15, 107 mins, Comedy
Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths
Two eccentric, alcoholic, unemployed actors, Withnail and Marwood (picture Bernard from Blackbooks at his worst) pack up and depart their retched city abode for the hues and hums of country living with thanks to the kind patronage of Withnail’s uncle Monty, who owns a house in the countryside. Very little time later, they realise they hate the country too announcing that they’ve gone on holidays “by mistake”. It’s Richard E. Grant as you’ve never seen him – demanding ‘The finest wines known to humanity, a pair of pints and downing lighterfluid’ somehow this angry, depressing, grey film is brilliant! The original artwork for the movie was done by Ralph Steadman of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas fame, so that might give you an idea of what type of movie it is. TK
