The Parole Officer (2001) 8/10

Starring : Steve Coogan, Om Puri, Steve Waddington, Ben Miller, Emma Williams, Stephen Dillane, Lena Headey
Director : John Duigan
Running Time : 90 mins

Simon Garden (Coogan) is a parole officer who has had very little success in rehabilitating the offenders he has dealt with, but he has to call on the help of those he’s helped in the past when he is framed for murder by the corrupt DI Burton (Dillane), and he finds himself breaking into a bank to recover CCTV footage that can clear his name!

This was actually a very enjoyable comedy, filled with lots of laugh out loud moments. Coogan is at his best in this movie, the character of Simon Garden being up there with the likes of Alan Partridge himself, and the supporting cast keep the comedy and the action going throughout.

You’ll like this if you liked : Hot Fuzz