I wasn't a huge fan of Alan Partridge on the telly, but certainly found him to be moderately entertaining when there was nothing else to watch. That said, as soon as I saw the trailer for Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa I was intrigued, and had to go to see it.
Pretty much everything about this film was a pleasant surprise, from the well-chosen supporting cast to the occasional unintentional side-splitting comments from Alan. And as for the situations in which he finds himself, well, at least twice during the picture I was actually crying with laughter. Sadly though, there were moments when it wasn't really clear where the plot was going, but these were few and far between.
Steve Coogan and Colm Meaney turned in strong performances, and there were moments of genuine hilarity, but I couldn't help but think that the plot could have done with a little more fleshing out. Overall this film is definitely worth seeing, and is certainly more entertaining than anything else that has been released so far this summer.
Pretty much everything about this film was a pleasant surprise, from the well-chosen supporting cast to the occasional unintentional side-splitting comments from Alan. And as for the situations in which he finds himself, well, at least twice during the picture I was actually crying with laughter. Sadly though, there were moments when it wasn't really clear where the plot was going, but these were few and far between.
Steve Coogan and Colm Meaney turned in strong performances, and there were moments of genuine hilarity, but I couldn't help but think that the plot could have done with a little more fleshing out. Overall this film is definitely worth seeing, and is certainly more entertaining than anything else that has been released so far this summer.