A biographical drama in which comedians Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy embark on a tour of Britain.
Brilliant impersonations by Steve Coogan and John C Reilly lift the muted charm of this biopic about their troubled music-hall tour of Britain.
It's a very loving, affectionate nod to two of cinema's greats.
Stan & Ollie won’t ever have you in hysterics, but its account of the comedians in their twilight years is insightful and endlessly touching.
You can help but feel that the film almost damages Laurel and Hardy’s comic legacy.
It’s an affectionate tribute to one of the greatest comedy partnerships in movie history, but it barely scratches the surface of what made them tick and soldier on when new kids on the block and rivals such as Norman Wisdom and Abbott & Costello elbowed them into the wings with their more rambunctious style of delivery.
Gently joyous, from soup to nuts. Take your grandparents and they’ll enjoy it as much as you.
Coogan and Reilly’s performances are among the best either has ever given. This film, which pays wonderfully funny tribute to two comic legends, richly deserves them.
It doesn't attempt to poison their legacy, but to celebrate and acknowledge it, while contemplating what it must have been like for this odd couple to come to terms with each other, their shared past, and uncertain future.
A gentle, melancholic look at the beloved duo long after they’ve fallen out of favour in Hollywood.
Steve Coogan and John C Reilly excel in this bittersweet film about the twilight years of the great double act.
Coogan and Reilly’s relationship lacks chemistry till the final half hour, in an otherwise amusing and well acted piece.
Laurel and Hardy: Two angels of our time
Steve Coogan and John Reilly on playing Laurel and Hardy
Scots director Jon S Baird on bringing Stan & Ollie back to life
Steve Coogan on Stan & Ollie: 'All the precision of the comic beats was underpinned by a simple humanity'.
Stan and Ollie film is a 'love story' says Scottish director.
Video--Scottish director on his new Laurel and Hardy film
Stan & Ollie: The story of Laurel and Hardy's final tour
When Stan and Ollie pulled pints in a village pub--video
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