Today was a full day. I picked up my tomato starts, went to a great Sounders match, planted my tomato starts, and still managed to not fall asleep during The Trip to Italy. I’m only teasing, really, as the film was not a snooze-fest. It was pretty much as I expected as a follow-up to The Trip. I find it strange that IMDb has Rob Brydon listed as “credited cast” and Steve Coogan listed second in the “rest of cast” section. Whatever, the two men have a pretty good way of working with each other, and there are a good amount of laughs as they traipse around the Italian countryside and seaside. There is an emptiness to the film which I think can be attributed to the fact that it is all fake. The feel of the film is that these are two pals sharing a working vacation, eating great food and seeing great sights. The reality is that they are playing eponymous characters who allow glimpses into their “personal lives”. It’s entertaining in the moment, but afterward, I just feel kind of weird about it. I’m probably thinking about it too much.