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The World's End

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United Kingdom, United States, Japan · 2013
Rated R · 1h 49m
Director Edgar Wright
Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman
Genre Comedy, Action, Science Fiction

Gary King, a childish 40 year old, encourages five of his buddies to join him in an attempt to trump their legendary pub crawl from 20 years earlier. As they stumble their way towards "World's End", the last bar on their list, they unwittingly realize that they have one shot to save humankind.

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80

Total Film by

The armageddon-through-beer-goggles approach brings the chuckles, but The World’s End stands up as a great example of the genre it ribs. Nostalgic, bittersweet and very, very funny.

75

IndieWire by Eric Kohn

Despite its shortcomings, The World's End glistens with a comedic energy not present in equivalent mainstream blockbusters.

80

The Hollywood Reporter by Jordan Mintzer

While things get a tad buckled town in mayhem and special effects throughout the film’s busy final reels, Wright spends enough time sketching out his mischievous middle-aged men so that their journey...feels worthwhile and even meaningful for a few of them.

80

The Telegraph by Robbie Collin

The World’s End is a fitting end to the trilogy: it is by turns trashy, poignant and gut-bustingly funny, and often all three at once.

58

The Playlist by Todd Gilchrist

As a film whose central theme emphasizes the dangers of living in the past, Wright, Pegg and Frost become fatally distracted by nostalgia, eventually paying too much homage to previous classics—especially their own—to create another film that deserves to stand alongside them.

80

Time Out London by Tom Huddleston

This is a tighter, smarter film than either Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz, and buried beneath all the blue-goo aliens and terrible punning is a heartfelt meditation on the perils and pleasures of nostalgia.

87

Film.com by William Goss

A knowing take on movies and maturity alike, The World’s End is just as thoroughly thoughtful as those which came before it, and maybe more than ever, you’ll find yourself laughing to keep from crying.

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