From the outset, it's clear that Joe Thomas' character is basically Simon from The Inbetweeners. The only difference is it's not Carly that he's pining for after a break up but another actress who starred in the same show. It's almost as if the screenplay was pitched as an idea for The Inbetweeners 3 but was shot down for being rubbish, then reworked as a spinoff featuring only Simon and then having that also rejected for being terrible. Only for it to get the green light by changing the characters names but keeping the same idiotic plot. The only highlights were the very short cameos from Nick Frost and Noel Fielding towards the end.
Review of The Festival
