Dynamixor
The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
Arianna Moses
Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
Roxie
The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
stuart thomas
I had a long, proper review of this all written out but, in the end I couldn't be bothered. This is a terribly disappointing series. What starts out as a really promising comedy situation soon becomes a miserable drudge through a few days with the most deeply unpleasant human beings I've seen portrayed in some years. I was hoping for something like 'Detectorists'- gentle, British humour with a real-life undertone and some serious moments of real depth. Instead you get a bunch of vastly over-exaggerated caricatures, none of which you can feel any sympathy or goodwill towards. They are by turns selfish, pathetic, loveless, hopeless, arrogant, malevolent and nasty, never showing any real humanity towards one another. The only two you do feel anything for are the children who, if there's any justice, will spend the last episode casually murdering their adult relatives in their sleep. I'm not sure what Camping was trying to be because comedy it really is not. I suspect it's trying to be 'The Office' or 'Shameless', where characters are wittily observed and exaggerated for great effect but this slips wide of the mark if that's the case. There is no fun to be had here.
Funny Onion
This series is a little gem and I'm so glad I stumbled upon it on NowTV. If you judge the series by Episode 1 alone, you're probably missing one of the best comedy series of 2016. The first episode simply introduces the characters and places them into context in the story-line. Keep watching past the first episode and the characters and story-line develop into something deliciously funny and very watchable. Yes, some of the characters and antics are cringe-worthy, but remember this is all part of the comedy. I ended up watching all six episodes back to back, culminating in an absolutely brilliant final episode. If you get the chance to watch it - then do. It's very good.
slightlymagik
Fully enjoyed this series, albeit a couple of saggy middle episodes, the transformation from first to last episode is amazing, so dark at times and so funny, David Bamber's character especially stood out, painfully awkward to a degree not seen before, taking cringe-com to a whole new level. Big fan of Julia Davis, best woman in comedy, always pushing it forward. If you enjoyed her previous work please stick with this. I have read some other reviews citing how bad this is, this is simply not true, at first the viewer is unsure if Julia has lost her touch but I assure you she hasn't! you cannot take your eyes off the screen in the last couple of episodes, very strong finish.
ian-templeton1
I decided to watch this as I love Julia Davies (Nighty Night and Gavin and Stacey) I originally watched part of Episode one and like others thought what a load of rubbish. I then read some reviews in The Times and decided to give it another try. Downloaded via Sky catchup. One of the rudest and most cringe worthy Series I have watched in many years. I am an older retired man with plenty of time to watch TV. I thought it was absolutely brilliant.I can understand why some were put off but give it a proper go (I binged it) Once you get into it you will find it Sad, unsettling ,shocking but ultimately bloody funny. Vicky Pepperdine is the ultimate horror in this and Elizabeth Berrington although underused here gives a gem of a performance Well done Julia Davies Looking forward to another series.
