Stanley a Man of Variety

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Stanley a Man of Variety

2016

1h 24m

Comedy

Drama

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A middle-aged man who has been stuck in prison for far too long starts hallucinating.

Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

06/15/2018

3/5

Some marvellous acting bravura from Spall.

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Ed Potton

The Times (UK)

06/15/2018

2/5

Proof that world-class acting can always be harpooned by uninspired screenwriting.

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

06/14/2018

2/5

For such a slight production it feels desperately stodgy and effortful: lots of variety, perhaps, but little spice of life.

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Sarah Cartland

Caution Spoilers

03/13/2019

2.5/5

Spall treads a line between embodiment and impersonation with extraordinary skill. I'm not sure who the film's audience is though - if you don't find old-style variety funny, it'll grate.

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Andy Lea

Daily Express (UK)

06/15/2018

2/5

Spall's enthusiastic turns aren't enough to power a feature film. With better jokes and a much tighter plot this might have been a less difficult watch.

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Simon T

@Bucksplit Nov 7

A wonderful canvas for the eccentric gifts of Tim Spall - initially manically funny this one-man mystery (co-scripted by Spall) gets darker and darker as it closes in on the reasons for his incarceration and guilt. There are echoes of Dickens and Beckett, but this is its own thing and seriously underrated and ignored by most of the critics. Only in the last ten minutes does it lose its way.

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Stephen Cookson

Director

Timothy Spall

Actor

Stephen Cookson

Screenwriter

Timothy Spall

Screenwriter

Gary Collins

Executive Producer

Norman Merry

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Synopsis

A middle-aged man who has been stuck in prison for far too long starts hallucinating.

Director: Stephen Cookson
Producer: Stephen Cookson
Screenwriter: Stephen Cookson, Timothy Spall
Production Co: Special One Films, CK Films
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 8, 2019
Runtime: 1h 24m

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