Ricky Gervais is practically a household name now and he has even broken into the world stage that is the USA.  From the office to extras and even the Simpsons, Ricky Gervais has conquered much of the world, so it is only natural that Gervais would want to up his game.

This time Ricky has decided to take a leap into the Directors chair, the result of which is Cemetery Junction. Cemetery Junction follows three young men, Freddie, Bruce and Snork all of which are destined to follow in their family’s footsteps of blue collar factory work.

However while they are still young they plan to live their life’s to the max, they intend to party hard while getting as many girls as possible.  This life style soon takes a change for Freddy however when he soon lands a job at a respectable firm.  Freddie is soon taken under the wing of his new boss as Freddie is seen by is elder as a younger version of him.  Freddie then falls in love with his boss’s daughter and soon begins to dream of exploring the world; however his family and friends do not share this dream which then leads to problems for Freddie.

Overall this movie is not what I expected from Ricky Gervais.  Cemetery Junction does offer some laughs however I was presently surprised by the well written story telling in this movie.  The young cast do well to carry the movie and all involved make this movie worth watching, for this reason I give Cemetery Junction 3 out of 5 stars.