chrichtonsworld Honestly I wasn't expecting much but nothing prepared me for this. Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie is easily one of the worst films I have seen in my life. And for those who don't know me that is saying something since I am quite old and have seen a lot. I had hoped it would at least be on par with Zoolander 2 but sadly it's far worse. The biggest problem of the film is that it simply is not funny. Too many jokes that miss their mark even when I was trying to be as open and receptive as possible. I really tried hard to get into this film and let the silliness overwhelm me which was one of the strongest elements of the original show. However here the craziness is toned down considerably. Even the crudest jokes weren't of the same level as in the show. I get that the majority of the cast have gotten older and that perhaps they felt that they should act more their age although that would go directly against the premise of the show and defeating it's purpose. Whatever the reason or motivation it destroyed most of the fun. Then there are the cameos. I don't even know where to begin with those. None of them made an impact. Sure it's always nice to recognize famous faces but if you would have them left out you would not have missed them. Nothing remarkable has been done with these names and that is a big shame if you ask me. The acting was acceptable and for the most part Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders played out the characters as we know them. Little less energetic and kinetic maybe but that is understandable they have gotten older of course. Although it has to be said that Joanna Lumley still looks great. I wished the same could be said about Saunders. She messed up her face so much with I presume botox that it looked like she had some mask on or something similar. Very weird and super distracting. Absolutely Fabulous the show was witty and sharp. This movie is the opposite. It's a total waste of time and I can't think of a single excuse to warrant a view. So don't. AVOID!

Unknownian I own every DVD of every AbFab show, and I still enjoy them today as I did when they were on BBC. I wish I could rate this a 10, but I am being extremely generous rating it a 6.What went wrong: Jennifer Saunders wrote a weak script devoid of the essence that made the show what it was in the 90s. It actually started out pretty good. It opens at a fashion catwalk show, and the stumbling duo make a funny entrance. The film kept up that tone until Kate Moss lands in the water. Then, it's like we are watching another movie. Saunders reverts to a strong story-line, and the movie begins to go south from there on. The original show was never so much about the story as it was about the interaction between the cast members, the situations they found themselves in, (like in the Courtroom after being busted for something usually relating to drugs) as well as the slapstick antics pulled off by the fidgety, head shaking Saunders and the tramp, her pal Lumley; both were on a 24 hour buzz from the 70s, consuming every drug in the universe 24/7 to the point where walking was a full time job. Of course we can't ever forget about Bubble (Edna's PA). I haven't decided whether she was under utilized in this installment, or out to lunch. Either way, it was disappointing to me, because she was one of my favorite characters on the TV show. I also thought Saunders overdid the Botox. She was almost expressionless and appeared to be plastic with little of her former energy. When she fell out of her car as she did a thousand times in the TV show, we laughed. Now, it looked like it hurt, and it seemed difficult for her to do. Perhaps she was actually too fat at this point in her life, to comfortably play her fat self character Edna.The direction by Mandie Fletcher was embarrassing to watch. The script played out so convoluted, and disjointed, it might have been directed by Barnum and Bailey. However, the HD cinematography was spectacular, colorful, and beautiful to watch; the wardrobe was glorious, and so were locations chosen for the film.Also on the plus side, it was great to see the old gang back together again, and a special shout out to June Whitfield, who at 92 years of age, gave the best performance of the lot, and had lost none of her character's essence. Her performance, along with Julia Sawalha's surprising singing abilities, were bonus surprises that I truly enjoyed. I really hate to see AbFab go out like this, but you reap what you sew, and Saunders fell a bit short of being a master seamstress in this attempt at a modern day AbFab.

ReganRebecca I grew up watching Absolutely Fabulous, the TV series and flat out loved it. Like many series, as the show wore on it got less and less funny, but I chalked that up to growing pains and a mostly disinterested cast. Still, despite the warning signs, I was very excited when I heard that show creator and star Jennifer Saunders was planning this movie. I think that the two leads, Edie and Patsy, remain ever hilarious and I wanted to see how these two unhip, aging woman, would react to the social media obsessed world. First, the good: the film has a bigger budget and it shows. Sets are bolder (Edina's house is notably MUCH bigger than in the series) and director Mandie Fletcher and Chris Goodger work flawlessly together to make the movie look cinematic in a way that is true to the TV show while showing off the much bigger budget of the movie. Secondly Saunders and Lumley are hilarious as always. It's funny to think on it now, but they were only in their 30s when the show premiered but the great thing about their characters is that their characters only get better as they age since they're supposed to be uncool anyway. Third great thing is the Kate Moss plot, and Kate Moss herself who shines in her brief role. Basically the entire gist of the plot hangs on her, even though she doesn't feature much, but she nails every scene she's in. The rest, unfortunately is trash and that's really down to Saunders screenplay. First off, even though some of it is funny, their aren't enough jokes to really bring the thing together. Second, a lot of the jokes are really mean spirited. There are a lot of jokes and an entire subplot that makes fun of trans people. Now the thing I remember about the original series was that even though Edie and Patsy were mean horrible selfish people the jokes were always at THEIR expense. When they were rude to people they came off as the bad ones, and Saffy was always their to act embarrassed by their behaviour and call them out. But that doesn't really exist here. It's a case of Saunders punching down instead of punching up and it's the sort of material that doesn't look particularly good in 2016 and will only age worse. Second there are some uncomfortable racist moments. A white woman portraying an Asian designer and Jane Horrocks sporting blackface to portray Shirley Bassey. They add nothing to the plot and really seem tone deaf and cringey. It's a real shame, and the movie has me wondering if Saunders and Abfab were actually as good as I remember it or if the awful bits were always there and just something I didn't remember. A real missed opportunity.

dilsonbelper Absolutely Fabulous" becomes tiresome, even if you really like Saunders and Lumley, The script Should have left it in the waste paper bin where it was probably fished out by some bum licking BBC executive ,it is complete and utter rubbish , should appeal to the middle class wanna be yummy mummy types who hang around school gates annoying people with there ridiculous banter and gossip. The useless script, poor direction must have come from the ABC of crappy film making or straight from film school, this movie offers NOTHING I repeat Nothing To any part of society even if it was funny to which it is NOT , it would almost offer something. But it doesn't ..watch some old Ealing if you have an hour or two to spare and avoid this trash.