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My Policeman

My Policeman

2022

Michael Grandage

Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, David Dawson, Rupert Everett ...

6.1

1,352

Romance. Drama The arrival of Patrick into Marion and Tom's home, triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previous.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Hanna Flint Time Out	"There's a lack of interiority or deeper understanding of each character's motives –other than the superficial (...) A run-of-the-mill queer story with one dimension (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"It’s a respectful drama, watchable enough but unable to build much emotional charge around its exploration of the mysterious lines of love and friendship"	NEU
United Kingdom	Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"A bland lead performance is one of many faults with a melodramatic and unconvincing drama (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Ryan Lattanzio IndieWire	"[It] feels a little out of step with the times (...) Still, it isn’t not arresting, and that’s thanks to the work of David Dawson and Emma Corrin"	NEU
United States	Robert Daniels rogerebert.com	"Surface-level queer representation lacking in visual imagination and begging for better performances (...) 'My Policeman' commits the gravest of crimes—it's soulless (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Gregory Ellwood The Playlist	"The historical aspect of this film is truly noteworthy (...) You just wish the end result broke free of its admittedly pretty period constraints (...) A little surprise or slight shock wouldn’t hurt, though"	NEU
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"The sets, costumes and so forth are all perfectly appropriate for the period (...) The younger trio are strong, albeit restrained, in their roles"	POS
United States	Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"How beautiful [love story]. Or it would be, if at any point during the British bore we believed that the main characters actually loved each other (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Katie Walsh The Wrap	"All six actors give singular performances (...) [it] is finely made, craft-wise (...) It’s just the troubling muddle of the script and direction that leaves one wanting much, much more from 'My Policeman'"	NEU
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"[I] is full of repressed emotions and the occasional tearful recrimination, but the stateliness of the proceedings eventually becomes stifling rather than absorbing, draining this doomed love affair of its potential"	NEG
United States	Pete Hammond Deadline	"It is a handsome-looking production, and always kept my interest, but for me, it doesn’t quite reach its full potential"	NEU
United States	Chase Hutchinson Collider	"The way it plays out is akin to someone coming up to you, whispering something truly horrifying in your ear, before waving goodbye and leaving with no further explanation"	NEG
Canada	Mae Abdulbaki Screen Rant	"It remains a tender, heartbreaking film that has one of the most devastating and emotional final scenes in recent memory (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Leah Greenblatt Entertainment Weekly	"'My Policeman', as emotionally earnest and elegantly made as it is, mostly feels like a movie we've seen many times before"	NEU
United States	Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times	"[It] is an absorbing, resonant, deeply wistful adaptation that will probably be best appreciated (...) if judged more within the context of its mainly mid-20th century setting than by contemporary expectations"	POS
United States	Kimberley Jones Austin Chronicle	"The plot elements are all there for something emotional wrecking, but Grandage and his cast approach it with such enormous restraint, the oxygen is cut off completely. This is bloodless filmmaking (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Richard Lawson Vanity Fair	"An unfortunately dreary adaptation about secrets and regret (...) 'My Policeman' is studied and plodding in its period-piece solemnity"	NEG
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"Handsomely mounted but stodgy romantic drama (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Lex Briscuso SlashFilm	"[It] is a pretty flat adaptation as far as adaptations go, and despite some great elements in the film overall, Grandage's theatrical flair and passion doesn't show up anywhere in this movie"	NEU
United States	John Serba Decider	"Empathetic viewers will feel involvement only on a base level – you know, love is love and prejudice is awful – but beyond that, the movie doesn’t offer much that’s fresh, complex or involving"	NEG
United States	Katie Rife Rolling Stone	"If Tom experiences profound inner conflict about his dual life (...) it’s not reflected in Styles’ performance, which rarely goes beyond trading cocky ease for awkward silence"	NEG
United Kingdom	John Nugent Empire	"The struggles and secrecy of its story might have felt revelatory 30 years ago; today it veers on hammy (...) This clichéd melodrama is a minor stumble for Harry Styles' continuing conquest of cinema (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	El Hunt NME	"[It]suffers at the hands of a slightly depthless script, and all three sides of this sad and wretched love triangle mostly feel like standard-issue archetypes (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Ryan Leston IGN	"[It] is underwhelming in every way, from its plodding script to its woefully sub-par performance from Styles. Better call the fuzz"	NEG
United Kingdom	Caryn James BBC	"The deepest flaw is that we grasp too little of the characters' inner lives (...) 'My Policeman' is the opposite of explosive, but it is true to its director's eloquent vision (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"Styles-the-film-star feels frustratingly immature as a copper in a sham marriage, in this effortfully glum tale set in the homophobic 1950s (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Murtada Elfadl AV Club	"Instead of a classic tragic romance, it ends up being a turgid, airless concoction. Styles’ fans might find something to admire since they’ll get to gaze at their idol. But the rest of us should avoid looking"	NEG
	Elena Lazic Cineuropa	"Harry Styles’ performance further sinks Michael Grandage's structurally unsound, bland and superficial film"	NEG

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