Being a Ricky Gervais fan it pains me to say that this was pretty awful. Politically insensitive, lazily scripted, badly directed, terribly acted, this has almost no positives. I hope Gervais' return to his David Brent character in his next movie will be better than this!

Worst job of Gervais for sure. Really bad and flat with no story no oneliners no fun no nothing.

The amount of negative comments is completely unwarranted and makes me think that all these supposed “Ricky Gervais fans” who just really hated the movie are simply pretending to be fans to turn others off from watching the film. This is not a bad movie at all. Sure, it’s not quite on Gervais’ usual level of comedy, but it’s a fun watch nonetheless. Not a boring moment in the film, compared to many dozens of praised blockbuster films that I struggled to even finish. 8/10 from me.

its a very light movie with some chuckles. dont expect anything special but if you like Gervais, you'll probable nod positively to this one. goes down the throat smoothly.

Special Correspondents is a breezy light-hearted comedy. Two people are supposed to go to a war-torn country, but they can't make it. So they sit in an apartment in new-york to create an illusion that they are where they should be. What could go wrong? Both Rickey Gervais and Eric Bana are in their characters. The script does not demand a lot and for veteran actors like them, this was a walk in the park. This is both written and directed by Gervais. I came to know about this fact after the movie finished, and then in comparison, I wondered how the movie could have been. Gervais as a good comic sense and that writing felt much too simplistic for his standards. There is nothing much thought-provoking about it. This has been one of the constant complaints about the film. I do understand that the potential is somewhat squandered, but I don't get why everything has to make a point or be hard-hitting. Does media have to make a statement or stand for something always? There can be flicks which just come and go, and make you smile while they last. Is this a must-watch? hardly so. But if you are watching it, will it be entertaining? At least it was for me. We need simple humour without any other meaning to be derived sometimes.