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United Kingdom | 2017 | 115 minutes | Michael Winterbottom

The team of Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, and director Michael Winterbottom embark on another hilarious culinary road trip, taking their appetites to the finest dining regions of picturesque Spain, trading impressions and banter over paella, gazpacho, and lots of wine.

Pack your bag, your passport, and your Pepto-Bismol—it's time for another culinary holiday with Great Britain's funniest "frenemies." Back by no particular demand, director Michael Winterbottom completes the Trip trilogy as comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon continue their drive-by sampling of European cuisine. The deceptively simple idea began as a UK TV series with 2010's The Trip, a lightly fictionalized account of Coogan's assignment to review restaurants in northern England, joined by his friend Brydon for company and conversation. After The Trip was released theatrically, a follow-up, The Trip to Italy (SIFF 2014), adhered to the same formula but added a sour edge to the loose mockumentary style as one married character dabbled in infidelity. In the latest installment, the two aging pros are back at it, seamlessly blending sumptuous regional dishes with literate conversation, witty barbs, and near-constant one-upmanship. For all three films, the voice of Michael Caine deserves at least supporting-actor billing, considering the frequency with which Brydon and Coogan conjure his unique vocal stylings. Dueling Mick Jagger impersonations also make cameo appearances. It's just two middle-aged blokes mourning their youth and lost loves over endless tapas samplings—it shouldn't work, but the result is a subtle comic genius, thanks to the obvious affection between the two competitive companions. Check, ¡por favor!

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