What We Did on Our Holiday

  • PG13 (SINGAPORE)
  • 2014


MOVIE IS disquieting hilarious remarkable sentimental easygoing
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72 % Fresh
$ 10 Million
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Positive Reviews 32
Negative reviews 5
Average Rating 3.3/5
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3.5
Unfortunately, its also so absurd that the movie never quite recovers from it. Av Club
4.0
But unlike most family comedies it earns its right to a sentimental ending full of hugs, tears and relieved laughter. We Got This Covered
3.5
Its paced pretty nicely too, helped along with an at times tart and mostly witty script, with the director duo having writing credits too. ETimes (TOI)
3.8
It wears not just its Britishness but its relative good taste on its sleeve: unlike its U.S. counterparts, theres nary a poop or fart joke in evidence .. Rogerebert
3.0
The script has winning sentimentality and a morbidly funny Ealing flavour. Telegraph
3.5
What We Did on Our Holiday is British comedy at its best and most awkward.They use children to deal with very adult situations in a more grown up way .. The Young Folks
1.0
Underfoot is a cast of young kids given too many cutesy moments and one liners. Ny Daily News
3.8
Do we want to spend 95 minutes of our summer holiday watching a film about a young, squabbling, dysfunctional British family on a sham trip Yes, we do .. The Globe And Mail
3.5
Unfortunately, its no secret that all family films have fart jokes, even this one. Village Voice
3.5
While it traffics in combative behavior in strained relationships, theres warmth to the film, watching directors Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin (who als .. Blu Ray
3.0
The set up to this irreverent family comedy is great fun and the three children are terrific. The Times
4.0
The tonal shifts can be a touch jarring, but there is a thin line between comedy and tragedy that is all the more poignant seen through innocent eyes. Radio Times
2.0
Not to be confused with the Meryl Streep Alec Baldwin movie of the same name, this bog standard French romcom stars local TV comedian Manu Payet as a .. The Guardian
3.0
The creators of TVs Outnumbered rehash their popular frazzled parents and precocious kids formula to diverting effect in this uneven but sporadically .. The Guardian
4.0
Jenkin and Hamilton have created a smart script, with laughs and subtleties: could there be a connection in Gordys mind between the own goal in footba .. The Guardian
4.0
They use a mix of scripted dialogue and improvisation, outlining a scene beforehand and supplying essential lines of dialogue before letting the kids .. Smh
4.0
Indeed, its remarkable how tightly scripted the film feels, considering the degree of improv involved.Crucially, they also maintain an effective balan .. Flim List
3.0
Despite a second act lull, Connolly convinces in this cute and charming comedy. Empire
2.0
After what weve seen so far, its no surprise that the adults are useless in a crisis. Common Sense Media
1.9
Subsequently, the film proves to be as memorable as a bad pitch meeting, produced with a lack of effort or personal investment that is apparent in nea .. Slant Magazine
2.5
Credit Neil Davidson/Lionsgate Stirring furiously, the directors ensure that most of the jokes and emotional beats land on cue. The New York Times
3.0
No question, this is a lovely set up for a family comedy, there are some promising gags and the casting is strong. Express
4.0
You deserve some sort of honour if, as a creator of comedy, you devise a technique so solid that it can translate from TV to film without losing any o .. The Irish Times
4.0
There is no greater honor for me than seeing how much all of you still love RE2 to this day. Total Film
3.0
Dragging things out for 95 minutes with little substance or base to build the characters, comedy and emotion around makes a lot of the film sludge alo .. Hey U Guys
4.0
Its that sense of the ridiculous that the filmmakers have beautifully captured. Urban Cine File
3.0
This is a comedy that turns its clichAd premise on its head and emerges with something worthwhile. Digital Spy
3.0
But luckily for us, and unlike their bickering and scripted parents, the kids are largely left to improvise their parts and the result is mostly charm .. Nz Herald
3.0
It may be aiming to be a Brit version of Little Miss Sunshine, but the characters arent permitted enough depth beneath the barrage of fun gags and ear .. Flicks
3.0
Set mainly in the beautiful Highlands, the film isnt a completely merry romp, taking in marriage breakdown and impending death among its subjects, but .. Independent Ie
4.0
But the actors and filmmakers continually avoid both melodrama and mawkishness, so the end result is thoroughly entertaining and even quietly moving. Contact Music
2.8
Do they want it to be a light comedy or a dark comedy The simplistic finale, complete with a shallow message, only adds to the confusion. The Film Pie
2.5
The tone is all over the place, from slapstick physical humor to melancholy reminiscing about World War II. Punch Drunk Critics
4.0
But its the bittersweet stuff youll remember most fondly when this Holiday is over. Straight
3.8
British writers Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkins (TVs Drop the Dead Donkey) clearly understand this, and have thus cast an adorable trio of pre teens alo .. National Post
4.0
Hilarious and touching, this is one of the best British comedies in years. Daily Star
4.0
With humour, heart and such gorgeous scenery youll want to move to Scotland, this is one of the finest British comedies in years. Sky
3.5
hollywood What is the one thing more charming than an easygoing comedy Mid Day
1.9
Poor writing, truly bizarre camerawork, and an insipid musical score compete to scupper the film before its more than ten minutes old. La Movie Boeuf Wordpress



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