Longford
Channel 4 | Release Date: October 26, 2006
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
88
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Christian Science MonitorGloria Goodale
Season 1 Review: Broadbent creates yet another slyly simple, yet deftly complex, portrait of the Catholic convert who translated his conviction that no person is beyond spiritual redemption into his work with the British penal system. Read full review
100
Detroit Free PressMike Duffy
Season 1 Review: This effort is blessed with a wealth of exceptional talent. Read full review
100
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum
Season 1 Review: They could have made for some deadly passages, but thanks to Morgan's writing and a superior cast, these discourses on the nature of evil, and whether the truly evil ever can be restored to humanity, are mesmerizing. Read full review
100
New York PostLinda Stasi
Season 1 Review: Disturbing, sober and flawless. Read full review
100
Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Season 1 Review: This wonderful film avoids turning stilted or self-important. Read full review
100
People WeeklyTom Gliatto
Season 1 Review: The relationship of saint to sinner has seldom been so moving. [26 Feb 2007, p.39]
90
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: A masterful meditation on the nature and meaning of forgiveness. Read full review
90
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: In lesser hands, Longford might have come off as dogmatic or, worse, pathetic. Broadbent endows him with a cocktail of emotions that makes Longford simultaneously heroic and vulnerable. It is a performance that will likely not be forgotten later this year when Emmy nominations are announced. Read full review
90
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: "Longford" dives head-long into some of the most complex questions of human morality, and it's a pleasure to watch an actor of Broadbent's caliber tackle the notion of forgiveness with dignity and solemnity in what is easily one of the best TV movies you're likely to see this year. Read full review
80
The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley
Season 1 Review: [Broadbent] is unrecognizable and remarkable in the role of Longford, capturing both the man’s dotty hauteur and his awkward, absent-minded chivalry. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineMatt Roush
Season 1 Review: It's Broadbent as Longford, made an outcast for his empathy, whom you'll not forget. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
Season 1 Review: I said this is an old-school literary movie because it is a gallery of objective portraits, leaving the viewer to absorb narrative while pondering various parallels and themes. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesPaul Brownfield
Season 1 Review: "Longford," perhaps, could as easily have been a stage play — a taut, four- or five-person one. But the filmmakers artfully weave in documentary footage of the period to remind us of the personal suffering and public hand-wringing the killers caused. Read full review
60
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: Longford is never less than gripping. But it unconsciously apes the moral myopia that afflicts its protagonist. Read full review
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