carlcasso Review of The English

The English (2022)

Should have been a great movie

[6/10 · 18 February 2023]

I can just imagine some producer pitching this movie to some Exec's explaining how good it was.

The Exec of course knows better and decides to to make it into a mini series .

So instead of getting a really good original movie we get a dragged out slow mini series .

There is far too much padding here including an episode that didn't need to be made.

For me it was ruined by the unnecessary padding.

It really would have been a stand out movie.

Emily Blunt ours in one of her best performances .

Chaske Spencer As her co star is excellent .

The chemistry between these two is off the charts.

You really want them to make it and make it together .

The script has some really clever twists but the dragging out of the story ruins these twists in my opinion.

Rafe Smalls character is over the top annoying .

Now we are supposed to hate him but maybe Rafe is too good of an actor as I really detested his character.

Tom Hughes is very good but again the dragging out of the story makes his character almost unnecessary.

So to be clear.

This one have been an incredible movie . 10/10.

But for me it fell flat as a mini series.

Too much padding.