The Parole Officer marks Steve Coogan's entrance into the world of cinema and what an entrance it is.In probation officer Simon Garden,Coogan has created a character that we genuinely want to win.We want him to defeat the bad guys but never during its entire running time do we want to BE him.
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Use the HTML below. As he recalls that the security system in the building will have acted as a second witness to the crime he galvanises the skills of the three men who have gone straight in order to rob the bank that houses the security tape.
At a strip club, he witnesses Burton selling the drugs and murdering his criminal partner.
It was fun all the way through and the supporting actors were superb.
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4 out of 5 found this helpful. Simon Garden (Steve Coogan) is an "annoying" incompetent parole officer. 16 out of 18 found this helpful. Also, the score seems completely out of place more often than not. A movie from cult Brit TV comic Steve Coogan is bound to be a bag of laughs, isn't it? 3 out of 5 found this helpful. While its concept, plot and characters are not very inventive, the tone of the film works.
(I had the same problem with Coogan's (much funnier) creation, talk-show host Alan Partridge, who was horribly believable as a person but, unlike his brilliant U.S. rival Larry Sanders, never convincing as someone who would actually get on T.V.
I was pleasantly surprised! Perhaps aware that it can't make its plot line stick, 'The Parole Officer' descends into obvious parody and a odd collection of gags, some cringe-worthy, some potentially funny (but only in a more realistic setting). Was this review helpful?
Intimidated and moved out of his job, Simon realises that the whole thing was caught on cctv and he can use it to prove Burton's guilt but there's only one problem the security tape has been placed in the vault of the local bank. So much effort was put into this, especially by Steve Coogan, and it paid off as they all created a British masterpiece!
Even the predictable attempts at "Gross-Out" humour work in themselves, if perhaps not in the context of the film. Was this review helpful? The Parole Officer (2001) Trailers and Clips Simon Garden (Steve Coogan) is an honest but naive probation officer.
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5 out of 7 found this helpful. He escapes but leaves behind his wallet. The characters are adorable.
2 out of 4 found this helpful. Just watched this movie for the first time. This is an extreme example of a hilarious English film. She develops a close rapport with one of her clients, an ... Failed parole officer Simon Garden is framed for a murder committed by one of Manchester's leading police officers. The Parole Officer tells of Simon Garden, the non-too-successful civil servant of the title whose success rates are three out of a thousand ex-cons who have not returned to a life of crime.
But if you climb in, you're very likely to get the chills. Day one. It has a great cast in it as well, such as Ben Miller, Om Purin, Lena Headey and many more.
This a very enjoyable film and is a great family film as well only if the kids are older than 12. LOCATION: Aloysius House Palfrey Place, Ardwick, Greater Manchester George's house in Blackpool. Simon Garden is a parole officer but not a particularly successful one. 2 out of 3 found this helpful. Steve Coogan (A Cock and Bull Story, Hot Fuzz)shines as a parole officer, who was wrongfully accused, joining his band of parolees in a delightful comedic romp to clear his name.
Of his thousand clients, he could only point to three successes; George (Om Puri), Jeff, and Colin. It is totally British, very amusing. A great English film, Hilarious!
Was this review helpful? I first watched it on video finding it at a car boot sale.
She becomes Simon's case and claims the drugs were planted.
Forced out by his colleagues at Blackpool he is offered a position in Manchester, but things here go from bad to worse as he witnesses a corrupt cop kill an accountant and is forced out from there as well. I really enjoyed this movie. Compared to American comedies, this is probably a solid ten , so I'm averaging it out to an eight. Was this review helpful? It was written by the main man and Henry Normal, as most Steve Coogan productions are.
He follows Burton to find out more and ends up witnessing him murdering a known underworld accountant. Marie is a young woman with a troubled past. Autumn 1948, Port Said. I was defiantly glad i got it because i couldn't stop laughing through out the whole of the film. Occasionally the jokes are just a bit too silly and the movie has a few lengths in the middle. Wherever you find it, this strange taxi is always free when you need it. Against all his values and beliefs, Simon calls together a collection of the ex-cons that he had put straight and puts together a plan to rob the bank, steal the tape and use it to prove the murderer. Well, I hope Partridge isn't dead, but if he is, don't worry because Steve Coogan has created a gem of a movie.
The Engagement is a complex and fascinating love story set in contemporary London. Since i have had it i have watched it about 8 times and still laugh each time.
12 out of 14 found this helpful. A failed parole officer framed for murder must enlist … It's not crude, or rude ('cept for a couple of obligatory phallic jokes and a couple of swear words) : it could be Rowan Atkinson in the title role. This is really for Partridge fans. This film has been almost universally criticised by reviewers, so much so that I rather assumed it would be an unfunny dud. 4 out of 5 found this helpful. I chose it because I'm a fan of Steve Coogan and I'm a fan of light comedy/crime movies. To prove his innocence he must entice his former clients away from the law abiding lives …