2019 | Drama
Career con artist Roy Courtnay can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life.
| Produced by | Warner Bros. |
| Director | Bill Condon |
| Writer | Jeffrey Hatcher and Nicholas Searle |
| Cast | Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen and Russell Tovey |
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Mirren and McKellen themselves are the best thing about this film by far. Seeing them on screen together is wonderful, even if their acting styles often differ (and on occasion get a bit hammy). But they really are brilliant to watch and they lead this film well. Seeing Ian McKellen play a rather nasty and not very nice character is unusual and you can see he relishes this role (in some cases maybe a little too much). I do wish there had been a little more of Russell Tovey though.
The story itself is what lets this film down. The backstories of the characters are maybe not quite what you'd expect, but the way the story plays out and ends is a little bit predictable. And maybe a tad ridiculous. But that said, I did still enjoy watching this and it's a fairly decent and entertaining thriller, even with the slightly OTT ending.
There's a decent back story to be told about our characters that you wouldn't have guessed. Although overall the film pans out as you probably would expect it to. Enjoy it for 2 great leads in the same film, especially with McKellen in a very different role for him.
