Deborah Ross

Menacingly entertaining thriller, despite the clichés: A Lesson reviewed

Plus you get Richard E. Grant in his full pomp

Richard E. Grant as J.M. Sinclair, Julie Delpy as Hélène, Daryl McCormack as Liam Sommers and Stephen McMillan as Bertie in The Lesson. Image: courtesy of Bleecker Street  
issue 23 September 2023
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The Lesson is a literary thriller that is occasionally heavy-handed but also menacingly entertaining, plus you get Richard E. Grant in his full pomp. That said, when do you not get Richard E. Grant in his full pomp? Has anyone ever seen him at 50 per cent pomp? Has anyone ever come out of the cinema thinking: ‘I wish Richard E.

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