Sir Ian McKellen stars in a thrilling story of ambition, blackmail, and desire with a dazzling antihero at its dark heart. When the most feared and vicious theatre critic in town, Jimmy Erskine, finds himself suddenly in the cross hairs of the Daily Chronicle's new owner, David Brooke, he strikes a sinister Faustian pact with a struggling actress, Nina Land, who's desperate to win his favour.
Based on Anthony Quinn's novel Curtain Call, adapted for the screen by Academy Award-nominated Notes On A Scandal writer Patrick Marber and directed by Anand Tucker, The Critic is a deliciously dark and sharp-witted thriller set in 1930s London boasting an all-star British cast that also includes Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Ben Barnes, Alfred Enoch, Romola Garai, and Lesley Manville.
