Film Review: The World's End

After six long years of waiting, the final film in Simon Peggs, Edgar Wright and Nick Frost's Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy  comes to a closure with The World's End .  Many fans, including myself, were worried about whether their third and final film would be able to live up to Shaun of the Dead  and Hot Fuzz  or be another disappointing let down, which third films in a trilogy are usually seen as.  So, did The World's End  manage to bring the series to a good closure?  Yes, absolutely!

The story is about five childhood friends who once attempted to do the Golden Mile, which involves twelve pubs and sixty pints between them.  Unfortunately the friends fail to complete this challenge that is until years later when Gary King (Pegg) plans to reunite with his four friends, do the Golden Mile again and this time actually get to the final pub called The World's End.

If you have seen the trailer for the film you may have been disappointed by the lack of jokes included.   This is something to be thankful about once you've watched the film.  They have avoided showing the best gags in the trailer so audiences will laugh more when they see the actual film.  From start to finish I found myself laughing at Pegg and Wright's hilarious and genius script.  The film does stick to the trilogy's tradition and include a couple of running gags but they are done in a completely new way you don't feel as though they are repeating the same joke.

Not only did I love the script but the characters themselves.  With Hot Fuzz  I felt as though Pegg and Frost's character's relationship was the main focus and as a result it overshadowed other characters.  The World's End  allows other character to share the limelight and as well as the gags.

The film does start at a slow pace and it takes a while until the main plot takes place.  However, the film's slow start allows the audience to have a goo introduction to the characters and for them to have a better understanding of their personalities.

Near the end of the film the story begins to rush but with twelve pubs to get through you can understand why they had to pick up the pace a bit.  This is only brief though and occurs just before a memorable ending to the film takes place, which for spoiler reasons I will not mention.

The World's End  gives you the sigh of relief that The Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy  has ended on a high.  It's definitely the most bizarre and silliest in the trilogy but it's always nice to see a director taking an approach that's different and refreshing if they know how to make it work.  After seeing The World's End  I can honestly say that The Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy is up there with the greatest trilogies made in cinema history.