Nice messes
STAN & OLLIE is, more often than not, about Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy when they were being themselves, in the twilight of their career as they toured the UK, rather than the lauded Laurel & Hardy. But that doesn’t mean that director Jon S. Baird shied away from showing exactly why the duo became (and remain) the most beloved comedy double act this side of Hale And Pace. The film is packed with nods to, riffs on, and even extensive recreations of, some of their best-known routines.
