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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. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

The life and career of award-winning director, critic, essayist and anarchist, Lindsay Anderson.

Genre:

documentary
Original Language:

English
Director:

Mike Kaplan
Producer:

Peter Crane, Mike Kaplan
Release Date (Streaming):

Feb 1, 2014
Runtime:

1h 51m

Cast & Crew

Malcolm McDowell

Mike Kaplan
Director

Peter Crane
Producer

Mike Kaplan
Producer

Christophe Faubert
Cinematographer

Jesse Hagy
Cinematographer

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Critic Reviews for Never Apologize

All Critics (12) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (4)

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November 16, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

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

September 5, 2008 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Anthony Quinn
Independent (UK)
An uncinematic form, perhaps, but of absorbing interest to cinema-lovers.

September 5, 2008 | Full Review…

Martin Hoyle
Financial Times
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.

September 5, 2008 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Mike McCahill
Daily Telegraph (UK)
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.

September 5, 2008 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
There's plenty of fascinating material here, yet many of the anecdotes fall flat.

September 5, 2008 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Patrick Peters
Empire Magazine
His account of Anderson's demise moves, but by then, this arch-raconteur's bluster may have sand-papered your patience.

September 5, 2008 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

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

September 5, 2008 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Tim Evans
Sky Cinema
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.

September 5, 2008 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Steve Watson
Film4