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Hair-triggered or hilarious? You decide, but James Corden's magical performance in The Constituent is worth more than an egg-yolk omelette in a New York restaurant, writes PATRICK MARMION


Following his showdown over an egg salad in a chi-chi New York restaurant, James Corden has acquired a bit of a reputation.

Joe Penhall’s excellent script toys subtly with paranoid expectations — including over the security camera Alec fits in Monica’s office at the start. It’s a thoroughly researched piece of work, confidently covering the subjects of family law, military regulations, psycho-pharmaceutical preparations and the diverse actions of shotgun cartridges. Bringing to bear her own reputation as the frazzled mum in the BBC’s Motherland, she protects herself from Alec with the prophylaxis of folded arms and a cold professional smile.

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