Andy is smart and witheringly sarcastic, especially when dealing with his doltish agent, played by Stephen Merchant, Mr. Gervais's real-life writing and producing partner.
In the final scene, when a chorus of villagers wearing matching gray Soviet uniforms and holding their doctrinal red books aloft sing that now Ukraine will be free from foreign occupation, it's impossible not to take the forced ebullience and empty-headed bombast of the music as sarcastic, especially as performed here, with Mr. Gergiev driving his forces maniacally.
Once in a while it's okay to make a sarcastic observation, especially if it's one that you think your Facebook friends will enjoy.
There is something exhilarating about seeing the world exclusively from someone else's point of view, especially someone as funny and sarcastic and angry as Hel.
"We get some sarcastic comments sometimes, especially from visiting Danes, but I always explain that this is not Denmark like it is today, but like it was 100 years ago," said Oluf Lund, who has lived in Solvang long enough to remember when most people spoke Danish.
Especially if you're being sarcastic to a customer services operator.
Englert, looking like a cross between Jennifer Lawrence and Rooney Mara, is a comparatively moodier and subtler character, but she too gets moments of wry amusement and sarcastic biting wit, especially in her earlier moments.
Huge amounts of text on internet, especially tweets, social networks, blogs etc. are sarcastic in nature.
And, snarky and sarcastic doesn't translate well, especially when coming from a Fortune 500 company.
