As in their previous comedies, Pegg and Frost play men who refuse to stop acting like boys. But these pint-swilling Peter Pans also know how to work the heart and the brain for belly laughs.
The World's End
Good food. Fine ales. Total annihilation.
2013 · 1h 49m · R
Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
Directed by
Edgar Wright
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The World's End
Overview
Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.
Director and cast
- Edgar Wright Director
- Simon Pegg as Gary King
- Nick Frost as Andrew Knightley
- Paddy Considine as Steven Prince
- Martin Freeman as Oliver Chamberlain
- Eddie Marsan as Peter Page
- Rosamund Pike as Sam Chamberlain
- David Bradley as Basil
- Pierce Brosnan as Guy Shepherd
- Michael Smiley as Reverend Green
- Darren Boyd as Shane Hawkins
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
If Wright doesn't quite sustain this astonishing mixture of sadness and silliness all the way through, he gets major points just for attempting it in the first place.
The gonzo side of the plot is not quite as engaging as the human drama, and the scenes in which the characters meet up and try to mesh again are some of the best in the film.
Wright & Pegg continue making the sort of films that the 12-year-old versions of themselves probably always dreamed of being a part of; that sense of joy and practically disbelief that they actually get to do this for a living is right up there on-screen.
The film's strength is its comedic bent - there are some very funny moments contained herein.
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