Why so much hype?

Some things I liked some I did not.

Instant Favorite.

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

And yet, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant have done it.It's candid glances at people being ignored, people being "quietly" mistreated, being denied kindness. The protagonist, Freddy, is noticing all this and is the only one acting upon it... It seems to me that people who hated this movie are lacking the empathy to be touched by those beautiful moments.For those haters, the story isn't amounting to much. Ok, they're right. But that's the distinctive feature of a "chronicle", the genre this movie is from. If you can not be bothered by philosophy and observation, then yes, this movie will be boring and not for you. But if you like character development and... you have empathy, you'll like it. The acting is top-notch all the way through, the cinematography is beautiful and the directing is very affective in very subtle ways.I loved it.

I must say this movie surprised me. It's beautiful and made me fall in love with the 70's again. An amazing sense of humour and an enjoyable soundtrack. With characters trying to do everything to avoid ending up their lives the way everyone wants them to. I highly recommend this movie. You should always dare to do what you feel you have to do.It's not my fault, I'm inspired.

Three working class friends, are coming of age. Freddie wants to rise above it all, taking a job selling life insurance, wearing a suit and tie.Snork works at the railway station and wants a girlfriend some day. Bruce talks of leaving but is on track to to a life of working at a factory, and becoming like his dad, in front of the telly with a beer.He's also trying the patience of the police officer who always gets him out of trouble.Freddie's job leads the lads toward a few small changes. He runs across a childhood friend, Julie, his boss's daughter who's engaged to the firm's top seller.Can the three live their dreams.......Whatever you think of the man, Ricky Gervais is a talented writer, and when he is working with Stephen Merchant, it's not just good comedy, it's comedy that hasn't been seen in over three decades.It's because it's not trying to be hip, it's not trying to reach out to one demographic, like many sitcoms do now, it's the more traditional comedy that is accessible to everyone, much like this.As well as having a story with a lot of heart, and a heft of emotion, it still has the wonderful punchlines and one liners that come out of nowhere and provide big laughs. There is a reference to Elton John's music that caught me off guard which was hilarious.The characters though are not as fleshed out as you'd expect them to be. The three lads could be picked out from any atypical coming of age comedy, and appear to have the same traits as any male trio of that age has. You have the intelligent one, the loose cannon, and the slightly stupid one. And the slightly stupid one always has to fat.And Emily Watson is wasted in her role. Her story and character had so much potential to be fleshed out so much, but she's resigned to do nothing more than to have a dance with one of the lads, and to encourage her daughter not to be like her.But when the writing is as good as this, and supporting characters are genuinely funny and very real, it's hard not to like it.A few of the jokes fall flat, the running joke involving Snorks tattoo is terribly misjudged and timed badly, but when there is just a high ratio of successful jokes, it doesn't really matter.If you've seen the nineties movie Boston Kickout, this will be very familiar to you, as it's basically the same premise, but played for laughs.highly recommended.

Clichés abound in "Cemetery Junction", a wholly generic "coming of age" movie, written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, two big name comedians in Britain.Aside from several gross-out gags and moments of crude humour, the plot is pure formula, the audience watching as a group of friends attempt to escape the dreary confines of small town Britain. Of course, like "American Graffiti", the one kid who has his heart set on staying in town and getting a "proper job" (the film rightfully despises post 60s white collar Britain), ends up leaving and going on an "artistic adventure", whilst the bad boys and likable losers, all of whom previously looked ready to take on the world, remain stuck behind. If you've seen "American Graffiti", "The Education of Charlie Banks", "The Last Detail", "Scent of a Woman", "Bad Influence", "Starter For Ten", "The Wanderers" etc, you've already seen this movie. Ironic that most movies which advocate "non conformity", "sticking it to the man" and "being yourself" are so drearily formulaic.Still, Gervais and Merchant insert some good jokes here and there and the film is fast and slick enough to overcome its clichés. Like most films made in Britain, "Cemetery Junction" uses every trick it can to make England seem bright, sunny and cheery. Here we see Gervais and Merchant overusing colour correction and straining to shoot on sunny days. The film is ashamed of itself, trying to capture the more marketable, sun-kissed tone of LA.7/10 – Worth one viewing.