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Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

2013

Declan Lowney

Steve Coogan, Colm Meaney, Felicity Montagu, Tim Key ...

5.9

315

Comedy. Thriller After being fired from North Norfolk Digital when it is taken over by a multinational conglomerate and renamed Shape, a disgruntled DJ returns to the station during an office party with a gun and holds the station hostage. The only person he'll talk to during siege negotiations is fellow DJ Alan Partridge who, as he quickly becomes the public and media face of the siege, sees an opportunity to stage a triumphant return to the limelight.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Matthew Turner View London	"Alan Partridge makes a successful transition to the big screen in this hugely enjoyable comedy, thanks to impressive direction, superb comic performances and a witty script that stays true to the character throughout (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Leslie Felperin Variety	"A scissor-sharp comedy of ineptitude and failure"	POS
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"This is the Alan Partridge film that Alan Partridge would make (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Catherine Shoard The Guardian	"The cinematic debut of Steve Coogan's bumbling talk show host is a quietly audacious triumph (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United Kingdom	Tom Huddleston Time Out	"Has plenty to recommend it, thanks to a string of memorable one-liners and Coogan's unmatched knack for skin-crawling physical comedy. But this is a long way from the back-of-the-net strike it should have been (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	NEU

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