The Christophers review: Steven Soderbergh’s film scrapes by thanks to a compelling cast

In The Christophers, Ian McKellen gives his best performance since Gandalf – review

The veteran actor plays a cruel, bitter painter who torments his children (played by James Corden and Jessica Gunning) and tangles with a young art restorer (Michaela Coel)

The Christophers review: McKellan and Coel bring much-needed liveliness to this subdued caper

Artist Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen) has lost his edge. Alone and eccentric, the man they used to call a genius is now selling personalised video messages online and is giving away his paintings on the side of the street.

Ian McKellen thrills in The Christophers

Appearing in New York in April to promote The Christophers, Ian McKellen was being excessively modest. “Actors get far too much  praise,” he said. “What attracted you to the part? Did you relate to it? How much of yourself did you give it?” The script’s everything, he maintained. “You just come along and say the lines, really.” So much for almost all other actor interviews ever. Let’s say at once that, nonetheless, The Christophers is a film ent…

The Christophers review: Steven Soderbergh’s film scrapes by thanks to a compelling cast

Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel generate a tense and witty dynamic

Film review: McKellen and Coel spark delightfully in Soderbergh’s latest work, The Christophers

By VIEWdigital editor Brian Pelan Ian McKellen is a joy to watch in his role as the cynical, washed-up artist Julian Sklar in director Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, The Christophers. Julian lives in London with his ‘golden days’ long behind him. In the 1990s, he completed two series of paintings called The Christophers, based on […] The post Film review: McKellen and Coel spark delightfully in Soderbergh’s latest work, The Christophers appear…