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Never Apologize: A Personal Visit with Lindsay Anderson

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Never Apologize: A Personal Visit with Lindsay Anderson (2008)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:7

Rotten:4

Average Rating:5.8/10

Consensus: Essentially a stage production of Malcolm Macdowell musing over his departed friend, and brit director Lindsey Anderson. Macdowell makes for an engaging raconteur, but only for Anderson fans.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Synopsis: Actor Malcolm McDowell pays tribute to his friend and frequent collaborator, director Lindsay Anderson (IF...), in this film. NEVER APOLOGIZE is a filmed theatrical performance by McDowell from... Actor Malcolm McDowell pays tribute to his friend and frequent collaborator, director Lindsay Anderson (IF...), in this film. NEVER APOLOGIZE is a filmed theatrical performance by McDowell from 2004, the 10-year anniversary of Anderson's death. McDowell shares his memories of the director, as well as reading works written by and about Anderson, which allows the actor to do impressions of personalities such as Alan Bates, Bette Davis, John Ford, Richard Harris, and Anderson himself. [More]

Starring: Malcolm McDowell

Starring: Malcolm McDowell

Director: Mike Kaplan

Director: Mike Kaplan
Producer: Mike Kaplan, Malcolm McDowell, Peter Crane

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McDowell's affectionate, mischievous impersonations and clips from Anderson's body of work make for an easy couple of hours.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
09/05/08
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Independent

An uncinematic form, perhaps, but of absorbing interest to cinema-lovers.

Full Review Source: Financial Times | comment Comment
09/05/08
Martin Hoyle
Martin Hoyle
Financial Times

His account of Anderson’s demise moves, but by then, this arch-raconteur’s bluster may have sand-papered your patience.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
09/05/08
Kevin Harley
Kevin Harley
Total Film

Affectionate, mischievous and informative, it's a rewarding insight into one of Britain's largely forgotten celluloid heroes.

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment Comment
09/05/08
Tim Evans
Tim Evans
Sky Movies

It's not great cinema, but it's never less than good fun; watch it in conjunction with Anderson's recently published diaries, and you'll get a sense of a unique, irreplaceable and finally very human talent.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
09/05/08
Mike McCahill
Mike McCahill
Daily Telegraph

Whether it can justify a bigger release remains to be seen, though it's gossipy and amusing, and McDowell incidentally shows no strain in carrying such a long solo stage piece.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
09/05/08
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

For anyone interested in the life and work of Lindsay Anderson, however, and indeed the British New Wave more generally, Never Apologize is an illuminating piece of film.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
09/05/08
Steve Watson
Steve Watson
Channel 4 Film

There’s plenty of fascinating material here, yet many of the anecdotes fall flat.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
09/05/08
Patrick Peters
Patrick Peters
Empire Magazine

Malcolm McDowell is thoroughly engaging in Never Apologize: A Personal Visit With Lindsay Anderson.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
08/19/08
Jeannette Catsoulis
Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times
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The film Never Apologize... doesn't sound like compelling viewing. But when the man on the stage is actor Malcolm McDowell and his subject is British filmmaker Lindsay Anderson, the viewing is entertaining and touching.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
08/15/08
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
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But the actor too earnestly prolongs readings from the director's diaries and letters, turning the experience into more of an undisciplined airing of bitchy candor.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
08/14/08
Joshua Rothkopf
Joshua Rothkopf
Time Out New York
 
 
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