Rotten
Disappointing tale of '70s youngsters devoid of wit or insight.
Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter
Cemetery Junction
Be young. Be free. Be somebody.
2010 · 1h 34m · R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Ricky Gervais
,
Stephen Merchant
Overview
In 1970s England, three blue-collar friends spend their days joking, drinking, fighting and chasing girls. Freddie wants to leave their working-class world but cool, charismatic Bruce and lovable loser Snork are happy with life the way it is. When Freddie gets a new job as a door-to-door salesman and bumps into his old school sweetheart Julie, the gang are forced to make choices that will change their lives for ever.
Director and cast
- Ricky Gervais Director
- Stephen Merchant Director
- Christian Cooke as Freddie Taylor
- Felicity Jones as Julie Kendrick
- Tom Hughes as Bruce Pearson
- Jack Doolan as Snork
- Ricky Gervais as Len Taylor
- Julia Davis as Mrs. Taylor
- Ralph Fiennes as Mr. Kendrick
- Emily Watson as Mrs. Kendrick
- Steve Speirs as Sgt. Wyn Davies
- Matthew Goode as Mike Ramsay
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
57%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It's a strange hybrid of a film, boasting loudmouth boorishness instead of wit, and fortune-cookie schmaltz instead of heart.
Andrew Barker, Variety
Fresh
It's refreshing to see a mainstream British film with the ambition to strut its stuff on studio terms.
Ben Walters, Time Out
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