A Very English Scandal

  • 2018


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Average Rating 4.2/5
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4.5
You come away from the final episode amused, yes, but feeling the human toll. Den Of Geek
4.5
You come away from the final episode amused, yes, but feeling the human toll. Den Of Geek
4.5
Whishaw perfectly portrays this mans fascinating combination of vulnerability and strength. Rogerebert
4.5
Dig into what really happened, and youll be shocked by just how little Davies invented.) Indie Wire
4.2
Dig into what really happened, and youll be shocked by just how little Davies invented.) Indie Wire
4.5
Three hours is enough time for two great actors to craft performances whose collisionand an enmity that comes to look a bit like loveis some of the mo .. Variety
1.0
But this first episode bordered not on the farce of little tragedies but the farce of (at times, dare I say it) Ray Cooney. The Guardian
4.5
Welcome, then, to Love Island 2018, which looks set to be the most naked, unashamed, and nakedly unashamed slice of exploitatively sexist television y .. The Guardian
5.0
That always works best, dont you think) and so thoroughly wayward in others. The Guardian
4.5
In a mere three hours it could easily have been stretched to six thats an impressive achievement. The Hollywood Reporter
4.4
Its a devilishly enjoyable tone thats reminiscent of Steven Soderberghs The Informant! IGN
5.0
Cantley really did decree: Scott is an accomplished sponger . . . The Times
4.0
And terrifying because it doesnt seem impossible that this stuff could happen. The Times
4.5
Jan Thijs The way that Carnival Row obscures its own timeline doesnt help matters. Independent
1.5
Bessell actually admires him, saying He tells the truth and he doesnt care. Decider
4.4
This one in fact bore fruit a sharp, incisive and (above all) funny script and direction to match. News Day
4.5
And yet, somewhere in that, lies a glimmer of something profoundly more, of unacknowledged and very profound love. Smh
4.5
Its soapy, funny, by turns gorgeous and grubby, and performed with a kind of headlong verve thats never less than fascinating to behold. Npr
4.5
It doesnt bother him whos listening priests or housewives or landlords or anyone. Npr
5.0
So why watch at all Some say they cant any more; that its too unceasingly bleak and has tipped into torture porn. Daily Mail
2.8
One moment, its delivering sly, savage moments worthy of Ricky Gervais The Office. Boston Herald
4.5
In between, there are enough close calls that Thorpe doesnt even know about, as Scott tries to convince officials of the affair using Thorpes love let .. Boston Globe
4.5
There are flashes of murder in Grants eyes, and hes most persuasive when communicating Thorpes devastation. The Atlantic
4.5
The hallucinated gecko on the bedside table That will be explained. Standard
4.5
Maybe hes still deserving of our derision for how he chose to handle the affair, but hes no less human for that. Vox
4.5
Though hes hardly a ringer for the real world Josiffe, the boyish, bird like Whishaw proves a flawless fit for the fragile, emotionally troubled stabl .. Digital Spy
4.5
Thorpe doesnt realize this, and thats simply because he doesnt care. Cleve Land
4.5
When Thorpe first meets his lover Norman Josiffe (Whishaw) in 1961, hes a star on the rise, a young pollie with verve and ideas. Bitly
1.5
It isnt a nuanced portrait, exactly, but nor is it overly judgmental. Spectator
4.5
Nobody is wholly sympathetic or reprehensible you can almost see Thorpes point. Spectator
4.5
There is so much low hanging fruit on offer that the show doesnt look up and aim higher, and really go for greatness (a recurrent problem with many Br .. Haaretz
4.5
The Thorpe Scott story, rambling and rumbling on over a period of nineteen years, isnt easy to summarize. Ny Books
4.5
But with the weight of the British political, media, and judicial establishment arrayed against him, Scott didnt have a chance. Ny Books
4.5
In turn, Grants Thorpe is a vision of that charm, curdled into something darker theres an undefinable, irresistibly engaging quality about him, even k .. Yahoo! Movies



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