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The Inbetweeners 2

The Inbetweeners · The Inbetweeners Collection

2014 96 min R
Critic6.8
Comedy Adventure Teen
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Overview

With university life falling flat, Will, Simon and Neil fly to Australia to join Jay, who claims to be living a gap-year dream of sun, surf and endless parties Down Under — a claim that unravels as spectacularly as their backpacking trip does.
Story 6.0
Acting 7.2
Direction 6.5
Cinematography 6.5
Music 6.5
Pacing 7.0
Originality 6.0
Emotional Impact 6.5
Overall 6.8

Editorial Review

By FindEdition Cinema Desk

6.8 /10

Comedy chemistry

The core four's chemistry remains the engine of the franchise — Bird, Buckley, Harrison and Thomas slip back into Will, Jay, Neil and Simon effortlessly, and the film mines huge laughs from puncturing gap-year backpacker pretension.

Cruder, broader, riskier

The gross-out gags are bigger and bolder than the first film — the water slide sequence alone earns its notoriety — though the plot is thinner and some jokes swing wider than they land.

Pros

  • The core cast's chemistry is as sharp as ever
  • Huge, memorable set-piece gags
  • Record-breaking UK comedy opening
  • A proper ending for fans of the series

Cons

  • Thinner plot than the first film
  • Extremely crude humor won't suit everyone
  • Barely released theatrically outside the UK and Australia
Verdict A gleefully crude and frequently hilarious send-off for Britain's most hapless foursome — cruder and looser than the first film, but fans get exactly the ending they wanted.

AI Review

The record-breaking 2014 finale of Britain's Inbetweeners saga — four hapless friends take their cringe comedy to Australia in the sitcom's crudest, biggest-opening chapter.

A gleefully crude and frequently hilarious send-off for Britain's most hapless foursome — cruder and looser than the first film, but fans get exactly the ending they wanted.

Watch after the original E4 sitcom and The Inbetweeners Movie (2011) for maximum payoff — ideally with mates, not with parents.

Awards

National Film Awards UK

Best Comedy · Nominated

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Development

Greenlit after The Inbetweeners Movie (2011) became the most successful British comedy launch of its time; creators Beesley and Morris returned to write and, for the first time, direct.

Principal photography

Shot in early 2014 on location in Australia, including Sydney, Byron Bay and outback settings, plus UK scenes.

Release

Released 6 August 2014 in the UK and Ireland by Entertainment Film Distributors, breaking the UK opening-day record for a comedy, with Roadshow Films handling Australia and New Zealand.

National Film Awards UK

Best Comedy Nominated

Production

Development

Greenlit after The Inbetweeners Movie (2011) became the most successful British comedy launch of its time; creators Beesley and Morris returned to write and, for the first time, direct.

Principal photography

Shot in early 2014 on location in Australia, including Sydney, Byron Bay and outback settings, plus UK scenes.

Release

Released 6 August 2014 in the UK and Ireland by Entertainment Film Distributors, breaking the UK opening-day record for a comedy, with Roadshow Films handling Australia and New Zealand.

Streaming

Hoopla Prime Video Apple TV

Cast

Simon Bird Will McKenzie
James Buckley Jay Cartwright
Blake Harrison Neil Sutherland
Joe Thomas Simon Cooper
Emily Berrington Katie
Freddie Stroma Ben
Tamla Kari Lucy
Lydia Rose Bewley Jane
Belinda Stewart-Wilson Polly McKenzie
David Field Uncle Bryan
Greg Davies Mr. Gilbert
David Schaal Terry Cartwright
Alex Macqueen Kevin Sutherland
Felicity Ward Lizzie

Characters

Will McKenzie Simon Bird
Jay Cartwright James Buckley
Neil Sutherland Blake Harrison
Simon Cooper Joe Thomas
Katie Emily Berrington
Ben Freddie Stroma
Lucy Tamla Kari
Jane Lydia Rose Bewley
Polly McKenzie Belinda Stewart-Wilson
Uncle Bryan David Field
Mr. Gilbert Greg Davies
Terry Cartwright David Schaal
Kevin Sutherland Alex Macqueen
Lizzie Felicity Ward

Crew

Damon Beesley Director
Iain Morris Director
Damon Beesley Writer
Iain Morris Writer
Spencer Millman Producer
David Arnold Composer
Michael Price Composer
Ben Wheeler Cinematographer
William Webb Editor

Videos

Official Trailer

Soundtrack

  1. Original Score — David Arnold & Michael Price
  2. Feels Like We Only Go Backwards — Tame Impala
  3. Get Low — Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz

Trivia

  • The film broke the record for the biggest single opening day for a comedy at the UK box office, taking around £2.75 million on day one.
  • It took roughly £12.5 million in its opening days in the UK and Ireland — one of the biggest British comedy launches ever.
  • Series creators Damon Beesley and Iain Morris made their feature directorial debut with this film.
  • The cast and writers stated in interviews that the film was intended as the definitive end of The Inbetweeners story.
  • The notorious water slide scene is regularly cited among the most outrageous gross-out gags in British comedy.

Quotes

"Bus wankers!"

"It's not a gap year, it's a gap life."

Goofs

  • The boys' positions in the car change between shots during the outback road trip.
  • Water and dirt levels on the characters' clothes vary noticeably between takes in the outback scenes.

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