A powerful London theater critic becomes entangled in a web of deceit and murder.A powerful London theater critic becomes entangled in a web of deceit and murder.A powerful London theater critic becomes entangled in a web of deceit and murder.
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- TriviaPremiered at TIFF 2023 with mixed reviews and a dark ending that turned the audience off. The film's distributor requested re-shoots to take place in March/April 2024 and a new cut of the film including a new ending.
- GoofsNear the beginning and later at Viscount Brooke's house the Union Flag is being flown. On both occasions it is upside down.
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Nina Land: I grew up reading you. I wanted to act because of you. I so wanted to meet your standards, but you think I'm appalling.
Jimmy Erskine: There is art in you, Miss Land. My disappointment is in your failure to access it.
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The consequences of spite and narcissism
I wasn't convinced I actually wanted to see this. I had heard bits about it and not great reviews overall. The praise when it did come tended to focus on the performances, which I do agree with.
This may sound a weird thing to say/obvious but it is definitely a film in which everyone is 'acting'. It's not naturalistic or raw in the way films by Ken loach or Andrea Arnold for example. It is put together in the traditional idea of a British movie. It is polished, the cast are all excellent at doing exactly what they're meant to. The story was far more engaging and compelling than I expected.
While I completely appreciate It is not anything that's not been done before, nor will it particularly stand out in my mind- it was a perfectly entertaining, and I am glad I saw it. I would recommend to certain friends and family who I suspect will like it. I felt that sometimes it was perhaps a little 'confused' in what it was trying to 'be'/do. I think IMHO it's best consumed as a light, entertaining film that repeats back to us the well known warnings and truths.....no one likes a narcist apart from the narcist. Spite and greed, selfishness and self grandiose only result in pain and suffering. Hurt people, hurt people.
There are some important acknowledgements of the not so long ago horrendous treatment of anyone loving someone of the same sex received. The homophobia within law, and throughout society is sickening.
However, the fact that's and realities it does 'walkabout are not done so as obvious 'themes'. It doesn't feel like it has an agenda/aim os to moralise or judge. It simply reflects the worst parts of human nature in a very aesthetically beautiful, light handed way, I'm not a big Ian McKellen fan (I do though, definitely appreciate him and can see why he is acclaimed), but I heard some criticise him as making this a vanity project. I disagree. For that kind of thing I'd refer you to The Mule (Clint Eastwood lost his way up him own bottom!?!) Or Blackbird (Lord of the dance acts out his 007 fantasy)!
The critic is satisfying if you are happy to be entertained by a story well told by an excellent cast and crew, but then forget you'd even done so a day later!
This may sound a weird thing to say/obvious but it is definitely a film in which everyone is 'acting'. It's not naturalistic or raw in the way films by Ken loach or Andrea Arnold for example. It is put together in the traditional idea of a British movie. It is polished, the cast are all excellent at doing exactly what they're meant to. The story was far more engaging and compelling than I expected.
While I completely appreciate It is not anything that's not been done before, nor will it particularly stand out in my mind- it was a perfectly entertaining, and I am glad I saw it. I would recommend to certain friends and family who I suspect will like it. I felt that sometimes it was perhaps a little 'confused' in what it was trying to 'be'/do. I think IMHO it's best consumed as a light, entertaining film that repeats back to us the well known warnings and truths.....no one likes a narcist apart from the narcist. Spite and greed, selfishness and self grandiose only result in pain and suffering. Hurt people, hurt people.
There are some important acknowledgements of the not so long ago horrendous treatment of anyone loving someone of the same sex received. The homophobia within law, and throughout society is sickening.
However, the fact that's and realities it does 'walkabout are not done so as obvious 'themes'. It doesn't feel like it has an agenda/aim os to moralise or judge. It simply reflects the worst parts of human nature in a very aesthetically beautiful, light handed way, I'm not a big Ian McKellen fan (I do though, definitely appreciate him and can see why he is acclaimed), but I heard some criticise him as making this a vanity project. I disagree. For that kind of thing I'd refer you to The Mule (Clint Eastwood lost his way up him own bottom!?!) Or Blackbird (Lord of the dance acts out his 007 fantasy)!
The critic is satisfying if you are happy to be entertained by a story well told by an excellent cast and crew, but then forget you'd even done so a day later!
- Goosegirl14
- Oct 11, 2024
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- Curtain Call
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- Gross US & Canada
- $435,360
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $176,563
- Sep 15, 2024
- Gross worldwide
- $2,657,953
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
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