Again Steve Coogan hit's a home run! Brilliantly clever and funny to the point of belly laughs! Steve again plays a borderline narcissist brilliantly, but with a bit less heart with this offering. Steve I'm a huge fan and I now actively search out your work. Admittedly the plot had a few holes but in a comedy who cares, I'm there to laugh not to attest to it's realism. I marveled at the existential grasp the character, Alan Partridge (Steve), manages to adhere to the spirit of the character despite any external exigencies (of which there were a multitude). Intelligence is a must for viewing pleasure! If you are a fan of mindless killing and zombie films beware as you haven't the intelligence, or perhaps the sanity to view a delight like Alan Partridge.

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

Reviews of Alpha Papa by long-time Partridge fans seem to be fairly mixed, which is surprising to me as I think it easily ranks alongside some of his best stuff since he first appeared back in The Day Today. There have been a couple of misfires along the way (the documentary Welcome To The Places Of My Life being probably the 'worst' Partridge thing ever in my opinion, and I also thought the book tried a bit too hard to be funny) but Alpha Papa is more or less a joy from start to finish. I've seen it at least half a dozen times now and it makes me laugh quite literally like a drain every time. There is just one scene involving Alan's musical contribution to a radio jingle which seemed so completely misjudged that I actually can't believe it made it into the film, but nearly all the rest is Partridge gold.

Steve Coogan has had a chequered history when it comes to starring in films - he's either great, or cringe worthy. However, much of his fame came from spoof radio DJ Alan Partridge, so a film about the man from Norwich is a safe bet.I have to say I didn't think much of the opening and was wondering what I had let myself in for, but, if you give it about half an hour, the jokes start flowing freely and you'll find yourself laughing out loud more often than not.If you've never seen Alan Partridge, you should be warned that it's an odd type of humour and maybe you should dip your toe into the various Partridge TV series if you're not too sure whether you'll like it. Basically, if you like the TV shows, you'll like the film. I don't know whether we'll ever see a sequel - hopefully not, as this is probably best left on its own.http://thewrongtreemoviereviews.blogspot.co.uk/