The Duke - Reviews

Jim Broadbent steals show in warm-hearted 60s-set crime caper.

...it’s jovially neutral fare, preferring to frame its story as an unashamedly old-fashioned underdog tale – an absurdist struggle of the little man against monolithic bureaucracy.

An Ealing-esque comedy with its heart exactly in the right place...

What a lovely, rousing, finally moving film this is.

In playing Bunton, seasoned actor Broadbent brings plenty of charisma to the role.

...delivers a heartwarming take on a strange-but-true heist

It’s never less than touching to see Broadbent in a delicate and sweet dance with Helen Mirren as his very much long-suffering wife...

...a very British heist movie, a true-crime caper with no guns, no car chases, toad in the hole for dinner, and Gracie Fields warbling a song called “A Nice Cup of Tea” on the soundtrack.

Britain hasn’t lost the ability to make films like this after all. We’ve had it stashed in the back of the wardrobe all along.

Roger Michell’s swansong is a fittingly wholesome and heartwarming caper, an ode to Ealingesque whimsy and charm.

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