The Trip (2010 film)
The Trip is a 2010 British comedy film directed by Michael Winterbottom. It is the first installment of Winterbottom's film adaptations of the TV series "The Trip". The film stars Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. Reception. "The Trip" film received positive reviews from American critics. The film holds an 89% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 104 reviews with an average rating of 7.4/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Amiable, funny and sometimes insightful, "The Trip" works as both a showcase for the enduring chemistry between stars Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon and  an unexpected perusal of men entering mid-life crises." Metacritic gave the film an average score of 82 out of 100, based on 33 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Roger Ebert of "The Chicago Sun-Times" gave the film three stars out of four, Joshua Rothkopf of "Time Out New York" five, and Ben Kenigsberg of "Time Out Chicago" four. Manohla Dargis of "The New York Times" gave the film 90/100. Joe Morgenstern of "The Wall Street Journal" gave the film 80/100. Noel Murray of The A.V. Club gave the film a B rating, saying that "there was no reason the  film couldn't have been even funnier." John Anderson of "Variety" said "viewers will barely stop laughing." Eric Kohn of IndieWire gave the film a B+. , the film had grossed $1,926,866, of which $77,904 was on its opening weekend in the US.