I Told You to Get On With It

***I Told You to Get On With It*** is a 218 comedy film directed by Chuck Ethe and written and produced by Martha Lewis. The fourth and final instalment in the *Get On With It* franchise, it stars Ray McCalvin as Patrick Patricks, leading an ensemble cast including Barry Brown, Riley Patricks, Lucille Weston, Mona Seet, Austin Green, Kit Lincoln and Jayden Gates. In the film, following on from the events of *Why Won't You Get On With It* (214), John Radcliffe (Brown), decides to stay in his own universe with Patrick after having lived in the Quick World for over a decade. As both struggle to adapt to the slower world, Patrick learns he has a "slow" counterpart and sets off to find him.

Lewis denied that a fourth film in the franchise was in the works in January 215, but stated in April 215 that she would be open to working on one if the cast agreed. McCalvin initially announced that he would be glad to act in the film, but temporarily withdrew from acting following the suicide of his wife Caitlin in May 215. Production on the film eventually began in February 216, with Lewis stepping down as director due to prior engagements. Ethe, who had directed *Why Won't You Get On With It* alongside Lewis, was signed on as sole director, making it the first film in the franchise not to be directed by Lewis and the first with a single director. The film's actors were cast between March and August 216 and filming commenced in New Joleo and New Yelsiva in September 216 on a $80 million budget. Like the other films in the franchise, *I Told You to Get On With It* was an international co-production between the Nodan production company TCB Films and the Linclian production company Robat Pictures.

*I Told You to Get On With It* premiered in Lincly City on July 4, 218 and was theatrically released by Awoe Productions on July 8. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the cast and screenplay and considered it a good send-off for the franchise, although some considered it unnecessary and most criticised the plot for being unoriginal. It has grossed $564 million, making it the highest-grossing film in the franchise, and was nominated for a Gyavil Award for Best Actor for McCalvin.

## Reception

### Critical response

On the review aggregation website FilmView, the film holds an approval rating of 69% based on 397 reviews, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's critics' consensus reads: "Boasting a strong cast but few surprises, *I Told You to Get On With It* is a fun, if not particularly necessary, sequel that concludes its saga on a relatively high note." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average "A" grade on an A+ to F scale, the same as all the other films in the franchise.

Harold McGregor of *EntertainmentPortal* gave the film a "C" rating, deeming the film the weakest in the franchise and saying, "Like the other films in the franchise, [it] isn't incredibly unique and unfortunately feels repetitive, though the cast gives it their all." In contrast, Thomas Stan of *The Montree Tribune* said it was his favourite, especially praising the performance of McCalvin: "Coming back to the franchise was clearly hard for him after the death of [his wife], yet he manages to crack some of the film's best jokes and clearly had a lot of fun."