A very fair assessment by you, as I remember you’d said previously that Laurel & Hardy weren’t your thing. Which conversely, definitely helped my love of the movie.
Coogan, as a result of numerous attempts to break the States, has chosen some very odd parts in films and has the most bizarre back catalogue of obscure American straight to DVD stinkers . His role opposite Richard Gere in The Dinner (no I hadn’t either) is abysmal. However, when he gets it right, he gets it spectacularly right. 24 Hour Party People, Philomena, and his performance in S&O of course .