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Page Eight (TV)

Thriller Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) is a long-serving MI5 officer. His boss and best friend Benedict Baron (Michael Gambon) dies suddenly, leaving behind him an inexplicable file, threatening the stability of the organization. Meanwhile, a seemingly chance encounter with Johnny's striking next-door neighbour and political activist Nancy Pierpan (Rachel Weisz) seems too good to be true. Johnny is forced to walk out of his job, and then out of ... [+]
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The New York Times
The New York Times
"It's the right cast in the right setting but with a wrongfully righteous script."  NEU
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The Wall Street Journal
"Even though there may be a fleeting moment when you feel an urge to slap Mr. Nighy and yell: 'Perk up,' in truth he can do no wrong here."  POS
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The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
"The post-Cold War evolution of MI5 is a potentially juicy subject, but while Hare lines up the elements, he fails to take the story anyplace especially revelatory or combustible."  NEU
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TV Guide
TV Guide
"A quietly absorbing elegy for old-school spooks, Page Eight bristles with jazzy intelligence." POS
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Boston Globe
Boston Globe
"The movie is so carefully stylized, any and all emotional import has been sucked out of it." NEU
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
"If you can get past the notion of Nighy being irresistible to every woman he encounters (I almost did), you'll get caught up in the carefully modulated intrigue." POS
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