary which will take them south through the center of the country to mirror a trip he did when he was eighteen, they will necessarily embark on some Don Quixote/ Sancho Panza escapades due in part to the current Terry Gilliam movie project on the pair. Like the other two trips, Steve and Rob are accompanied by a plethora of celebrities, from Mick Jagger to Michael Caine to Hugh Grant to a pair of Bonds in the form of their impersonations, but unlike those other two trips, both seem centered and grounded in all aspects of their lives. Rob is settled in his life as loving husband to Sally and father to Chloe and Charlie, while Steve is riding a high with a pair of recent Oscar nominations, being in a committed albeit long distance relationship with New York based Mischa, and having a renewed relationship with his now twenty year old son Jonathan, who will join him at the end of the trip in southern Spain. As the trip progresses, Steve ends up quietly having to deal with crisis after crisis in both his professional and personal life.
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| Seven DaysRick KisonakAt this point, these guys feel almost like family - extraordinarily talented, erudite and funny family. I can't wait to spend time with them again. |
| LimelightLynden BarberI've no idea how the real Bryden and Coogan measure up against their fictional personae, but they paint a convincing picture of the former's happily married underdog vs Coogan's more egotistical, cynical playboy. |
| Lainey GossipSarah MarrsThe Trip to Spain is more of the same, but that's not so bad when "the same" is the film equivalent of a Michelin-starred meal. |
| Detroit NewsAdam GrahamCoogan and Brydon ... begin to grate, and come off as obnoxious, both to themselves and to the patrons around them, who hopefully got comped for their meals. |
| Washington PostChristopher KompanekWhat’s different this time around is how frequently these largely improvised conversations (between actors Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, playing fictionalized versions of themselves) veer into the abyss of impending mortality. |
| The PlaylistCharles BramescoBrydon and Coogan are the same gifted improvisers they’ve always been, shooting the breeze until it sweeps them into some absurd playacted scenario. |
| RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyThe dimension of humanity only buttresses the humor. |
| Film InquiryAlex ArabianCoogan and Brydon bare their truest selves in The Trip To Spain, resulting in an emotional and bitingly honest chord that rings mellifluous with the viewer. |
| The Patriot LedgerAl AlexanderWhat little fun remains rests largely in the charm of our two self-deprecating traveling companions. Their appeal cannot be overstated. But like a houseguest who overstays his welcome, an animosity starts to set in before eventually festering. |
| FanboyNation.comSean MulvihillMy only hope is that this series doesn't conclude at a trilogy as I would eagerly follow this duo to the far reaches of the world. |