The Inbetweeners Movie is adequately entertaining, getting by on the goodwill built up over the three TV series for its four main characters, whilst sadly failing to avoid some of the usual pitfalls of the transition from TV to big screen. It does have good typical gross-out and embarrassing moments and serves the main characters well, but very little actually happens over the course of the film, suggesting that the screenplay was perhaps a little rushed to capitalise on the TV version's peaking success and to use the ageing and increasingly successful actors whilst they can still play the characters with some conviction. Indeed, The Inbetweeners Movie feels more like a TV special than a movie, as it adds very little that is cinematic to the experience, and it does retain the show's almost gentle regard for the characters. Neil is undoubtedly a superb comic and acting creation; Joe Thomas as Simon remains the best performer overall; Will is actually allowed a little character development; and James Buckley gives Jay some very nice character moments, most notably when trying to muscle in on an older, 'cooler' gang. The four female counterparts that the lads encounter are all played excellently, giving the boys' character 'arcs' more strength. It is a shame that the movie simply peters out rather than giving a strong ending. Just as the four women in Sex and the City are supposed to represent four aspects of the typical woman, the four characters in The Inbetweeners could act similarly as representing the archetypal male Sixth Form student, and whilst the movie does not serve any real additional purpose to the satisfying TV finale, it is passable Summer holiday entertainment, and it does finally unite these four disparate friends with a one purposeful final message: appreciate what is right there in front you.
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