Wednesday 24 July 2013

The World's End

Cast
Simon Pegg
Nick Frost
Martin Freeman
Rosamund Pike
Eddie Marsan
Paddy Considine
Screenwriters
Simon Pegg
Edgar Wright
Director
Edgar Wright
Running Time
109 minutes

20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hell bent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are convinced to stage an encore by mate Gary King, a 40-year old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens, who drags his reluctant pals to their home town and once again attempts to reach the fabled pub, The World’s End. As they attempt to reconcile the past and present, they realize the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but humankind’s. Reaching The World’s End is the least of their worries.[Metacritic]

I enjoyed it but it's the least of the trilogy. It's kept afloat by Pegg's energy and Frost's once the danger is revealed and his character gets into the fray.