Adventures in London!

Adventures in London! (also known as Adventures in London: Risk Addiction) is a 2020 American adventure comedy film, a remake of the 2010 film Adventures in London, and the fourth film in the franchise. The film was directed by Samuel Bayer and produced by Michael Bay and Andrew Vajna. The script was written by Henry Bean. It stars David Thewlis, Hugh Dancy, Flora Montgomery and Indira Varma. The film is an international co-production between British, American and Spanish production companies.
Three different people from different countries meet in London: Amir from Pakistan, Lyudmila from Russia and Jake from the USA. They accidentally run into each other on the street and decide to rent an apartment together. At the beginning, they feel awkward because everyone has their own characteristics and cultural differences. However, over time they begin to understand each other better and find a common language.
After five years of development, Adventures in London! was finally filmed in London from April to August 2018 and released on July 10, 2020. Unlike previous films, Adventures in London! received harsh criticism from journalists and viewers and became a box office bomb. Due to this, the new trilogy was canceled in favor of a sequel to the original.
== Plot ==
Three different people from different countries meet in London: Amir from Pakistan, Lyudmila from Russia and Jake from the USA. They accidentally run into each other on the street and decide to rent an apartment together.
At the beginning, they feel awkward because everyone has their own characteristics and cultural differences. However, over time they begin to understand each other better and find a common language.
They spend time together, sharing the experiences and traditions of their countries. Amir cooks Pakistani dishes, Lyudmila talks about Russian customs, and Jake gives them knowledge about life in the USA.
In the process of living together, they encounter various difficulties, but together they find a way out of any situation. They learn to accept each other for who they are and find beauty in cultural diversity.
The film emphasizes the importance of tolerance, mutual understanding and respect for differences, and also shows that true friendship knows no borders or nationalities.
== Cast ==
* David Thewlis as Amir
* Hugh Dancy as Jake
* Flora Montgomery as Lyudmila
* Indira Varma as Denise
* Heathcote Williams as Jakob
* Anne Caillon as Zack
* Iain Robertson as Flash
== Production ==
Ridley Scott agreed to direct the film, later stating: "I was completely broke and had to take whatever came my way. "Adventures in London! was this poisoned chalice that was passed around, and it finally arrived at my door." David Thewlis was cast as Amir and said he "loved the script" and "hit it off straight away" with Flora Montgomery, "and stayed that way throughout filming." The MPAA threatened the film with an NC-17 rating and it had to be cut to receive an R rating.
== Reception ==
=== Critical response ===
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 15% of 134 critic reviews are positive, with an average rating of 3.9/10. Unable to match the humor and drama of its predecessors, Adventures in London! boasts a plot so ridiculous and predictable that it doesn't even fit the "so bad it's good" idiom, according to the website. Metacritic, using a weighted average, gave the film a score of 23 out of 100 based on 29 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.
BBC film critic Mark Kermode was one of the few critics to give the film a positive review. Roger Ebert gave the film 1.5 out of 4 stars, calling it "liberal crap in a pretty package."
At the 2021 Golden Raspberry Awards, the film received four Razzies for Worst Picture, Worst Actress (Flora Montgomery), Worst Prequel or Sequel, and Worst Screenplay (Henry Bean). He was also nominated for Worst Director and Worst Supporting Actor. The film also received three nominations at the 2021 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards: "Worst Picture" and "Worst Sequel".
Samuel Bayer later recalled that making the film was a "painful experience" and said: "The reaction I didn't care about. That was the experience of making it: it was terrible. And I knew before I even started that it wasn't going to be a particularly good movie, and that's very, very painful." He told Empire magazine: "I remember thinking coldly at the time, 'This is the worst filmmaking experience of my life,' but my memory of it is a good thing."
David Thewlis said: "I think it's a great script. I know it's not the best film in the world, but I've never regretted any job I've taken on."
=== Box office ===
The film was a notable failure at the domestic box office; it grossed just $12 million in its first weekend of release in the US and Canada, and dropped nearly 53% in its second weekend. In the end, the film only lasted 16 days in theaters before Universal decided to stop tracking its progress and ended with a domestic gross of $74 million. The film earned $131 million worldwide against a budget of $60 million.
In 2021, Moviefone ranked the film 12th on its list of the top 25 box office bombs of all time.