Bad Cinema

'Speed is like a dozen transatlantic flights without ever
getting off the plane. Time change. You lose, you gain. Makes no
difference so long as you keep taking the pills. But sooner or
later you've got to get out because it's crashing, and then all at
once the frozen hours melt out through the nervous system and seep
out the pores.'

Potentially the greatest British film ever made? Could be. If you
haven't seen Withnail & I, it's a study in paranoia, depression and
desperation. It's the story of two out of work actors wallowing in
drug and alcohol fuelled apathy as their 'careers' fall apart before
their eyes.  As light relief the two choose to bother Withnail's
uncle Monty into allowing them to use his country cottage for the
weekend.
The film deals with drug use in a highly comical but equally profound
manner.  The protagonist's above quote describes beautifully the
highs and lows and eventual plateau of heavy amphetamine use and
Withnail's demand for 'More Booze' has to be one of the most quotable
moments in film.
Don't look for too much of a plot in the film, you won't find it.
Withnail & I is more of a character study than a story. For a comedy,
it has a very downbeat ending, semi-tragic in fact. I won't give
too much away. If you want to see a film which encapsulates the
essence of 'being bad' or just watch a riotously funny comedy,
see Withnail & I.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094336/

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