David Brent: Life on the Road
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): February 10, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
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Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
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5
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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80
The TelegraphRobbie CollinAug 11, 2016
Happily, what’s in no short supply is the same mix of uproarious failure and sledgehammer pathos that Brent at his best was always all about. Read full review
75
The PlaylistWill AshtonFeb 15, 2017
Both Brent and Gervais give this “one last push” all the love, commitment, determination and fool-hearted dedication they can muster, and it’s good that at least one can come out on top even while the other clings to the bottom. Read full review
70
Screen DailyCharles GantAug 11, 2016
While Gervais returns often to the same comedic well, he’s adept at transforming simple miscues into horrific spirals of embarrassment. Read full review
70
VarietyCatherine BrayAug 11, 2016
A late third-act turn into sentimental territory, in which the original show’s misanthropy is sugared up, may feel artificial to viewers drawn to the series’ persistent despairing streak; still, it makes a certain sense given that the film would otherwise entirely lack an emotional arc. Read full review
67
ConsequenceMatt MelisFeb 9, 2017
Life on the Road ultimately makes good in a way that few comedy films based on television characters do. Perhaps part of that owes to Gervais’ not-so-subtle, yet still powerful, insights into David Brent. Read full review
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