The Inbetweeners 2: My thoughts (possible spoilers included)
Having gone through the secondary school system in the early noughties, The Inbetweeners is less of a throwaway comedy, and more of an observation of the trials, tribulations and painfully relatable adolescence of young British males. It was so brilliant as a TV show because of this tenacity - the ability to be yes, crude and full of toilet humour, but to portray so well the intricacies of friendship and first world problems.
That 'The Inbetweeners Movie' was such a success isn't surprising, but the fact they attempted a second one does suggest that there has been a little milking of the proverbial cash cow. Whilst the lads holiday of the first film was such a brilliantly obvious choice, the gap year setting of 'Inbetweeners 2' comes across a little similar. Following the boys across the country as they indulge in gap year cliches, get into trouble and attempt (miserably) to pull, it has all the usual tropes but somehow, seems to lack the heart that we fell in love with in the first place.
Packed full of jokes, I'd be lying if I said I didn't laugh at all. The Inbetweeners was often best loved for it's crude humour, and this is available in spades here, which packs a laugh for the first half hour but then begins to grate. My biggest bugbear is the Rape jokes - whilst one is a classic ‘it’s not what it looks’ set up that has the audience fully in on the joke in a way that we can all laugh at, the others are just cheap, awkward and shock-orientated, in a way that comes across a little desperate. The films real star is Neil (Blake Harrison), whose comedic timing when swimming with dolphins is profanity-free but completely hilarious.
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