Peter's Friends Reviews

I remember very well the first time I watched this flick. Back then, I was just about 13-14 years old and my older sister brought this movie on VHS (yeah, that was a long time ago…) at Christmas and, at the time, I think I had never seen anything like this before, a movie with no real plot but purely based on some realistic 3 dimensional characters and about their relationships with each other. Back in those days, Kenneth Branagh was one of the most promising directors around and even though he seemed to get a little bit lost in the 2000’s with some really obscure features, he made a major come-back with ‘Thor’ and he has been making some pretty big blockbusters ever since (‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit’, ‘Cinderella’). Coming back to our main feature, I have to admit it, it was nothing really ground-breaking but there was such a delightful cast (Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton, Phyllida Law) and they all delivered some solid performances. Above all, I thought the whole thing was really funny and quite smart, so refreshing after watching so many moronic comedies. To conclude, I always had a weak spot for this movie and I think it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Kenneth Branagh’s work.