The Critic Review
‘The Critic’ Buries an Attempt at a Thriller in Mostly Bland, Sleepy Melodrama. While Ian McKellen and the rest of the cast do what they can with their characters, the film around feel more like it belongs on small screens rather than big.
Opening in theaters on September 13th, ‘The Critic’ adapts Anthony Quinn’s novel ‘Curtain Call’ for the story of a legendary (and legendarily hard to please) theatre critic who looks to escape irrelevance by cooking up a blackmail scheme. Yet despite boasting a quality cast anchored by British National Treasure Ian McKellen, the movie surrounding them feels like a lackluster effort more at home on PBS than up against big screen thrillers.
Cast & Crew
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David Gilbery
Producer
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Lucienne Suren
Production Design
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Tom Butterfield
Executive Producer
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Naomi George
Executive Producer
Movie Details
Theatrical Release:September 13th, 2024
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On Digital & Streaming:October 29th, 2024
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Movie Box Office Gross:$824,517 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Tom Butterfield,
Naomi George,
Luke Scrase,
Anand Tucker,
Patrick Marber,
Harry White,
David Gilbery,
Mark Gordon,
Beth Pattinson
Production Companies:BK Studios, Seven Stories, Greenwich Entertainment
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