Now this is not my usual cup of tea but I thought I would give it a go.

The film is defo not a Stand by Me or a Breakfast Club but it does want to be a part of the coming of age genre. The actors are acceptable and the story is adequate but beyond a few giggles it doest really add much. Gervias and Merchant dont really cut it for me.

What I did find interesting was the three main characters invovled.

1 - a stumpy fella, useless with the girls, glasses and tattoos on his back and front
2 - a dancing queen with a bad temper and a plonky dad
3 - a good looking chap who went travelling around the world

Resonate with any gang of three growing up in Chadderton?

I remember liking this a whole lot more than I actually do now. I honestly don't think I laughed once. The bloopers on the other hand, fucking hilarious. That's mostly because Ricky just tries to corpse everyone all the time.

Although the film presents a warm tale of rebellion and escapism, the overbearing presence of 70's social issues, lack of jokes and predictability throughout makes Cemetery Junction a cringeworthy attempt at any real drama.

This film gets better every time I watch it. Can't recommend it enough, even if Snork is painfully cringeworthy.

Needs more Felicity!
Christian Cooke isn't a leading man, and Tom Hughes easily steals it.
Bits of fun here and there.

Better than I expected. Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant should delve into drama more often. A fun movie, with solid performances. Matthew Goode is becoming one of my favorite slimeball actors. Too bad, it ends so cliche though. At least you have alot of Felicity Jones to look at.

I didn't love this, there was a lot going on but somehow it was still quite dull. Well executed though.

Goes a bit far with some of the crude jokes, but there's enough charm and fun to be found here ... It's not high-art, but your mum would like it.

"Cemetery Junction" no es tanto una mala pelicula sino una decepcion viniendo del equipo de Gervais/Merchant (responsables de dos de las mejores series que he visto, "The Office" y "Extras"). Mientras que en sus otros trabajos balancearon perfectamente el humor con el drama, aqui la cinta se torna cursi y predecible y esta se decide por un tono mas melodramatico sacrificando el humor. Hay un elemento de nostalgia que permea "Cemetery Junction" pero realmente la cinta es demasiado generica para convertirse en algo mas que simple entretenimiento. Aunque el reparto es bueno (con apoyo de veteranos como Ralph Fiennes y Emily Watson), esta pelicula pudo haber dado mucho mas. Aun asi Gervais y Merchant son un talentoso equipo que quizas trabajen mejor para television que en producciones cinematograficas.

I remember liking this a whole lot more than I actually do now. I honestly don't think I laughed once. The bloopers on the other hand, fucking hilarious. That's mostly because Ricky just tries to corpse everyone all the time.

This film gets better every time I watch it. Can't recommend it enough, even if Snork is painfully cringeworthy.

Leaps and bounds ahead of previous effort The Invention Of Lying, Cemetery Junction held up pretty well on a second viewing. Gervais and Merchant's second theatrical outing proves a broad but likeable period dramedy about small town boys growing up and attempting to get past the expectations of their setting and themselves. The cast is generally pretty good and the writing, though obvious enough, plays nicely with some excellent funny notes mixed in. Not everyone's cup of tea but went down smoothly for me.