The Trip – 7

One’s appreciation of this film surely depends on one’s interest in, or tolerance for, Steve Coogan. To his credit, he has taken the role of the successful loser, less funny than his sidekick Rob Brydon and more at sea in his personal life. Because of his conceit, however, we don’t enjoy the time spent alone with him nearly as much as when he is trading impressions with Brydon, who never chafes at being constantly and undeservedly put down. The plot is nothing, sort of a North Country update of My Dinner With Andre, but the jokes are very funny. Still, there was plenty of time to think of other things, like how Coogan resembled a cross between Chevy Chase and Rufus Winton, or how Brydon resembled Andrew Humphrey.