Sorry, this movie sucks

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Everyone knows Billy Connelly is funny and you can almost guarantee a laugh watching any movie he is in, similarly you can say it for most movies Ben Miller is in. Well that is my opinion anyway.Well forget that those two are in this one and watch this for the three funniest characters you will probably ever watch. They are all 10 years old or younger.I laughed so much in this movie and just loved it to bits.Watch it if you get the chance, absolutely hillarious.

I have submitted several reviews to this site, all accepted, but never before have I rated a film nought out of ten.K... so the concept not of reporting the death of your grandfather to you parents etc. but giving him a Viking burial, because one of the children has, however they came by them, Viking values, should not have legal consequences is improbable enough but it is also in my view perverted. The only good thing I can say about this film is that it is about the best argument for staying single and without children I have ever come across. Or at least staying away from becoming entangled with middle- class London women, even if they are as pretty as Rosamund Pike. Nuff said.

When I read about this film I thought it would be rubbish in all honestly... but I absolutely loved every minute of it and haven't stopped singing its praises to everyone since! I was crying with laughter within 5 minutes and found the whole film incredibly funny. The characters are all brilliant, especially the kids. It may not be a high brow film but its a real good, feel good comedy. I spent pretty much the whole film thinking "no, they're not going to do that" and they pretty much did it all! I would advise anyone who wants to laugh watch this as its my favourite film of the year! Its just such a shame that its pretty much unheard of by most people.

I saw this at home on DVD from my local public library. I generally like British humor and this movie is filled with it, and almost all of it is laugh out loud funny, but in a very smart way. The cast includes three children, girl-boy-girl of about 10, 8, and 6, and they are each smart and delightful. They play a very key role in the resolution of the overall story.The "happy" couple, contemplating a divorce and not currently living together, are Rosamund Pike as Abi and David Tennant as Doug. They are getting their things and the three kids into the family SUV for a road trip from the London area to NW coast of Scotland, to help celebrate the 75 birthday of Doug's dad. But his dad, Billy Connolly (about 71 during filming) as Gordie, hasn't been well and his kids are saying this may be his last birthday. (As an aside, Connolly is just great in this role and his performance overall makes the movie what it is.) So anyway the weekend in Scotland will involve Doug's brother and wife, plus 200+ guests invited to the big birthday celebration in the big tent out in the big yard. But can the kids keep the secrets, so that granddad won't fall ill worrying about his sons?This is a great movie, interesting, funny, and with a meaningful message about accepting others with their quirks, people are just who they are, life is short, don't get mad at others you care about, just get along!SPOILERS: Gordie was not happy about the fuss being made over his birthday and he has resigned to the fact that his cancer is killing him. He puts on a brave face but he knows the end is near. He takes the pickup truck and the three grandkids to his favorite beach while everyone else is prepping for the party in the evening. Gordie lies down on a blanket on the sand but never wakes up. The kids rightly determine that he has died, no pulse and no breathing. They also recall him saying just earlier that day he didn't want a funeral, he was 80% Viking and he would have preferred a fiery burial at sea. So the kids gather discarded wood pallets and build a raft, and using the lawn recliner as a sail, set him on fire and out into the North Atlantic. In the end the grownups and news agencies outside the door have trouble understanding but Abi and Doug get the overall message and may be ready to repair their relationship.