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The Final Curtain

R 2002 1h 24m Comedy Drama List
Reviews 40% Audience Score 250+ Ratings
Egotistical game show host J. J. Curtis (Peter O'Toole) responds to the news that he has cancer by hiring novelist Jonathan Stitch (Adrian Lester) to write a worshipful biography of him. While doing research into his subject's life, though, Stitch discovers shocking and unsavory details about his past. Meanwhile, Curtis is engaged in a vicious war with Dave Turner (Aidan Gillen), a rival host and former protégé whose show is on the verge of being bought for American television. Read More Read Less

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Audience Member Not even the great Peter O'Toole can pull this film up by the bootstraps and save it from its dull to painfully bad story line. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Frances H One has to be a fan of over-the-top, quirky Brit dark comedy, or rather satire, to really like this film, but anyone can appreciate Peter O'Toole's performance. What at first seems just a rant against the inanity of TV game shows and their "celebrity" hosts becomes something more sinister as the movie's plot starts a number of twists. This film does for British TV what Network did for American television. While not everyone's cup of tea, I liked it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/06/13 Full Review Audience Member Boring and not funny. Didn't finish. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Obscure Peter O 'Toole film that have its moments, but some sequences were stupid and pointless. The twists and turns were good, and the tragic final image was great. Melodrama and black comedy rolled into one, but not perfectly done... Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch..its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that peter o toole, adrian lester, aidan gillen, julia sawalha, charles simon play good parts throguhout this movie..i think that the director of this Drama, Comedy movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie..its a good movie n its really enjoyable 2 watch Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Boring for the most part, but after a while it got sort of interesting. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Egotistical game show host J. J. Curtis (Peter O'Toole) responds to the news that he has cancer by hiring novelist Jonathan Stitch (Adrian Lester) to write a worshipful biography of him. While doing research into his subject's life, though, Stitch discovers shocking and unsavory details about his past. Meanwhile, Curtis is engaged in a vicious war with Dave Turner (Aidan Gillen), a rival host and former protégé whose show is on the verge of being bought for American television.
Director
Patrick Harkins
Producer
Duncan Kenworthy, Andrew Macdonald, Christopher Young
Screenwriter
John Hodge
Production Co
Universal/Universal Int
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 24m
Sound Mix
Surround