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This revievw was first published on September 10, 2024 out of the Toronto International Film Festival.
We are recirculating it now timed toHeretics theatrical release.
No one offered me leading men anymore.
Im quite drawn to evil, violence, death, he added.
I feel very happy in that world.
Its enough to make one ask,Has Hugh Grant always been the villain?
He invites them in.
They note that they cant enter unless theres another woman present.
He says his wife will come right out and that shes got a pie in the oven.
I dread moments in films when Im not speaking, he said.
Thats another thing about his turn inHeretic.
His rom-com performances were so relatable because of the constant self-doubt of his characters.
Mr. Reed, for all his aw-shucks shrugs and hesitations, doesnt turn out to have any self-doubt.
What makes him so terrifying eventually is how comfortable he winds up being in his skin.
When Grant says the offers dried up, hes not kidding.
(Before De Niro reconnected with Martin Scorsese, his career had almost become a punch line.)
He got old, and the kinds of movies he made got old.
But the truth is that the world doesnt make movies likeNotting HillorAbout a Boyanymore.
It makes movies likeHeretic.
