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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Holly Jenkins
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
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Judah Getz
ADR Mixer
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Beth Pattinson
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:Mark Gordon,
Beth Pattinson,
Anand Tucker,
David Gilbery,
Luke Scrase,
Naomi George,
Harry White,
Tom Butterfield,
Patrick Marber
Production Companies:BK Studios, Seven Stories, Greenwich Entertainment
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