49 Miles More review – screwball East Anglian road caper makes a smart left turn

When sobersided Max agrees to chaperone zany childhood pal Doug to a big night with the lads, everything goes predictably wrong, but some real surprises await Doug, the incessant funster played by Gregory Fung in this jaunty but finally poignant buddy comedy, joins the likes of The Hangover’s Alan Garner as the nightmarish BFF most likely to give you an aneurysm. After losing a round of bagsy, childhood pal Max (Reece Henderson) is saddled with chaperoning Doug to their annual lads’ night out...

By Phil Hoad