The World's End

The end of the "Three Flavours Cornetto" trilogy could not come quick enough.
Following the successes of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, the team of Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost combine to bring their third film collaboration to life - The World's End.
It tells the tale of a group of high school friends who return home at Gary King's (Pegg) behest to complete an epic pub crawl they started as younger lads. Whilst completing said quest, the group discover an alien invasion, and have to do what they can to save the day.
Pegg and Frost have built a reputation as a powerhouse duo who create well thought out, intelligent comedies of which Britain have been famous for over the years, but also keep the laughs coming with almost every scene.
Bluntly, The World's End seems to lack some of its predecessor's punch.
A lot of the jokes miss the mark and when that happens in a comedy you know you're in trouble. On top of that the execution of the story is lacking.
Given those shortfalls, there is some genius in the film.
Another former Bond star makes an appearance as one of the "bad guys" with Pierce Brosnan turning out as former teacher Guy Shepherd. Brosnan's role is much the same as Timothy Dalton's turn as Skinner in Hot Fuzz, and is just as brilliant. 
There is a great sequence in one of the fight scenes when all King wants is to sink a pint, but is continually interrupted by a crazy bar fight happening all around him. A diamond-like sequence in the rough that is The World's End.


The World's End: 109 minutes (2013)