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Nina Arianda

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Review: Stan & Ollie

Long gone are the days of the noughties rom-com and Jon S. Baird's charming biopic, Stan & Ollie, proves that the best way to warm our hearts is through the bromance comedy.

Helena Merron, The Student Newspaper, 31st January 2019

Stan & Ollie review from Mark Kermode

Steve Coogan and John C Reilly excel in this bittersweet film about the twilight years of the great double act.

Mark Kermode, The Guardian, 13th January 2019

Film review: Stan And Ollie

While it's a shame that Reilly has not had a BAFTA nod - the Oscars might balance things of course - maybe this film is more of a landmark for Coogan. It might just be the first time he has played a role onscreen where there is no hint whatsoever of Alan Partridge in the performance.

Beyond The Joke, 11th January 2019

Review: Stan & Ollie

This is an adorable film, sweetly melancholic, bathed in the golden (syrupy) light of a tender friendship. It will surely be a shoo-in for Christmas or Boxing Day TV for years to come.

Julia Chamberlain, Chortle, 10th January 2019

Stan & Ollie review: an absolute delight...

An ageing Laurel and Hardy rediscover their mojo and their friendship on a tour of 50s Britain in this affectionate postcard to Hollywood's funniest double-act.

Andrew Collins, Radio Times, 22nd October 2018

Film review: Stan & Ollie is 'a fine bromance'

Steve Coogan and John C Reilly star in a new biopic of Laurel and Hardy that is an irresistible homage to the iconic comedy duo.

Nicholas Barber, BBC, 22nd October 2018

LFF: 'Stan & Ollie' Review: Dir. Jon S. Baird (2018)

Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly pair up to portray the iconic comedy duo of Laurel & Hardy in this bittersweet account of two fading Hollywood stars.

Andrew Gaudion, Hollywood News, 22nd October 2018

#LFF 2018: Stan & Ollie review

Inspired by the book Laurel and Hardy: The British Tours by A.J. Marriot, who also featured as a consultant on the film, Jon S. Baird's Stan & Ollie is part biography and part homage to Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, arguably the greatest stage and screen comedy performers of their time.

Zoe Margolis, Cine-Vue, 22nd October 2018

Stan & Ollie: Coogan's a hoot, Reilly deserves an Oscar

This tragic-comic biopic is mostly set in 1953, the year Hollywood comedy legends Stan Laurel and Ollie Hardy toured the UK and Ireland in hopes of revitalising their careers and mending their friendship (damaged by Ollie's willingness to make a movie, 1939's Zenobia, minus Stan).

Charlotte O'Sullivan, Evening Standard, 22nd October 2018

2018 BFI London Film Festival Review - Stan & Ollie

The love Laurel and Hardy channelled into their routines is clearly reflected - and respected - by the entirety of Stan & Ollie's cast and crew, and it shines through onscreen in this melancholic but heartfelt celebration of the double act.

Tori Brazier, Flickering Myth, 22nd October 2018

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