Jeff Pope
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Will Gompertz reviews Stan & Ollie
It doesn't attempt to poison their legacy, but to celebrate and acknowledge it, while contemplating what it must have been like for this odd couple to come to terms with each other, their shared past, and uncertain future.
Will Gompertz, BBC, 12th January 2019Stan & Ollie review: an absolute delight...
An ageing Laurel and Hardy rediscover their mojo and their friendship on a tour of 50s Britain in this affectionate postcard to Hollywood's funniest double-act.
Andrew Collins, Radio Times, 22nd October 2018Film review: Stan & Ollie is 'a fine bromance'
Steve Coogan and John C Reilly star in a new biopic of Laurel and Hardy that is an irresistible homage to the iconic comedy duo.
Nicholas Barber, BBC, 22nd October 2018LFF: 'Stan & Ollie' Review: Dir. Jon S. Baird (2018)
Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly pair up to portray the iconic comedy duo of Laurel & Hardy in this bittersweet account of two fading Hollywood stars.
Andrew Gaudion, Hollywood News, 22nd October 2018#LFF 2018: Stan & Ollie review
Inspired by the book Laurel and Hardy: The British Tours by A.J. Marriot, who also featured as a consultant on the film, Jon S. Baird's Stan & Ollie is part biography and part homage to Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, arguably the greatest stage and screen comedy performers of their time.
Zoe Margolis, Cine-Vue, 22nd October 2018Stan & Ollie: Coogan's a hoot, Reilly deserves an Oscar
This tragic-comic biopic is mostly set in 1953, the year Hollywood comedy legends Stan Laurel and Ollie Hardy toured the UK and Ireland in hopes of revitalising their careers and mending their friendship (damaged by Ollie's willingness to make a movie, 1939's Zenobia, minus Stan).
Charlotte O'Sullivan, Evening Standard, 22nd October 2018Stan & Ollie review
Brilliant impersonations by Steve Coogan and John C Reilly lift the muted charm of this biopic about their troubled music-hall tour of Britain.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 21st October 2018Review: Stan & Ollie
Steve Coogan and John C Reilly excel as famous double act Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.
James Mottram, The List, 21st October 2018'Stan & Ollie': London Review
Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly star as one of comedy's greatest-ever double-acts.
Demetrios Matheou, Screen Daily, 21st October 2018London film review: 'Stan & Ollie'
Portraying Laurel and Hardy's final comic collaboration with bittersweet affection, Jon S. Baird's film is a laid-back, gamely performed tribute
Guy Lodge, Variety, 21st October 2018