During an uprising in South America, a smart radio journalist, who makes a plan with his technician to fake that they are kidnapped and hide in New York, the thing that brings terrible for them.
There's nothing wrong with the type of movie "Special Correspondents" wants to be. The problem is that Mr. Gervais doesn't appear capable of making a good version of it.
There's a great satire to be made about our modern interaction with journalists, and how gullible the American people can be when it comes to how reporters shape stories to their own benefit. "Special Correspondents" is not that movie.
Let me be clear: Nothing about Special Correspondents is relevant or interesting about media, warfare, or human nature.
San Francisco Chronicle
April 28, 2016
A tepid Gervais is better than no Gervais at all, and Special Correspondents has its moments, most of which are supplied by supporting cast members like America Ferrera and Vera Farmiga.
If Special Correspondents has one prominent problem - aside from running out of gas before the finish line - it is that no one player in the cast is prepared to step up and dominate when needed.
