The film is more pleasant than edifying, which isn't necessarily a bad thing - it generates a warm sense of reverence for a bygone era of entertainment.

It's a lovely film if you love movies... There's also a great undercurrent of melancholy.

It's a film made with an enormous amount of care and affection. And Coogan and O'Reilly don't just perform. They resurrect.

Anarchy and chaos are alien concepts to a movie which mostly views Laurel and Hardy as a failing business partnership. The few attempts to reference their comedy fall so entirely flat you’re not even sure if they’re being played for laughs.