Does it live up to the TV show? Is it funny? Has Ab Fab jumped the shark? IS IT ANY GOOD?!
HECK YES IT'S GOOD, YOU GUYS!
A follow-up piece to the hit UK comedy TV show Absolutely Fabulous (1992-1996, 2001-2004 & subsequent specials), Jennifer Saunders as Edina Monsoon and Joanna Lumley as Patsy Stone return for this follow-up piece in the form of a film. Edina's mother, daughter and bumbling assistant Bubble are all back too, along with a very long list of celebrity cameos including a few Aussies.
As a huge fan of the TV show, I desperately wanted to love this film. I think more than anything, I just wanted it to be funny. AND IT IS!
The storyline is of course totally silly (Eddy is accused of murdering supermodel Kate Moss and she and Pats go on the run... not a spoiler as it's in the trailer!) but there is lots of good laughs, including some call backs for big fans of the TV show who are still quoting lines from the film. (Guilty, your honour.)
It's getting lots of three star reviews (examples here) which is I guess what you'd expect from proper film critics but if you're a fan of the show and you just want to know if it's any good and if you should see it, it's a big fat YES from me!
Trailer here. In cinemas Thursday 4 August.