Cast
Ian McKellen
Gemma Arterton
Mark Strong
Ben Barnes
Alfred Enoch
Romola Garai
Lesley Manville
Director
Arnand Tucker
Writer
Patrick Marber
An infamous theatre critic’s determination to keep both his job and hedonistic lifestyle leads to a tangled web of blackmail, deceit and murder.
London, 1934. Jimmy Erskine is an infamous theatre critic, savagely taking down any actor unfortunate enough to disappoint him. He is especially harsh with Nina Land (Gemma Arterton), a leading lady in-the-making who has long idolised Erskine. He lives as flamboyantly as he writes; parties into the night, encounters in the park, and cohabiting with his much younger ‘secretary’ Tom (Alfie Enoch).
However, when his newspaper’s proprietor dies and his son (Mark Strong) takes over, Jimmy is told to tone it down, to avoid flouting the paper’s new family values. With his job security is threatened, he hatches a devious plan, setting off a chain of events with terrible consequences.
MORNING MOVIE CLUB
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Morning Movie Club prices for The Critic only apply to the screening on Thursday 21 November at 10:30am.
CAST & CREDITS
Accessibility
In English
Wheelchair accessible
Companion Card accepted
Assistive Hearing system available (FM)
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