One of the most quotable comedy films in British cinema. The central theme is man vs himself, and the story is about self-absorbed, down-on-their-luck Bohemian actors going on holiday by mistake. Richard E. Grant is wonderful as a tragi-comic thespian. Richard Griffiths is divine as the 'uncle' with lust for the eclectic and the unmentionable. It is very watchable, very amusing and very good.

if you have not watched this movie , then do so ASAP - this is the funniest and most quotable film I have ever watched , I have watched this movie at least a dozen times , and could quite happily watch it many more . Richard E Grant plays a particular good role as a drunk , especially because he is teetotal , every scene in this film is memorable and every line quotable in so many circumstances . every part is played to perfection 10/10 for all concerned both in front and behind the camera . if I have could have written one screenplay in my life , it would be this , this is also a very moving film & gets you thinking about life in general , the last scene is especially poignant , and brings you down from the high of the movie with a bang .

Hilarious British comedy.London, 1969. Two unemployed actors, Withnail (played by Richard E Grant) and Marwood (Paul McGann), are destitute and desperately in need of a change of fortunes. They decide to go on holiday to a cottage in the country. The cottage is owned by Withnail's eccentric uncle, Monty (Richard Griffiths). Things don't go entirely smoothly and get even more complicated when Monty arrives unexpectedly...Incredibly funny, especially the first few scenes - them living in their squalor and having to be resourceful - and the last few scenes - when they're back from the country. Dialogue is great and is delivered perfectly. Richard E Grant's wonderfully over-the-top performance makes the movie. Not that Paul McGann gives a bad performance, he is just more the straight man in the comedy duo and thus his performance is less intense. Any scenes involving Danny the drug dealer (Ralph Brown) are fantastic too.On the negative side, some the situational comedy is a bit cheap and silly. This is particularly so with the ongoing tension between Marwood and Monty. That seemed over-exaggerated and overdone. The third quarter of the movie seemed to drag, due to that.Production values are not that great either. Both video and audio seemed sub-par.

Two actors who can't find an acting job find themselves living in squaller. One is a drunk (Withnail), presumably drinking to ease the pain, and the other (I) is seemingly an under-confident, paranoid man. They go on holiday to the country (courtesy of Withnail's rich uncle Monty) to take a break from this horrible way of living. When they return to London, "I" has received an acting part, and must move away and leave his friend Withnail in order to take it.This film is set in 1969, 18 years before it's release, and as a consequence, eagle eyed viewers can expect the usual "that wasn't around at the time" thing which will annoy them, but won't matter to anyone else.It doesn't have a particularly high budget, as you could probably tell by watching it, but it doesn't really need one. Just as Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Life of Brian weren't lavished with money, they too are masterpieces of cinema and comedy. These films are prime examples that films that have a £2,000,000 budget can often be more entertaining than those that cost £200,000,000 to make.This film was a very funny comedy film, probably one of my favourite comedies, with a great cast who many people will probably recognise from their work after this film, very relate-able characters, but just as importantly, a great script. I feel that the ending may make you wonder what happened to the protagonists after going their separate ways, but I personally feel that it ended in a way that makes a sequel very unnecessary. Overall, you won't regret seeing this film.