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The Critic (2023 film)

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The Critic
Film poster
Directed byAnand Tucker
Screenplay byPatrick Marber
Based onCurtain Call
by Anthony Quinn
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDavid Higgs
Edited byBeverley Mills
Music byCraig Armstrong
Production
companies
  • BKStudios
  • Fearless Minds
  • Seven Stories
Distributed byTrue Brit Entertainment
Lionsgate[1]
Release dates
  • 7 September 2023 (2023-09-07) (TIFF)
  • 13 September 2024 (2024-09-13)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Critic is a 2023 British period thriller film directed by Anand Tucker and written by Patrick Marber, based on the 2015 novel Curtain Call by Anthony Quinn.

The Critic premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2023.[2], and is scheduled be released in the United Kingdom and the United States on September 13, 2024.[3][4]

Premise

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In 1934 London, an actress finds herself in a dark situation involving a gay theatre critic and his paper's editor.

Cast

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Production

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It was announced in November 2020 that Colin Firth, Gemma Arterton, Simon Russell Beale and Paapa Essiedu were set to star in the film, at the time titled Curtain Call like the source novel, with Anand Tucker directing and Patrick Marber writing the screenplay.[6] By February 2021, filming was expected to begin later that year.[7]

In June 2022, the film was retitled The Critic, with Firth, Beale and Essiedu no longer involved. Ian McKellen, Mark Strong, Lesley Manville, Romola Garai, Ben Barnes and Alfred Enoch were announced to be joining Arterton, and production began in London.[8] In July 2024 it was announced that the film will released in UK cinemas on September 13, 2024.[9]

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 47% of 17 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.1/10.[10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 53 out of 100, based on eight critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Ntim, Zac (4 June 2024). "Lionsgate UK Acquires Ian McKellen Thriller 'The Critic'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (24 July 2023). "TIFF Lineup Unveiled Amid Strikes: Awards Contenders Dumb Money, The Holdovers, Rustin; Starry Pics For Sale With Scarlett Johansson, Kate Winslet, Michael Keaton, Viggo Mortensen & More". Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Greenwich Entertainment Acquires Period Thriller 'The Critic' Starring Ian McKellen". 18 July 2024.
  4. ^ "THE CRITIC, Starring Ian McKellan, Lands North American Release Date".
  5. ^ "The Critic (2023) - IMDb". IMDb.
  6. ^ Kroll, Justin (13 November 2020). "Colin Firth And Gemma Arterton To Star in Curtain Call". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  7. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (22 February 2021). "Curtain Call: Colin Firth-Gemma Arterton Drama Pre-Sells To Germany, Italy, Lat Am, More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  8. ^ Grobar, Matt (27 June 2022). "Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Lesley Manville, Ben Barnes & More To Star In Period Thriller The Critic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Greenwich Entertainment Acquires Period Thriller 'The Critic' Starring Ian McKellen". 18 July 2024.
  10. ^ "The Critic". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  11. ^ "The Critic". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
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