Deborah Ross

When is anyone going to properly appreciate what critics have to go through?

The Critic, starring Ian McKellan, had all the makings of an entertainingly savage little film but, alas, the result is surprisingly bland

Ian McKellen as Jimmy Erskine and Gemma Arterton as Nina Land in The Critic
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