Withnail And I (DVD) Reviews

Withnail and I has not only become one of the classic films of underground British cinema, it also launched the careers of two up and coming actors who are today household names. At the time Paul McGann was beginning to get noticed for his work, and was cast in the role of "I ", we never find out the characters name. Along side him the ...  Read the complete review

The first thing to say about Withnail and I is that it's a film of such blinding truth that the human genome project are almost certainly going to find it encoded in the DNA of any human male who has ever been either an actor or a student. I watched the film for the first time this afternoon, and yet I was able to quote along with it on ...  Read the complete review

Being a recent convert to DVD's I was browsing the Internet for something to add to my somewhat limited collection. Unfortunately there are not really many films that I want to buy on DVD, at least none that I don't already own on video. The extra features that are often provided with this new format can be interesting, but rarely worth ...  Read the complete review

There are some films that go through the years never seeming to have been a large financial success. With that in mind it's hard to believe that many people would have seen such a film but thanks to home video some films gather a cult following and it's mainly thanks to moments that can instantly remembered and are quotable in many moments ...  Read the complete review

For me, Withnail and I put British films on the artistic map.Bruce Robinson's witty dialogue is sadly lacking in film making these days. You only have to read the amount of memorable quotes on this thread and talk to anyone who has ever seen it to realise that dialogue is what makes a film memorable. The film's lack of plot will deter ...  Read the complete review

I discovered this film when I was desperately trying to occupy myself one dull weekend that I should have spent studying but inevitably ended up in front of the TV trying to convince myself that the work would do its self. The video was lodged at the back of the pile with some incomprehensible scrawl saying ?hall hammer nail?? and then ...  Read the complete review

Picture the scene: the 60's are ending, the greatest decade in the world (just ask Danny and Presuming Ed) and the life of a failed actor is what you see each morning in the bathroom mirror, through booze and drugs clouded eyes. The film "Withnail and I" has had some great reviews on Dooyoo, words like "Classic", ...  Read the complete review

It's easy to see why students champion 'Withnail & I' (1986) as one of the best films ever. It lets you switch off mentally, because the story is so laid-back and 'who cares' in its atmosphere. You can watch 'Withnail & I' at any time of the day and not have to concentrate as you do with so many other films: it ...  Read the complete review

Withnail and I is perhaps the funniest British film ever made. It eschews the forced scatological humour of the Carry On films, and does not have the flippant violence of Lock, Stock or Snatch. Superficially, there is some resemblence to Monty Python, but it is hardly a surreal film; instead, it is as valid a study of the human condition as ...  Read the complete review

Everyone else has opened their review on Withnail with a quote, so I thought I'd bow to peer pressure. This is a very English cult - I tried explaining it to the Americans, but they seemed to find it all as quaint as Ealing or Brief Encounter. However, this is the film that inspired the drinking games, caused carloads of students everywhere ...  Read the complete review

I admit that until last week I hadnt even seen "Withnail and I", and so I finally decided to give it a watch after hearing many people comment on what a classic it was. I knew that I'd enjoy this film, but I was pleasently surprised that a comical film like "Withnail and I" would have such a poignant and quite sad ...  Read the complete review

Released in 1987 to much acclaim, this British comedy is perhaps one of the funniest films to be released since they year dot. The basic story is that two out of work actors are bored of city life and go out to the country to find enlightenment and get them ready to act again once more. Full of superb one liners and phrases that ...  Read the complete review

This is the best British film ever made, no sod that, its THE best film. Its funny, witty and sometimes enormously upsetting (i cried)!! It stars Richard E. Grant as Withnail, and Paul McGann as I, (no I'm not a trainspotter, I didn't know his real name!) as two out of work, alcoholic, drug addicted actors living in a squalid ...  Read the complete review

I demand you go and see this film. This is one of the finest British films ever made. What hasn't been written about this film isn't worth knowing, but what you do need to to know is that you won't regret watching it. It has a cult status, but that shouldn't put you off because once you've watched it once, I ...  Read the complete review

A friend of mine kept going on about the film "Withnail and I", and on about it, and on about it and on about it some more. It got to the point where he actually bought it for me for Christmas, and as it turned out it was a fabulous present (especially when I needed something to cheer me up while having Glandular Fever a few months ...  Read the complete review

Don't let the fact that this is such a favourite with drama students put you off. It is that very rare thing in modern cinema - a brilliant British film. Withnail (Richard E Grant) and his flatmate Marwood (Paul McGann) are struggling actors in 1969 Camden Town. Disillusioned by unemployment, excessive alcohol and drug use, and the ...  Read the complete review

If anyone has not seen this film I strongly and I mean strongly recommend that you go out and buy it. The plot sounds terrible but it is carried supurbly. Two out of work actors sick with London at the end of the 60's decide to get out of it for a while and borrow a cottage in the country where they go and spend a weekend. ...  Read the complete review