Victorian London is as phoney as some of the accents.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Victorian London is as phoney as some of the accents.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

There is something a bit bland, a bit kitchen sink, a bit telemovie, about this portrait of the artist as a young man.

~ Anton Bitel -

There is something a bit bland, a bit kitchen sink, a bit telemovie, about this portrait of the artist as a young man.

~ Anton Bitel -

The film stays just on the right side of knowingly self-aware, excusing the major flaw in its basic premise without getting too smug or annoying.

~ Max Crawford -

The film stays just on the right side of knowingly self-aware, excusing the major flaw in its basic premise without getting too smug or annoying.

~ Max Crawford -

The strength of the film is its ability to suspend disbelief and engage the audience with its mastery of mystery.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The strength of the film is its ability to suspend disbelief and engage the audience with its mastery of mystery.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

While the movie has some interesting ideas, the acting from the leads really lets it down.

~ George Williamson -

While the movie has some interesting ideas, the acting from the leads really lets it down.

~ George Williamson -

If you're 14, you may feel that you have finally found a film you can identify with.

~ Jennie Kermode -

If you're 14, you may feel that you have finally found a film you can identify with.

~ Jennie Kermode -

What really makes the film work is the ambiguity around its central character.

~ Jennie Kermode -

What really makes the film work is the ambiguity around its central character.

~ Jennie Kermode -