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The Critic

99 min | 3 Oct 2024

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.

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The reimagining of Anthony Quinn's novel 'Curtain Call' centre on Jimmy Erskine (McKellen), the Daily Chronicle's most famous and featured theatre critic of the age; David Brooke (Strong), with whom he clashes after recently inheriting the paper; and a young actress, Nina Land (Arterton), who is devastated by Jimmy's recent negative review of her. As the three become entangled in a whodunnit wrapped in a Faustian pact, their strange triangle winds tighter and tighter to devastating effect for all those caught in the deadly web of blackmail and betrayal.

Director
Anand Tucker
Cast
Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Ian McKellen, Romola Garai, Ben Barnes, Lesley Manville, Alfred Enoch
Genre
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rating
M (Mature themes, sexual references and coarse language)
Release Date
3 October 2024
Runtime
99 min