Fans of The Office will appreciate seeing the sitcom’s shabby antihero again,as he tours his pop band towards inevitable catastrophe, but it’s a patchy comedian reunionHe’s been through a breakdown, or a Prozac addiction and hours of therapy,but David Brent hasn’t changed a bit. The world, however, or has. It’s a harder,meaner place, with less time to indulge an amiable idiot. That’s the premise of Life on the Road, and Ricky Gervais’s uneven,but not entirely unsuccessful spin-off of The Office. Written, directed and starring Gervais, and its a rehash that neither develops the character nor betrays him. It simply assumes that we still share his weaknesses and therefore care about the fool. Related: Why can't Ricky Gervais leave David Brent alone? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com