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Review - Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
I am not sure quite why Saunders chose to make this film as it is clearly way past its peak and although she and Lumley are as brilliant as ever in their roles there is a feeling they are sleepwalking their way through them; they even on occasion throw out a few greatest hits moments. The thing is, due to re-runs and box sets, these are not as funny as they should be as familiarity alongside predictability are the curse of any comedy.
The Quotidian Times, 2nd July 2016Review - Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
BBC comedy makes a wobbly transfer to the big screen but its two delicious lead performances keep the comedy fizzing along.
Jason Solomons, Reuters, 30th June 2016'Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie': Review
"All I ever wanted was not to be fat and old!" cries PR guru and bad gran Edina Monsoon, bewailing the time when "the zeitgeist used to run right through me". As her best friend Patsy injects herself with Botox, flips through Tinder and quaffs Chanel No 5 because they've run out of Bolly, it's clear that writer/star Jennifer Saunders hasn't lost her touch over the quarter century since these characters were first conceived for TV.
Fionnuala Halligan, Screen Daily, 30th June 2016Absolutely Fabulous The Movie review
'It certainly makes better use of its armies of celebrities than was managed in Zoolander 2'
Geoffrey Macnab, The Independent, 30th June 2016Review - Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
In all, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie is as hit and miss as the TV show was, once upon a time. Lumley shines, Saunders tries hard, but the thin story is against them from the start, as well as the feeling that we have seen all of this before.
Brogen Hayes, Movies.ie, 30th June 2016Review: Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Celeb cameos galore - including one from a GSN staffer! - in this screwball comedy, but beware a lazy Caitlyn Jenner-inspired subplot, sweetie.
Jamie Tabberer, Gay Star News, 30th June 2016Review: Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Joanna Lumley steals the show in the sitcom's fun, not quite fabulous big screen outing.
Katherine McLaughlin, The List, 30th June 2016Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie - review
British sitcoms face particular challenges when they attempt the big screen, since the charm of our comedy is that it tends to be small scale, low-budget and full of interestingly unglamorous people. Ab Fab largely escapes that parochial feel thanks to its implausibly wealthy fashion setting, yet this chaotic stumble onto the big screen somehow still comes close to disaster.
Helen O'Hara, Empire, 29th June 2016