Stan and Ollie walk through a Hollywood set behind the scenes, a few young women walk by wearing slightly revealing costumes. It’s possible ‘Stan & Ollie’ may initially appeal to those who are fans of the duo, but it is so genuinely funny, heart-warming and poignant that we would recommend it as a must-see to anyone who wants something a bit special in their movies. Special mention must also go to Nina Arianda, Stan’s forthright Russian wife who, along with Ollie’s wife, Lucille (Shirley Henderson), give us (in the words of the men’s English Producer, Bernard Delfont), ‘two double acts for the price of one’. Stan may have been the brains behind them but Ollie’s part was so vital that the pair just weren’t as good whenever they were apart.
Reilly (Ollie) who are so like their counterparts it there are times when it is easy to forget it isn’t the actual duo you are watching!įoregoing the temptation to make the audience biased towards one or the other, the movie chooses instead to show the strengths and weaknesses of both equally so neither has your sympathies more than the other. With incredible skill, our leads are taken by Steve Coogan (Stan) and John C. So it’s about time a movie was made about their lives ‘Stan and Ollie’ looks at what happened after their fame had waned at Hollywood and they were forced to tour England to drum up money for themselves and momentum for a new movie.
Is there a better known double act than Laurel and Hardy? The half-British and half-American duo are still household names over 50 years after their deaths and their antics in both silent movies and talkies are still as side-splitting today as they were back in their heyday.
Genre: Drama, Comedy REVIEW: STAN & OLLIE
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