When I first watched this film I did not really feel as this was a masterpiece but it had a great spirit. It was a feel-good movie after the first watch and that was the reason why I watched it the second time. After thousands of seeing this film, I still feel like this was the perfect movie to show what it is like to be young, to be at the beginning of your very own life. You have to make decisions that will follow you all your life, so you really have to figure things out. And you also have to figure out who you really are. All the characters have to deal with a different problem, and the different stories reach a perfect conclusion together. Beside all these, it is not a heavy movie to watch either. You will laugh, and in the end you will think about what you have just seen. I never really had a favorite movie, but if I had to choose one, this would be my choice!

I don't really know Gervais' work, so I didn't really have any expectations. I also can't comment on the cultural aspects, so I watched it just as a story.The problem was that it was marketed as a comedy. When I watched it as such, I didn't like it at all. Can't say it particularly made me laugh. But I absolutely loved the last third, I just love such emotional scenes. (Even if it's clichéd, as some reviewers complained the film often is, if it's done well, it doesn't matter.) So I went back and watched it again immediately, this time as a drama, and I liked it way better.The cut glass bowl scene literally made my mouth fall open, it was so brilliantly done, and I found Bruce's opening of the two bottles so moving it gave me the shivers. Definitely not a comedy, and I will definitely watch it again.

There is much to enjoy about this film, from its authentic early seventies look and feel, to the realistic dialogue of the period, and a script which is often a delight. It is much more than a romantic comedy, or a comedy drama, with its clever messages just as apt now as they were for the time the film personifies, and it is the inspired moments of direction by the writers which make it such a delight to watch.I haven't always enjoyed the Gervais/Merchant partnership in operation perhaps because the subject matter is often just too clever for its own good. But this glimpse of out of town Reading clearly demonstrates how good Gervais and Merchant can be when opening our eyes to familiar fare from a slightly different perspective and their own devilishly cunning way of expressing all our faults. We are treated to territory that is always embarrassingly close to us, regardless of era.The acting is classy from a very sure footed Christian Cooke as Freddie, an excellent Jack Doolan as Snork, a wonderfully expressive Felicity Jones as Julie, and all the support. I'd give each a mention were it not for the limited space. We are given a decent insight to each and every one of the characters on display and a chance to feel what they feel, and this is down to first class screenplay and direction.Cemetery Junction isn't a great film but it is certainly good enough to receive seven out of ten.

For me this was a great film about four ordinary teenagers trying to make it in the world. Some people have criticised the film however i feel it was a great film that kept you captivated all the way through. However it is true it begins with a slow start, But in the end leaves you intrigued into how they all end. The film contains lots of humour but don't be mislead this is almost certainly a drama so don't be fooled because it has Gervais and Merchant on the front cover.Also to add it was a great British cast and British setting of the early 1970s and is defiantly a film I would consider watching again and something I would recommend to people who haven't seen it