Mature themes, sexual references and coarse language
The Critic is a story of ambition, blackmail and desire with a dazzling anti-hero at its dark heart. A whodunnit wrapped in a Faustian pact which winds tighter & tighter.
In the film set in 1934 London, McKellen plays Jimmy Erskine, the most feared drama critic in town—with Arterton as Nina Land, the actress determined to win his favor. When Jimmy finds himself in the crosshairs of his newspaper’s new owner, David Brooke (Strong), Nina becomes entangled in a dangerous web of blackmail, deceit and murder.
Director
Anand Tucker
Cast
Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Ian McKellen, Romola Garai, Ben Barnes, Lesley Manville
Genre
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rating
M (Mature themes, sexual references and coarse language)
