Take a “Trip to Spain’ at the Lantern on Friday

One of the more entertaining comedy duos that have come along in the past decade is the one that features Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. Both are known in Britain, though less so on this side of the Atlantic, for their individual work — much of it on the BBC.

It was on the BBC that they teamed to do a series called, directly enough, "The Trip." Out of that series, with the help of director Michael Winterbottom, they've shaped three feature films: 2010's "The Trip," 2014's "The Trip to Italy" and this year's "The Trip to Spain."

It is that third film, which again teams the two as old friends — in the sense of an old married couple — who go around first England, then Italy and now Spain — staying in posh spots, eating good food (that Coogan's character is supposed to be reviewing) and trying to one-up each other with comic bits. Mostly impressions.

No one does Michael Caine better than these two. Even Caine himself.

"The Trip to Spain" opens Friday at the Magic Lantern. And if you needed any more reason to see the film, check out these reviews:

Christopher Kompanek, Washington Post: "The mercurial nature of fame acts as an ideal metaphor for the fleeting and uncertain nature of life itself - all of which, in the masterful hands of Brydon, Coogan and Winterbottom, goes down more smoothly than a glass of Rioja."

Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice: "The Trip to Spain is a breezy study of aging men afraid they've lost their potency, their command of life, their once-certain enshrinement in the culture. It is at once a desperate echo of long-gone glories and a glory itself."

David Sims, The Atlantic: "A gentle, relaxing delight, with just enough uproarious conversation and a touch of regret. In other words, it's a perfect piece of British comedy comfort food."

And who doesn't love comfort food, even if it is British?