THE CRITIC Trailer (2024) Ian McKellen, Mark Strong

Transcript

00:00I'm the chief drama critic of the Daily Chronicle.

00:06Jimmy Erskine's never liked me.

00:08Hold your breath for he is theatrical sewage.

00:11It's a disaster. You should talk to him.

00:14Over the last ten years, you've compared me to livestock, creatures of the sea, and an extinct bird.

00:20It's going to stop.

00:21Oh, are you retiring?

00:24Tone it down. More beauty, less beast.

00:28We can restore the Chronicle to its rightful place as the most read family newspaper in the country.

00:33Watch your backs.

00:35He won't come up to the old guard.

00:38Beyond the paper!

00:41Anyone who threatens the reputation of this newspaper is an undesirable.

00:45You must practice your perversion behind closed doors.

00:48You're a cheeky old queer, ain't ya?

00:50May I return the compliment?

00:51Mr. Erskine, are you a homosexual?

01:01One month's notice.

01:02What did you expect?

01:07You must have something on him.

01:09The man's a saint.

01:11All men have secrets. I'll find his.

01:14From your secret admirer?

01:18Look, he's crying.

01:20Viscount Brooke.

01:22Powerful wretch.

01:25But catastrophically married.

01:28I have something delicate to discuss.

01:33Do me a little service.

01:37I want you to please him.

01:39And in return, you will gain my unyielding favor.

01:43All that's required to make you a star.

01:51Don't let me down.

01:53Or what?

02:00You're so naughty.

02:02You're a maniac with a death wish.

02:05I'm the critic.

02:06I have power and influence.

02:13I want to ask you to live with yourself. Please.

02:16This is only the beginning.

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