The Critic

Name: The Critic
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Released: September 13, 2024
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 54
Cast: Alfred Enoch, Ben Barnes, Claire Skinner, Gemma Arterton, Ian McKellen

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Greenwich Entertainment | Release Date: September 13, 2024 | Not Rated

Starring: Alfred Enoch, Ben Barnes, Claire Skinner, Gemma Arterton, Ian McKellen, Lesley Manville, Mark Strong, Nikesh Patel, Rebecca Gethings, Romola Garai

Summary: A powerful London theater critic (Sir Ian McKellen) lures a struggling actress into a blackmail scheme with deadly consequences.

Director: Anand Tucker

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 95 min

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Simone Cromer

Sep 13, 2023

This period drama may be a bit slow during some scenes, but the devious dark plot is such a pleasant surprise the payoff is worth it. On top of that, The Critic has a beautiful score, excellent set design, and great cinematography. Read full review

Kimberley Jones

Sep 12, 2024

McKellen – now in his mid-Eighties, still sporting – hasn’t brought this kind of twinkling malevolence to the screen since his starring role in 1995’s Richard III, which coincidentally transposed its story of power grabbing and backstabbing to 1930s, fascists-rising England, the very same milieu of this acidic drama. Read full review

Liz Braun

Sep 12, 2024

This critic says The Critic is an imperfect film saved by a terrific cast. In particular, Sir Ian McKellen steals the show as a preening newspaper god in 1930s London. Read full review

The Guardian Benjamin Lee

Sep 11, 2023

The fizz of the first half might not go completely flat in the second but that’s only because of McKellen, who relishes another devious character to sink his teeth into, devouring every scene, a deliciously caustic turn that will provide him with nothing but the finest notices. Read full review

Tim Grierson

Sep 11, 2023

The elegant tone undercuts the material’s inherent bite, ultimately defanging a picture that eventually shifts into a twisty thriller. Read full review

The Observer (UK) Wendy Ide

Sep 16, 2024

Despite reported reshoots and a fresh edit after the film’s coolly received premiere last year, its sour spirit and a cluttered, clumsy third act remain a problem. Read full review

Dan Rubins

Sep 12, 2024

It’s only the winking malice of Ian McKellen’s title character that prevents the film from imploding entirely, dirigible-like, as the haywire plot begins to nosedive. Read full review

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