Rob: "Where do you stand on Michael Bublé?". | AmarcordThe name of this upscale vintage store means “I remember” in the Italian dialect of Romagna—a fitting moniker for a boutique filled with goods from as early as the 1800s. Two men, six meals in six different places on a road trip around Italy. Time Out says. And for an ending why not go back to the beginning. Get a Retro Movie. Liguria, Tuscany, Rome, Amalfi and ending in Capri. As Rob was the one who largely wrote their Northern England restaurant piece, the Observer asks him if he and Steve would do another restaurant tour piece for them, this time in Italy. The success of the first outing led of course to “The Trip To Italy” in 2014 and “The Trip To Spain” in 2017. Years after their successful restaurant review tour of Northern Britain, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are commissioned for a new tour in Italy. In addition to peddling its signature outdoor equipment and active apparel, the behemoth... Every time we step into this minimalist, white-walled shop, we find something new to lust after. By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. — Anonymous. The trip comes about as the result of a newspaper assignment for Rob that takes him on a tour of top Italian restaurants. Rob has been commissioned by a newspaper to go on a road trip through Italy from Piedmont to Capri, partly following in the footsteps of the great Romantic poets. [10], This article is about the 2014 feature film. It is the sequel of Winterbottom's TV series The Trip, and similarly stars Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon as fictionalized versions of themselves.

What they decide is a week long trip north to south along the western coast ending in Sicily. For those not in the know about the series, “Trip” doesn’t refer to psychedelics, although the notion of two British comedians making four films on chemical consciousness alteration sounds pretty ... well, dangerous frankly.

Along the way, their own professional and personal lives comes in as these slightly older men's friendship comes through.

This is not a film about the pleasures of being a foodie. Ambling around scenic Italian locales is about all the action there is here. Be the first to contribute! | © 2020 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. The few dramatic elements that do crop up are the film's least compelling.

With Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Rosie Fellner, Claire Keelan. The real-life friends, British comic actors (multi-hyphenates even, what with Coogan’s screenwriting credits at least) of long standing and considerable achievement, are now on their fourth “Trip” film and, sure, it is a gift for any fan of the prior three. They muse about aging and poetry amid a bevy of very funny impressions of famous people. Beyond the nature of the food, what ends up being the other primary difference between this trip and the Northern England trip is the role reversal between the two travelers, Steve who seems more grounded than he was last time, and Rob who seems the restless one this time.

Along the way they debate musical tastes, compare impressions and discuss Batman's voice in this sequel from director Michael Winterbottom. A subplot involving Rob's extra-marital fling is distracting and seemingly tangential to the loose plot. When you reach a certain age you make a kind of deal with melancholy as a feature rather than a bug of everyday life.

As they sampled the best of a cuisine that’s often made sport of, the two blokes made sport of each other, trading acerbic barbs about their careers. Owner and Rimini native Patti Bordoni stocks both locations... © 2020 Time Out America LLC and affiliated companies owned by Time Out Group Plc. Time Out is a registered trademark of Time Out America LLC. Two men, six meals in six different places on a road trip around Italy. As Rob was the one who largely wrote their Northern England restaurant piece, the Observer asks him if he and Steve would do another restaurant tour piece for them, this time in Italy. Check your calendar against Italy’s holiday calendar. "[7], Scott Foundas of Variety, said in his review that "Coogan, Brydon and Winterbottom journey to the Mediterranean in this warmly enjoyable continuation of their improvised cultural and culinary adventures. The majority of the film, however, is an amusing diversion. Planning a road trip can be fun, but also stressful. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! This reversal is partly due to what happened the last trip, and what has happened in their lives in the intervening time, but also unplanned experiences they have along the way on this trip providing certain opportunities, for Rob a potential part in an American movie and something that happens leading out of a sailing trip early in the week, and for Steve how he reacts to two people that unexpectedly join them for part of the trip, the second which results in a slight change of direction in the latter part of the week. Perhaps you’ve always dreamed of strolling the alleys of Venice, finding its quiet corners. Summer is prime time for movie sequels and vacations, and that's what makes The Trip to Italy a delightful romp: It's a sequel about a European getaway with an amusingly free-form vibe. Offers. 2010’s “The Trip” was a deliberately modestly titled picture (cut down from a TV miniseries) in which Brydon and Coogan, on the pretext of having gotten a newspaper assignment (remember those? To help you find your way, here are some search results we think may be of interest. So Brydon blithely regales his buddy with awful song-puns (“Greece is the word”) and good-naturedly needles him about the Laurel and Hardy biopic ("Stan & Ollie") for which his performance garnered a BAFTA nomination.