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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Wendy Ide

The Greatest Beer Run Ever review – crass Vietnam jaunt falls flat

Zac Efron, centre, in The Greatest Beer Run Ever.
My round… Zac Efron, centre, in The Greatest Beer Run Ever. Apple TV+ Photograph: Golf Thanaporn/Apple TV+

Peter Farrelly’s disappointing follow-up to Green Book suggests that he has found his formula – blue-collar bigot goes on a journey, has his eyes opened and his preconceptions challenged – and he’s sticking to it. Here, the central character is Chickie (Zac Efron), of beer-swilling Irish-American stock. A sailor by trade but a wastrel by nature, Chickie props up the bar, while friends and neighbours ship out to Vietnam. Chickie wants to show his appreciation for the soldiers in a war he never thinks to question, so decides to deliver beer to the boys, in this crass and manipulative warsploitation picture.

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