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3 days ago · The Critic is a film that thrives on its character-driven narrative. McKellen’s portrayal of Erskine is a tour de force, elevating the film beyond its melodramatic tendencies. The supporting cast, including Strong, Arterton, and Manville, provide strong performances that complement McKellen’s central role.
12 hours ago · Perhaps a casualty of the film’s troubled release. When The Critic premiered at 2023’s Toronto International Film Festival it was met to scathing reviews which led to reshoots. This is readily apparent in order to give the movie a more palatable after-taste, although the result is a rather bland one.
5 days ago · The Critic - Film Review. Here is an agreeable British period drama with a sharp edge. Ian McKellen plays Jimmy Erskine, an elderly, gay, alcoholic theatre critic known for writing brutal takedowns of West End shows. As The Critic begins, Erskine is in danger of losing his plum perch after the proprietor of the newspaper he writes for dies ...
5 days ago · A thrilling story of ambition, blackmail and desire with a dazzling anti-hero at its dark heart, THE CRITIC stars Academy Award Nominee Sir Ian McKellen as a powerful London theater critic who lures a struggling actress (Gemma Arterton) into a scheme with deadly consequences.
3 days ago · In 1936, David Brooke (Mark Strong) tries to revive London’s Chronicle, targeting theatre critic Jimmy Erksine (McKellen) for his extravagant prose and personal “proclivities.” Erksine’s merciless critiques often focus on actor Nina Land (Arterton), whom David secretly loves.
Oct 3, 2024 · British actor Gemma Arterton talks about her role in The Critic, a period drama in which she plays a struggling actress lured into a blackmail scheme by a powerful theatre critic played by Ian ...
1 day ago · The Critic (15) Film Review from LondonNet. Sir Ian McKellen makes merry as an embittered theatre reviewer, notorious for bile-slathered diatribes and occasionally cruel quips about an actor’s appearance, in director Anand Tucker’s efficient 1930s-set thriller.
