BY MICHAEL GOODPASTER
If you haven’t seen the classic British sitcom “Alan Partridge” then you’ve missed out on some of Steve Coogan’s best work. He’s one of the most enjoyable Brits to hit the American mainstream in a while. Guys like Gervais and Pegg get tons of attention, and rightfully so, but Steve Coogan is the man. He can be a “character actor” as seen in plenty of movies and television shows, but he can carry his own just as well as seen in the amazing movie “The Trip”, “Hamlet 2” and as “Alan Partridge” from his own show. The character is a broken down broadcaster who has ups and downs. There are more “downs” than anything though and that’s the fun part. Seeing Coogan naively keep his head up as all of these bad things happen is hilarious. It’s a quaint style of comedy, but when you get hooked into the world it’s awesome stuff. In the movie Partridge finds himself in a hostage situation after a DJ takes over the station he works at. From there, hilarity ensues… I hope! I’m not lacking confidence that it will though. Coogan is king.
RELEASE DATE - 4/4/2014
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