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Article: ARE THESE THE BEST BRITISH FILMS EVER? ; In celebration of British cinema, the UK Film Council is re- releasing some of our greatest movies. ++ The magnificent seven? ++ Geoffrey Macnab reviews their selections. Do you agree? Enter our competition and win a prize
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- July 11, 2007
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1 WITHNAIL & I
Comedy
On the grounds that Johnny Depp likes it and that there are fans
who can recite backwards every line uttered by Uncle Monty (Richard
Griffiths), Withnail and I can safely be described as the most
cultish British film comedy in living memory. Its great virtue is
that it is funny. One of the continuing mysteries of British film
history is why so many talented British comedians from music hall,
variety and (latterly) TV appear to lose their powers to make us
laugh as soon as they are confronted with a movie camera.
Thankfully, this is a trend that the likes of Simon Pegg and
Edgar Wright are succeeding in reversing. We should also remember
that we have quite a long ...