Not only do Coogan and Reilly have to be perfect but they have to do so in front of an audience! ItвЂ™s during the tour though in which the filmmakers painstakingly remake classic routines. Without the publicity, the duo would not have been able to book a sold-out two week run in London. With shows sparsely attended, it takes some major publicity before they can fill the houses. ItвЂ™s been less than ten years since their last film together so their popularity has waned a bit. The plan is to tour until the financing for their Robin Hood film comes through.Д«ernard Delfont (Rufus Jones) is the man who brings the two across the pond to tour. The film quickly cuts to 1953 when the two of them are touring across variety halls in Great Britain. ThereвЂ™s such a massive amount of choreography that goes into numbers like this one. Together, the two of them make the dancing look easy. HereвЂ™s how much care goes into the filmвЂ“the backdrop used is the exact same backdrop from 1937! The two of them recreate the iconic dance to вЂњAt The Ball, ThatвЂ™s AllвЂќ from the feature film. ItвЂ™s great because this moment serves as a callback reference at later points in the film. ItвЂ™s one of the films starring the duo that were produced under Hal Roach (Danny Huston).

The film starts as theyвЂ™re shooting Way Out West. In the summer of 1937, Laurel and Hardy were at the pinnacle of their career as a comedy duo. ThereвЂ™s a quick cold open set in 1937 but the film wisely jumps to 1953 shortly thereafter. Jeff PopeвЂ™s screenplay wisely doesnвЂ™t go in that direction. Playing the long game is never the best way to go about it. Most of this is because films will sometimes cover such a long period. When people discuss biopics, theyвЂ™re either praiseworthy or critical. Legendary comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy come to life in Stan and Ollie as the film wisely centers on a narrow period of time.

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