Too much of everything

terrible... so disappointed.

Instant Favorite.

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Anyone who has seen the Alan Partridge character before on the telly will be familiar with the shameless scrooge like narcissist he portrays. So the movie inevitably attempts to capture Partridge in his extremes against the backdrop of the changing media world which in this case seems to be gravitating towards corporate takeovers and shallow media content that allegedly placates the tastes of a younger target audience. The switch of late to the 'Mid Morning Matters' format has suited the Partridge style well and the irreverent style of banter it espouses certainly lends itself aptly to the picture, giving the film a more deliberate type of spontaneity that few other comic films of late can boast.So Partridge on such a stage as this gets to demonstrate the evolution from what one is familiar with to a greater awareness as to how his actions effect other's. Depending on ones tastes or mood this film will be viewed with varying amounts of aha.

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa is a decent movie with a reasonably well developed storyline and a good cast. It's nothing outstanding, but it definitely brings in several big laughs, Steve Coogan is the highlight of the movie, as he seems completely dedicated and still very happy playing Alan Partridge, a character he has been portraying for several years now. It's a very hit and miss comedy and, sadly, there are much more scenes that miss, it all felt like the script was written at the spur of the moment, so many jokes are very mediocre and felt like any person could have came up with them. The rest of the cast, besides Coogan, didn't seem very pushed about this film, they probably just considered it a paycheck, particularly Colm Meaney, who didn't seem like he wanted to be there at all, which was a shame as he had one of the most important roles. It's a very average comedy that is worth a watch if you have some time to kill, but you certainly shouldn't be going out of your way to see Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. Alan Partridge's life is put at risk when he becomes a hostage at his own radio station. Best Performance: Steve Coogan Worst Performance: Felicity Montagu

Film adaptations of beloved TV programmes often don't work out, usually because what works for half an hour doesn't necessarily work for 100 minutes. With Alan Partridge, though, Steve Coogan (with Armando Iannucci, Peter Baynham and Patrick Marber) created a fully rounded character that has been allowed to develop from a sports reporter (The Day Today) to a chat show host (Knowing Me Knowing You) to a radio DJ (I'm Alan Partridge S1) to a man with a failed career and serious mental problems (I'm Alan Partridge S2). Because of this, Alpha Papa was never going to be bad… … but after so much darkness creeping into the second series of I'm Alan Partridge, this just seemed a little silly. Don't get me wrong: a lot of it was absolutely hilarious - the cast is flawless and the laughs just keep coming. It's as good a job of a film adaptation as I imagine anybody could have made, but there was just something missing. Verdict: Very, very good, but just didn't seem quite as human (however grotesque) as the TV and radio work. I certainly could have done without the bass guitar bit. yetanotherfilmreviewblog.tumblr.com

Radio DJ Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan) works at a local station in Norwich. They are taken over by a big corporation. He crashes a board meeting and discovers that it's either him or Pat Farrell (Colm Meaney). He backstabs Pat who gets fired. Later Pat comes back with a gun to take over the station. Pat demands to talk through Alan in exchange for three hostages. The cops press Alan into the radio station.I was a bit concerned when shoots were fired but the movie never missed a beat. It kept the quick fire jokes going. I'll be honest that I've never heard of Alan Partridge. Although Steve Coogan has obviously honed in on the character. His machine gun delivery is really sharp. Even if you miss one joke, the next one is coming right on top of you. Colm Meaney has the high energy to keep up with Coogan.