- Film Review
- Reviewed By Stella Papamichael
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3 out of 5
British journalist Toby Young found success when he wrote a bestselling book about his failed stint at a New York glossy. This loose adaptation stars Simon Pegg as Sidney Young, who, unlike his real-life counterpart, has a charming silly streak that keeps you grinning even as he snipes at and isolates himself from the American showbiz glitterati. It helps, too, that the stars and their PR wranglers are even bigger egomaniacs than him. That's in stark contrast to Jeff Bridges, who twinkles quietly in the background as the irascible editor of the magazine (based on Vanity Fair), and Kirsten Dunst, who makes a blandly inoffensive love interest. Despite this tacked-on romance, Pegg and director Robert B Weide (TV's Curb Your Enthusiasm) deliver a wickedly funny mix of social and literal slip-ups, which is bound to win over and amuse most people.
Plot Summary
Comedy based on the memoir by Toby Young, starring Simon Pegg and Kirsten Dunst. When ambitious English journalist Sidney Young accepts a job offer at a prestigious New York-based fashion magazine, he believes it will be his passport to a celebrity lifestyle. But his journey across the pond soon leaves him floundering like a fish out of water.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Sidney Young
- Simon Pegg
- Alison Olsen
- Kirsten Dunst
- Lawrence Maddox
- Danny Huston
- Eleanor Johnson
- Gillian Anderson
- Sophie Maes
- Megan Fox
- Vincent Lepak
- Max Minghella
- Clayton Harding
- Jeff Bridges
- Ingrid
- Margo Stilley
- Richard Young
- Bill Paterson
- Mrs Kowalski
- Miriam Margolyes
- PR woman
- Katherine Parkinson
- Clipboard Nazi
- Felicity Montagu
- Thandie
- Thandie Newton
- Post-Modern Review staff member
- James Corden
- Post-Modern Review staff member
- Fenella Woolgar
- Post-Modern Review staff member
- Chris O'Dowd
Crew
- Director
- Robert B Weide
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