The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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David Brent: Life on the Road
Comedy · Music · 2016
A camera crew catches up with David Brent, the former star of the fictional British series, "The Office" as he now fancies himself a rockstar on the road.
Movie details
David Brent: Life on the Road
“The boss is back”
2016 Comedy · Music 1h 36m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
A camera crew catches up with David Brent, the former star of the fictional British series, "The Office" as he now fancies himself a rockstar on the road.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over David Brent: Life on the Road?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Ricky Gervais
Written by
Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais
David Brent
Ben Bailey Smith
Dom Johnson
Rebecca Gethings
Miriam Clarke
Jo Hartley
Pauline Gray
Andrew Brooke
Jerry 'Jezza' Collins
Tom Bennett
Nigel Martin
Tom Basden
Dan
Court is in session
Put David Brent: Life on the Road on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.