Great reviews at 96% positive on Rotten Tomatoes. A funny, British film, this is absolutely perfect for the Red Carpet.
Synopsis
A mainstay of the London art scene since his starry breakout in the creative explosion of the 1960’s, Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen) has drifted into a cluttered, self-imposed seclusion. His two estranged children (James Corden, Jessica Gunning) enlist Lori (Michaela Coel), a young painter and sometime-forger, to pose as a prospective assistant and gain access to a fabled series of unfinished canvases Julian has buried deep in his home studio, in a deceptive bid to secure an inheritance for themselves.
****
"Another exhilarating late-career opportunity for McKellen to really bare teeth, but this time he has a script that’s actually able to match him"
The Guardian
****
"McKellen’s show - he’s having such a fantastic time that the results are as thrilllingly visceral as if we’re in a theatre watching him perform live"
Time Out
"I have rarely enjoyed watching two actors rapport the way I loved watching McKellen and Coel; it could have gone on forever and not been long enough"
The New York Times
"One of the best movies of the year so far"
TIME Magazine
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Ian McKellen, Michaela Coel, James Corden, Jessica Gunning
Film Length: 100mins
Format: 2D
Cert: 15
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