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British Pie
Chris Kavan - wrote on 01/01/2013
I admit I was going into this film without much prior knowledge. I knew it was based on a popular British TV show (that I had never watched) and also knew it broke the record in the UK for the biggest opening of a comedy film. I knew it was a movie in the vein of American Pie - somewhat vulgar, somewhat of a coming-of-age film dealing with relationships and the like. Other than that, I really didn't know what to expect and in the end, while not perfect, this is film that succeeds thanks to the characters, even if this story has been told before.
Our four heroes are the too-smart-for-his-own-good Will McKenzie, the sex-obsessed Jay Cartwright, the recently dumped Simon Cooper and the perpetually grinning nice guy Neil Sutherland. Simon Bird as Will seems to be the main focus, though …
