David Brent: Life On The Road

Year:	2016
Country:	UK
Language:	English
Genre:	Comedy, Music
IMDB:	IMDB Page
Rating:	6.3 Rate
Collection:	Seen It Wishlist
Community:	4 Have Seen


Director	Ricky Gervais
Selected Cast	Ricky Gervais as David Brent
	Doc Brown as Dom Johnson (as Ben Bailey Smith)
	Andrew Brook as Jerry 'Jezza' Collins
	Tom Bennett as Nigel Martin

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Quad5point1 15th Oct 2020		If there's one person on TV that has me rushing for the remote control it's Ricky Gervais. I find him extremely irritating. So I thought maybe it's just the TV shows, so I tried to watch some of his movies, The Invention of Lying and Ghost Town, absolutely dreadful. He even managed to ruin the Night at the Museum. I just avoid him at every opportunity now. If he appears on a chat show or Breakfast TV or any interview situation he gets switched off pronto.



alexlincs 12th Oct 2020		Rated 6/10 Ricky Gervais brings back his David Brent character after he said he wouldn't do a sequel to The Office (2001) TV series. Admittedly it is only the character he brought back and it is more a companion piece than a sequel. The character was much loved and appeared in many best comedy characters lists. This is a mockumentary with Brent and other characters addressing camera. It is also "cringe comedy" which is also used in The Inbetweeners, Peep Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Alan Partridge and to an extent in Friday Night Dinner and shows no signs of stopping. I think Mockumentary films are out of fashion with big budget, high production values often being favoured with the Corneto Trilogy from Edgar Wright or even something like Four Lions. This could change when the new Borat film is released though. The film follows David Brent as he uses his money to go on tour with his band "Foregone Conclusion" with the hope of getting signed. I'm not the biggest Gervais fan and really how much you like this film depends on how much you like his humour. BBC Films have put a fair bit of money into this and it does "feel" like a film rather than a TV episode, but in my opinion it just isn't funny or relevant enough; it's a shame it didn't come out after Extras around 2010-ish. I know Gervais was doing projects in America at the time though. There's a great performance by stand-up comedian Doc Brown who I think steals most scenes. I think it's an OK film and an easy watch. 5 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?



Graham7 30th Aug 2019

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