ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS (THE MOVIE)

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS (THE MOVIE):  If you're a fan of this long running BBC series about the trials and tribulations of those two wonderful drug-induced, hard-smoking, always shopping, best friends, this should be right up your alley. But be forewarned, if you are not a fan, this may well go right over your head. Reprising their television roles are Jennifer Saunders as Edina Monsoon and Joanna Lumley as Patsy Stone, and with the cast of usual characters (Edina's daughter Saffron and her Mom)  we also have a ton of cameos including Kate Moss and Stella McCartney adding to the merriment.  The fact is there are almost too many cameos (mostly British fashion industry) and the film suffers a bit from over-kill.   But a couple are worth noting.... Barry Humphries (Dame Edna, as well), Jon Hamm, and (the best joke in the film) Joan Collins. The plot is fairly simple.  Through an accident of fate (at London's Fashion Week),  Edina and Pats are on the run, avoiding the police and ending up in Cannes.  The usual outrageous costumes abound and some of the gags are funny but as I said, it gets to be a little over the top. Still, if this is your cup of tea, enjoy it!