This is so far ahead of other current comedies that I had more laughs from the 27 minutes of deleted scenes than any other full-length movie this year. There's no sign of strain in the switch from the half-hour small-screen format of The Thick of It that trips up so many of our TV talents. Mixing London politics with its Washington equivalent extends the scope and range as well as ushering in a range of US politicos, headed by James Gandolfini's general. There's a dark undertone - the plot is a build-up to a middle Eastern war with obvious Iraq parallels - but this is a hilarious comedy with a casually brilliant use of the language, and easily tops Iannucci's previous TV successes.
• Out on 24 August