A Cock and Bull Story

Well I'm not a massive fan of Steve Coogan, but since it was the only option considering I was in the mood for some comedy, I thought I'd give it my best attention. There were moments that I adored: especially the upstaging concern he has over the height of his co-star's shoe heel. 'Its not an ego thing' he says about a hundred times! The humour didn't get much beyond that, so it was in many ways a feature length vehicle for the Partridgesque satire on narcissistic, self-obsessed tendencies. The exposition of the Tristram Shandy narrative was at times compelling and at other moments given over to dullness (which added to the effect). I'd still only give it a six and half though, with bite.