This doesn’t bode well for the upcoming David Brent movie.
A great number of comedy fans were eagerly anticipating Ricky Gervais’ latest creation Special Correspondents on Netflix.
The feature length production was released exclusively on the streaming service on 29 April, and there was no shortage of publicity trailing the show.
Gervais is widely acknowledged on both sides of the Atlantic as a talented writer and performer.
The Office is seen as a modern classic, and he has done other things that some people have liked too. But his latest venture has fallen flat, judging from this lot at least.
A host of stars including Eric Bana, America Ferrera, Kelly Macdonald, Kevin Pollak and Benjamin Bratt star alongside Gervais in the journalism caper, but their combined talents have failed to impress some very critical fans.
Here are just a few of the disillusioned reviews…
Dear lord special correspondents is crap.
— Joel Yates (@JBY35) May 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/guztodd/status/726126455223148544
Always loved Ricky Gervaise work but oh dear
Special Correspondents
Nothing really happening and not funny
Shame— DaveMoore (@DaveMooreArt) April 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/SammyJohansen89/status/726514378439319557
Just watch Ricky Gervais' new film, Special Correspondents on Netflix and…. it's crap. Shame, I'm a huge fan but just… nah.
— Ryan Seymour (@ryanseymour1983) May 1, 2016
Special Correspondents… not funny enough to be a comedy, not edgy enough to be satire, and too toothless to be taken seriously. Not good.
— Daniel Jack Paproth (@pappy90) May 2, 2016
https://twitter.com/StevenOakes/status/726497225895993348
Just finished watching Gervais' new flick: Special Correspondents. Total unfunny crap up until the last 30mins or so. Don't bother.
— Luke Marciniak (@lukemarciniak) April 29, 2016
Ricky Gervais is a funny man. Sadly, Special Correspondents is bloody awful. D-.
— Roberto (@roberto_cf) May 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/danmorfitt/status/726808691924676609
@EW I thought it was just me being tipsy lol, but Special Correspondents is bloody awful 🙈
— Mike (@MikeWorldwide) May 1, 2016
I'm a huge Ricky Gervais fan on many levels but this "Special Correspondents" film is so disappointingly, uncomplicatedly awful. Real shame.
— Stu Lux Lisbon (@StuLuxLisbon) April 30, 2016
Gervais' Special Correspondents film is really poor. Basically Andy millman from extras in a predictable film 1/10 #SpecialCorrespondents
— Adam Burton (@Percy_Burton) April 29, 2016
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