The Inbetweeners Movie 2011

Manohla Dargis, New York Times: The movie is apparently the most popular British comedy in history. I guarantee that its success has nothing to do with the quality of the actual movie ... Read more

Soren Anderson, Seattle Times: The audience should be interested in the antics of these idiots ... why, exactly? Read more

Noel Murray, AV Club: What primarily redeems the Inbetweeners movie is that it's so surprisingly tender and sweet. Read more

Mark Feeney, Boston Globe: Who knew that when the "Porky's" movies (finally) died, they went to England? Read more

Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: A British Crumpet parallel to American Pie, this feature-length dose of boyish sexual fumbling and fantastically dirty British slang is bound to expand an American viewer's vocabulary. Read more

Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: Basically just another bawdy spring break movie - with an accent. Read more

Joel Arnold, NPR: A disposable but inventive and intelligent series follow-up which satisfies as a standalone experience. Read more

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: The snicks and giggles of adolescence grow wearying yet again, despite a few witty bits, none of which are in McKenzie's intrusive narration. Read more

Kyle Smith, New York Post: I'm disappointed that they turned my horny-teen comedy into a gross-out comedy. Read more

Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: You may not be proud of it, but you'll probably find something to laugh at in "The Inbetweeners Movie." Read more

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: It's vulgar in the extreme and technically rough, but with enough endearing moments to redeem the raunch. Read more

Ian Buckwalter, The Atlantic: Plenty of funny bits, and apart from some fairly appalling underlying sexism -- guys, screw up all you like, the movie says, because the nice, pretty girls will forgive any transgression -- it actually attempts to have heart as well. Read more

David Fear, Time Out: Even the show's disciples may feel like they've been cheated. Read more

Charles Gant, Variety: Brit sitcom The Inbetweeners, which tracked the travails of four male misfits in their last years at high school, makes a satisfying leap to the bigscreen. Read more

Jonathan Kiefer, Village Voice: To say it's basically a British Superbad or American Pie doesn't allow for the real and nearly surreal comic possibilities of poise and genteel wit applied to randy scatological high jinks. Read more