Dir: Mandie Fletcher (12A, 90 mins)
[wpdevart_youtube]m4N0HToAnMY[/wpdevart_youtube]
Another British sitcom limps to the big screen, admittedly packed with star cameos, but does the world need more Absolutely Fabulous? Jennifer Saunders’ sitcom, expanded from a sketch with Dawn French, ran for 20 years on the BBC. The quality of the series varied wildly, and in its last run in 2012 it seemed somewhat tired. Now, like Dad’s Army, The Inbetweeners, and Porridge, it’s been given a chance to go on the big screen. The fashion world is very much in its crosshairs, as Saunders’ Edina accidentally pushes Kate Moss off a balcony into the River Thames. Saunders, along with Lumley’s always entertaining Patsy, head to the south of France to evade the law, the paparazzi and the haters and try to start a new life with mixed results. John Hamm, Judith Chalmers and half the fashion world pop up for a quick mug, but whether this will be amusing is open to question, dahling. Opens July 1
words KEIRON SELF