Alan Partridge

Steve Coogan is charismatic and self-deprecating enough to carry a film past any weak spots, and this movie based on the great UK television series doesn't pretend to be more than it is: a showcase for Coogan's Alan Partridge character, whose grandiose delusions of celebrity exceed his station as a rural radio show host: a midsized fish in a tiny pond, whose cut-rate endorsements adorn ads for any local auto shop, florist or bakery that will take him. Unimportant, yet funny.

TV and radio personality Alan Partridge is one of Steve Coogan's most famous (and hilarious) roles. Once again, Alan finds himself in a terrible predicament -- in this case, a co-worker takes the station hostage after he gets canned -- and bungles his way in and out of it with his typically annoying tendencies. Fans of the character will dig it, and newbies who find this sort of British humor up their alley will want to dig up past Partridge shows.

A radio personality finds himself being used as a hostage negotiator when his radio station is taken over by a disgruntled ex-employee.