Overview
- The film arrives in UK theaters with praise centering on Ian McKellen’s performance alongside Michaela Coel.
- The plot follows a skilled forger, played by Coel, recruited by an ageing painter’s estranged children (James Corden and Jessica Gunning) to finish his valuable, unfinished portraits.
- Steven Soderbergh made the movie on a modest budget in London, serving as director, camera operator, and editor during a brisk 19‑day shoot.
- Critics describe an intimate two-hander set largely in a single townhouse, noting sharp writing and roving camera work that keeps it cinematic.
- One review casts the film as a quiet rebuttal to Soderbergh’s stated plan to lean on AI in a future project, underscoring its focus on craft and authenticity.