Along the way, Frayn tosses off all manner of entertaining commentary.
So is a lot else in a film whose intense patriotism has caused all manner of baffled commentary, rekindled furies about the Iraq war, and reportedly inspired threats against Muslims.
As he carves a wide sartorial berth through Manhattan's hottest restaurants and model-packed nightspots, Sir Ivan and his cape inspire all manner of unsolicited commentary, some admiring, some disparaging.
In his review, he commented "It's definitely meant for people who are open-minded to this kind of humor, and can make sure they treat the subject matter purely as comedy and not any manner of social commentary or prejudice.
Hough supplies a spoken commentary track, which you can switch on or off, in the manner of a director's commentary on a DVD.
With their depiction of the harsh realities of ghetto life in "The Message" (1982), they became the pioneers of socially conscious protest rap, inspiring the likes of Public Enemy's Chuck D and Boogie Down Production's KRS-One to create provocative social commentary in the manner of Bob Dylan and Bob Marley.
But as things stand now, by the end of the day, we all have been bombarded by news and commentary from all manner of media, making "The Tonight Show" and its ilk increasingly seem beside the point, no matter who is delivering the monologue.
Each film comes with a yardlong list of commentaries, documentaries, shorts and all manner of oddments (including Looney Tunes like "Rabbit Hood").
An overlay of commentary would improve discovery.
This sets off a chorus of commentary.
