This movie makes me so happy.
My toxic side makes me want to post all the The Inbetweeners "Fwend" gifs.
But honestly, I love that this is movie about being in your 20-30s and making your way in the world and the end of the world is never the end of the world, y'know?
Because you're never lost when you got FWENDS.
(I hate me but I love this movie and it just gets better with age.)
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It's a lot funnier than it looks, dark and bold - I really loved it.
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