Metacritic-Rezensionen

A scissor-sharp comedy of ineptitude and failure.

Smartly executed, endlessly quotable and machine-gun quick, this is one of the funniest films of 2013. Accessible for Partridge novices and hugely rewarding for the faithful.

The genius of Alpha Papa, then, is in remaining faithful to Partridge's small-screen soul while also managing the demands of a big-screen Alan.

Ruddy hilarious. Just what big-screen comedy needed.

It’s a comedy of sight gags, zingers and awkward pauses — lots of those. Sentimental at times, yes. But funny. Always.

Not many side-splitting jokes, but a goofy glee is smeared across it all.

Alpha Papa’s biggest laughs explode from moments of pure inconsequence.

The film has plenty to recommend it, thanks to a string of memorable one-liners and Coogan’s unmatched knack for skin-crawling physical comedy. But this is a long way from the back-of-the-net strike it should have been.

Director Declan Lowney's film operates from a conceit that affords only minor opportunities for true hilarity.

The pleasure and the pain are all up there on the screen; we just wish it was less painful to watch.