Review of David Brent: Life on the Road (2016) by Martin T — 26 Aug 2016

Loved it, excruciating to watch and just a glorified extended tv episode but with many more comedic hits than misses, a reminder of what a brilliant character David Brent really is..

This review of David Brent: Life on the Road (2016) was written by Martin T on 26 Aug 2016.

David Brent: Life on the Road has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Lenny R (322) on 28 Jan 2017

In its best moments it's as good as The Office, but, being feature length, I couldn't get through it in one sitting because it just keeps piling…

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By Dorothy S (31) on 12 May 2017

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By Mike S (2,123) on 05 Feb 2017

Whilst it's not Spinal Tap, and it's not as funny as Gervais' live material, Life on The Road captures the funny awkwardness of the David Brent…

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By Jason C (2,488) on 11 Feb 2017

What a letdown, it has some funny moments but is far more bad attempts at humor and just becomes more of a sad than anything else…

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Gervais and Merchant willingly ending the very successful The Office after just two seasons (plus the two specials) and not really revisiting…

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By John M (4,356) on 05 Mar 2017

As a big fan of the Office I was looking forward to this film. It just about works but I can't imagine non-fans getting much out of it…

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By Rory Fyfe S (195) on 09 Nov 2017

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Maudlin and unrealistic, it's also a lot less funny than what came before…

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