Page Eight
PBS | BBC Two | Release Date: November 6, 2011
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf SmithNov 4, 2011
Season 1 Review: [Bill Nighy] is the riveting, breath-stealing, can't-take-your-eyes-off-him center of drama where every actor and every moment is like that, too. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyKen TuckerNov 4, 2011
Season 1 Review: If you can get past the notion of Nighy being irresistible to every woman he encounters (I almost did), you'll get caught up in the carefully modulated intrigue. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushNov 4, 2011
Season 1 Review: A quietly absorbing elegy for old-school spooks, Page Eight bristles with jazzy intelligence. Read full review
70
The Huffington PostMaureen RyanNov 4, 2011
Season 1 Review: This small gem of a film manages to be a finely drawn character piece and a searching exploration of what powerful people will (and won't) do to keep their countries safe, and it provides some great actors with meaty roles along the way. Read full review
60
The New York TimesAlessandra StanleyNov 4, 2011
Season 1 Review: It's the right cast in the right setting but with a wrongfully righteous script. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertNov 4, 2011
Season 1 Review: The movie is so carefully stylized, any and all emotional import has been sucked out of it. Read full review
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