Ricky Gervais' clever touch is muted in this unexceptional film about young men navigating adulthood
di Gary Goldstein The Los Angeles Times
Although nicely acted and directed, "Cemetery Junction" is a thoroughly unremarkable coming-of-age dramedy that's barely distinguished by its 1973 England setting or by its name supporting cast. Not surprisingly, the film will be on DVD shelves mid-month.
Co-written and co-directed by frequent collaborators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant ("The Office," HBO's "Extras"), this memory piece nominally revolves around a mismatched trio of 20-ish mates navigating young adulthood in their working-class suburb of Cemetery Junction, a town that seems way more acceptable than its crummy reputation here implies. [...]
di Gary Goldstein, articolo completo (1717 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 7 agosto 2010