Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

2016Movie91 minEnglish

Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamour, living the high life they're accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing around London's trendiest hotspots. Blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party, they become entangled in a media storm and are relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi. Fleeing penniless to the glamorous playground of the super-rich, the French Riviera, they hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and live the high life forever more!

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IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes45%
Metacritic53/100
Google Users57%
Director: Mandie FletcherGenres: Comedy

Plot Summary

Edina Monsoon and Patsy Stone, still outrageous and living the high life, are at the height of fashion when a major media event turns into a disaster. In an effort to escape the paparazzi and public outrage, they flee to the south of France. With their glamour and glitz in tow, they embark on a new adventure to find a more permanent, fabulous existence.

Critical Reception

The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics and audiences, with many praising the performances of the lead actresses and the signature humor of the original series. However, some found the plot to be thin and the humor to be repetitive or dated.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for the enduring chemistry and comedic timing of Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley.
  • Criticized for a lack of fresh material and a plot that felt like a stretched-out TV episode.
  • Appreciated by fans of the original series for its nostalgic embrace of the show's iconic characters and humor.

Google audience: Audiences generally enjoyed the film for its nostalgic return to the beloved characters and their signature outrageous humor. Many viewers found it to be a fun and lighthearted continuation of the series, though some felt it didn't quite reach the heights of the original television show.

Fun Fact

The film features a multitude of celebrity cameos, including Kate Moss, Emma Bunton, and Stella McCartney, who all play themselves.

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3 reviews
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

I think to be fair, the television series that ended four years earlier had already recycled these scenarios once to often, so by the time we got to this there was actually very little room left to innovate with these well tired characters....
Reno

Reno

**A guide to how to get away with a murder!** I have never seen the original television series, but I came across and found it interesting to try, only to realise in my watch that it was not what I thought of it. Yeah, definitely my disa...
Frank Ochieng

Frank Ochieng

Well, Britain’s bombastic booze-loving fashion figureheads are back for some familiar naughty fun and frolicking for committed _AbFab_ fans to rejoice. So brace yourself “sweetie darlings” as TV-based drunken divas Patsy and Edna make their...