Michael Winterbottom’s 2010 film The Trip featured hilarious banter and impressions from the leads, and his sequel managed to offer something deeper while still bringing the laughs. The central theme of Lord Byron allows for plenty to be explored.

| Jun 23, 2023

Coogan and Brydon have a pitch-perfect blend of self-effacing comedy and haughty arrogance, culture and setting, and a smart kind of silliness.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jul 29, 2022

A riotous comedy that finds time for self-reflection, Roger Moore impressions and the timeless Alanis Morissette vs Avril Lavigne debate and it is intimate and infectious.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 1, 2021

Even though it looks better and there's more of an emphasis to balance the characters, the structure adheres so closely to the first outing that it leaves little wiggle room for surprise.

| Original Score: B- | Jul 20, 2020

Sunnier comedy food-tour sequel has swearing, adult themes.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 14, 2020

It might be a bit too quiet and slow for some, and it has no real "point". For what it's worth it's pretty dope to see a film that has two men as friends, having conversations and enjoying one another's company

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 11, 2020

It's more than comedy that Winterbottom and his stars are digging for, it's the fiber of the relationship

| Original Score: 3.2/5 | Nov 27, 2019

A movie this muted isn't designed to provoke a chair-throwing, exclamatory reaction so much as it is intended to be thoughtful and, for lack of a better term, "nice." And so it is. The Trip to Italy may well be the nicest movie of the year.

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 6, 2019

An unadulterated joy.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jun 8, 2019

Winterbottom throws in a bit of narrative and visual finesse to add some polish and make The Trip to Italy a memorable, delightful excursion.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Mar 22, 2019

I liked almost everything about the film; emphasis on liked. It's pleasant. It's funny, and, at times, poignant.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Nov 1, 2018

If you like cool, dry, witty sophisticated banter, with the unmistakable English flair, the film's for you. There's also plenty of lowbrow fun.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 30, 2018

If for some reason the stars don't amuse you, just watch it for the scenery. If the scenery doesn't interest you, watch it for the food. I was literally eating a Hot Pocket while I watched it, and it almost killed me.

| Aug 22, 2018

It's funny, light but thoughtful, and-surprisingly, for a sequel-fresh.

| Oct 19, 2017

The food and sightseeing is fun, but the relationship is the core here.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 15, 2017

The characters, by virtue of switching roles, deepen, but the emotional content of [The Trip to Italy] is lighter than its predecessor [The Trip]: it's more fun but it leaves less of a lasting impression.

| Aug 15, 2017

Somewhat programmatic, if still entertaining...

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 8, 2017

Nicely directed by Michael Winterbottom, the movie is better shot, more carefully constructed, and more emotionally complex than the original.

| Apr 26, 2017

A comedy that creates moments of deep empathy thanks to its characters and has Italian landscapes that reach narrative connotations. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 11, 2016

A culinary journey through the beautiful Italian geography, mired in an irrepressible chattering where Byron or Shelley's poems are recited. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 10, 2016