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Page Eight (2011)
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as Alec Beasley
as Nancy
as Johnny Worricker
as Julianne Worricker
as Benedict Baron
as Rollo Madeley
as Jill Tankard
as Ralph Wilson
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All Critics (14) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (1)
Bill Nighy is the hushed engine of the film, just as Rachel Weisz is asked to be the emblem of a vein of decency and commitment that is worth defending.

I felt stuck on the outside, while the characters went through their paces secretly understanding everything that was at stake.

It's the right cast in the right setting but with a wrongfully righteous script.

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.

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.

Although it gives off the appearance of homework, Nighy and his fellow performers give Hare's script a thrilling workout, creating significant tension out of the most routine of encounters.
Audience Reviews for Page Eight
TV spy drama with a great set of A-list actors but with wooden acting from the protagonist and poor dialogue all around, yet the story becomes quite enticing an hour in and I quite enjoyed it.
Super Reviewer
Rather dull. Slow...good cast, though.
Super Reviewer
A MI5 agent uncovers a conspiracy that goes to Downing Street and may have caused the death of his best friend/boss. If you've seen the British version of State of Play, then you've already seen the feel and basic content of this film. This difference is that the conflict in the film has lower stakes, and the conspiracy does not seem as far-reaching and damning. Bill Nighy delivers another strong, understated performance, like the ones in State of Play and Gideon's Daughter. His work for British outlets seems so much more complex than what he does in American films. Overall, this film is good, but it's a poor man's version of stronger British political dramas.

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