A New York radio reporter and his sound engineer are sent to Ecuador to cover a developing civil war. However, they lose their passports before leaving so come up with a Plan B: cover it from New York while pretending to be on the ground in Ecuador.... (Full plot summary below)
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A New York radio reporter and his sound engineer are sent to Ecuador to cover a developing civil war. However, they lose their passports before leaving so come up with a Plan B: cover it from New York while pretending to be on the ground in Ecuador.
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| Entertainment WeeklyKevin P. SullivanWhat Gervais may have previously turned into a pointed satire of the news media instead becomes a flimsy farce that’s surprisingly low on laughs. |
| EspinofMikel ZorrillaGervais once again proves that movies are not his strong point. [Full review in Spanish] |
| New York Daily NewsEdward DouglasSome viewers may be surprised by how good Bana is doing comedy. Same with Farmiga, but that allows Gervais to leave some of the heavier lifting as far as acting to his co-stars. Gervais has again done a solid job writing and directing his own material. |
| Screen InternationalGraham FullerPerversely pleasurable, it works on its own self-conscious terms, though not all audiences will appreciate its English brand of sad-sack humour. |
| Screen CommentNathanael HoodI would recommend it for people looking for a decent comedy, but I'd warn them to be prepared for some unexpected ugliness. |
| Independent (UK)Matilda BattersbyThe film, which Gervais both wrote, directed and starred in, is notable for taking the proverbial out of both stereotypes while following, rather less adroitly, in the satirical footsteps of Evelyn Waugh's 1938 novel Scoop. |
| FlavorwireJason BaileyGervias's script is a lumpy mess, filled with clumsy exposition and turns that are either frustratingly inexplicable or irritatingly predictable. |
| The Straits Times (Singapore)John LuiThis work is mildly satirical. The difference here is that the bite is so mild that this barely works as a satire. |
| Salon.comSonia SaraiyaLet me be clear: Nothing about Special Correspondents is relevant or interesting about media, warfare, or human nature. |
| AV ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe more Special Correspondents skirts bad taste — by having the heroes record an ISIS-inspired ransom tape, for instance — the closer it gets to having something to say about mass media and geopolitics. |
