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Cemetery Junction

2010

Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant

Christian Cooke, Felicity Jones, Tom Hughes, Jack Doolan ...

6.2

2,403

Comedy. Drama. Romance A 1970s-set comedy centered on three upstart professional men working at an insurance company. Reading, the 1970s. The lifestyle of three friends — Freddie (Cooke), Bruce (Hughes) and Snork (Doolan) — is put to the test when Freddie starts a new job selling door-to-door insurance under the watchful eye of creepy boss Mr. Kendrick (Ralph Fiennes) and mentor Mike Ramsay (Goode). The situation is further complicated when Freddie ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Ian Freer Empire	"Rather than an easy nostalgia-fest filled with flared trousers, Gervais and Merchant have captured a warm, funny and engaging coming-of-age drama, the like of which British cinema rarely delivers. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Ray Bennett The Hollywood Reporter	"Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant have somehow contrived to leave behind all the acute observation and wit of their TV hits (...) Dull and predictable"	NEG
United Kingdom	Edward Porter The Times	"A hurried story. (...) In the rush, the 1970s setting isn’t able to count for much. Scattered throughout, however, are funny jokes and good scenes. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Ricky Gervais himself has a small role as Freddie's dad. When he's on, the film is properly Funny. When he's not, it's Funny/Heartwarming or just Heartwarming (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Andrew Barker Variety	"Film boasts loudmouth boorishness instead of wit, and fortune-cookie schmaltz instead of heart."	NEG
United Kingdom	Ben Walters Time Out	"It’s not a wholly convincing fit: though confidently executed, the film often leans heavily enough on its models to feel formulaic (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU

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