'All My Friends Hate Me' Review

Arlington TX

19 March, 2022

4:07 PM

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By Joe Friar, Fort Worth Report March 17, 2022 A group of millennials gathers to celebrate the birthday of their college buddy Pete (Tom Stourton) in Andrew Gaynord's dark British comedy "All My Friends Hate Me" which brilliantly takes one joke and stretches it out for 90 minutes (seriously, it never gets old). As the cringeworthy moments pile up you begin to wonder if Pete's so-called friends are a bunch of patronizing jerks, or, as the Garbage song goes, "I think I'm paranoid!" In the decade since college, Pete has been spending his time doing charity work around the world, including a recent stint helping refugees. He's in love with down-to-earth Sofia (Charly Clive) who is scheduled to join the reunion/birthday celebration the next day. The tone for Pete's weekend is set on the drive up where he comes across a homeless man living in his car. Off course, not only is Pete a good Samaritan, but he's also an animal lover. So, when he sees a chained-up dog in distress he comes to the rescue (it doesn't turn out well). The dreadful experience is followed by an exasperating encounter with a local when Pete stops to ask for directions. The elderly man is either an a—hole or an innocent Peter Sellers in disguise. Not to worry, our birthday boy is ready for an epic weekend. He's got "Sandstorm" by Darude blaring in the car when he arrives at a countryside stately manor, the destination for the weekend's festivities. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.