Alan Partridge (2013) (original) (raw)
Occupying a career stasis-defining role as a mid-morning DJ on North Norfolk Digital Radio, Alan Partridge's hopes for one last shot at the big time suffer a severe setback when it emerges that his employers have been taken over by a giant media conglomerate. Alan soon finds himself back in the spotlight, however, when newly-sacked fellow DJ Pat Farrell returns to the studio with a shotgun and begins taking hostages. Called in by the police to act as a hostage negotiator, can Britain's most famous Toblerone addict turn the tables and finally save the day?
Occupying a career stasis-defining role as a mid-morning DJ on North Norfolk Digital Radio, Alan Partridge's hopes for one last shot at the big time suffer a severe setback when it emerges that his employers have been taken over by a giant media conglomerate. Alan soon finds himself back in the spotlight, however, when newly-sacked fellow DJ Pat Farrell returns to the studio with a shotgun and begins taking hostages. Called in by the police to act as a hostage negotiator, can Britain's most famous Toblerone addict turn the tables and finally save the day? (less)
Director: Declan Lowney
Writers: Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons, Steve Coogan, Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham, Patrick Marber
Starring: Steve Coogan, Colm Meaney, Felicity Montagu, Anna Maxwell Martin, Darren Boyd, Simon Greenall
Producer: Kevin Loader
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Review by Brian Orndorf, March 20, 2014
8 / 10
It�s been a triumphant year for Steve Coogan. Last holiday season, �Philomena,� a film he co-write and co-starred in, picked up a few trophies and managed to find an audience despite an oppressive subject matter, while showing a pleasingly dramatic side to the performer few pictures have dared to explore. And now �Alan Partridge� makes its way to America, finally giving Coogan�s most famous character a shot at a global audience. Considering how hilarious the feature is, with a terrific wit, interest in silliness, and laudable speed, it�s a crime that it took this long for Partridge and his nar ...read more...
| | My rating | 7.2387% like it | | ----------- | --------------- |
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