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Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly: Steve Coogan's hilariously acidic creation, the buffoonish radio host Alan Partridge, is finally back. And like so many reunions, this one starts off all smiles and quickly grows tiresome. Read more
Kyle Smith, New York Post: Proves too much of a sketch-comedy creation to sustain a film. Read more
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: The movie feels like a succession of sketch ideas - but it's a good platform for Partridge's blend of awkward patter, narcissism and utter cravenness. Read more
Jesse Hassenger, AV Club: Director Declan Lowney does an admirable job making a confined film look cinematic without overblowing it into action-comedy mode. Read more
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: "Alan Partridge" could have been an expansion of Coogan's original character concept into the international big time. Thankfully, it's not. Read more
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: Coogan is an old hand at the comedy of fear, envy, and bruised egotism, and the movie is packed with clever gags. Read more
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: The movie clips along and pleases its fan base, and it'll amuse a lot of Partridge newbies as well. Read more
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor: It's a flurry of good gags and bad. The good ones are worth sitting around for. Read more
Jordan Hoffman, Film.com: There aren't many side-splitting jokes, but a goofy glee is smeared across the whole thing. Read more
Stephen Dalton, Hollywood Reporter: Sharply scripted character comedy meets shotgun siege thriller. Read more
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: "Alan Partridge" plays to all of Coogan's strengths and all of the character's foibles. Read more
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger: Even if you haven't seen any "Alan Partridge" shows, you'll be able to pick up the thread of this one right away. And you may be pleasantly surprised ... Read more
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: Clear your calendar. There's no better time to get to know a character so obnoxiously stubborn that not even his own creator can shake him. Read more
A.O. Scott, New York Times: He manages, just barely, to keep the project from going soft, and to keep us perched between finding Alan Partridge unbearable and admitting that we kind of enjoy his company. Read more
Michael Sragow, Orange County Register: A slaphappy farce based on the character Coogan has been doing for decades on British radio and TV. Read more
David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer: After making a crackling good impression, Alan Partridge overstays its welcome to a harrowing extent. Read more
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: The way Alan feels on the outside is the way a lot of people feel at their most vulnerable. And so we watch him and recognize him, and then cringe and wish him luck. Read more
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Recommended without hesitation. Read more
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: Even if it's mock inspirational, the ending suggests that even the pettiest of us can occasionally step outside of our ego and catch a breath of fresh air. Read more
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: This is smart dumb comedy, with the main story working an idea that audiences anywhere can get: the fear of change. Read more
Alonso Duralde, TheWrap: Even if you're meeting Alan for the first time, you'll quickly figure out why he's so hilariously loathsome. Read more
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. Read more
Claudia Puig, USA Today: It's a silly comedy and Alan's a petty egomaniac, but Coogan is a hoot as he skewers regional British radio and sends up conceited fools. Read more
Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice: The story is a familiar one of corporate takeovers and the sacking of longtime employees, but with a welcome, biting surprise, all filmed with the carpet-store flatness that is Coogan's element ... Read more
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture: It's funny stuff, to be sure, but don't be surprised if you find yourself checking the time whenever the actual plot kicks in. Read more
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: A larky if sketchily schematic attempt to see if the self-adoring DJ has the chops to carry his own feature film. Read more