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Watching it was a throw back for me. Obviously, I never really watched Ab Fab when I was a kid, because I'm pretty sure it had ended by the time I was compos mentis enough to understand adult television, but I have since gone back and watched many an episode and Christmas special. It's very British comedy, which I love, and makes me think about the dynamic in my family - there have definitely been points where I have felt like the 'mother' in my relationship with my mum, especially when it comes to teaching her the basics of technology (love you mum, please don't kill me!), but my life is not as bad as Saffie's is. I love the juxtaposition between rebellious mother and studious daughter, this movie brings in a whole new light to this; Saffie's daughter, Lola, is also rebelling against her mother, siding with her Grandmother much more than her mum. Saffie is obviously hurt by this and warns her own daughter not to spend her life ruining her mother's, because that's how her own life got ruined. It's a clear message to the audience that families need to stick together, no matter how different from one another everyone is.
I have a small issue with the film, however. Audiences who have never seen Ab Fab or live abroad will not understand this British comedy. It has an all-star British cast, with 2 Americans (Rebel Wilson and Chris Colfer), some of whom I will assume no American has heard of. The BBC confirmed a list of over 60 celebrities to cameo in the movie, and I'm pretty sure that 58 of them are British tele only. Also...some of the funnies felt forced, but I will let that slide because it was a small amount of them, and the rest of it was pretty funny.
All in all I say it was 'Absolutely Fabulous!' and you should go and see it at once!
