This film takes you on a comic ride from London to Spain and back again. The main character is not that likable at first, being a rich guy who is really full of himself, but that's kind of the point and you see him start to get his comeuppance pretty quickly, and he grows along the way.
The best thing about it though has to be seeing one of Ray Winstone's earlier roles. There's an element of the darker side he is often associated with, but ultimately he is a likable presence here. The relationship between him and the main character starts out very antagonistic, but the difficulties they undergo on the journey bring them together in the end, in a way that made me think of Steve Martin and John Candy in Trains, Planes and Automobiles, though the rest of the plot is quite different. Definitely worth a watch.
The best thing about it though has to be seeing one of Ray Winstone's earlier roles. There's an element of the darker side he is often associated with, but ultimately he is a likable presence here. The relationship between him and the main character starts out very antagonistic, but the difficulties they undergo on the journey bring them together in the end, in a way that made me think of Steve Martin and John Candy in Trains, Planes and Automobiles, though the rest of the plot is quite different. Definitely worth a watch.