Synopsis
Paul Raymond builds a porn, entertainment and real estate empire that makes him the wealthiest man in Britain, but drugs doom his beloved daughter, Debbie.
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Cast
- Steve CooganPaul Raymond
- Anna FrielJean Raymond
- Imogen PootsDebbie Raymond
- Tamsin EgertonFiona Richmond
- Chris AddisonTony Power
- James LanceCarl Snitcher
- Simon BirdJonathan Hodge
- Shirley HendersonRusty Humphries
- Kieran O'BrienJimmy Humphries
- David WalliamsVicar Edwyn Young
Recommendations
- 80
The Telegraph
It’s funny and touching, but feels like a missed opportunity. - 70
Variety
Michael Winterbottom and Steve Coogan's fourth feature collaboration is a vivid period whirlwind that impressively showcases the comic thesp's more dramatic side. - 60
The Guardian
This is a shallow but watchable movie, and it nicely conveys the world of semi-respectable Soho porn, sadder and tattier than its sleazier end, with its desperate champagne lunches and dreary afternoon hangovers. - 60
Time Out London
There’s something a bit over-familiar here – in a solidly entertaining, made-for-telly, nothing-we-haven’t-seen-before, way. - 60
Empire
A solid, straightforward biopic about a fascinating individual and his destructive relationships, with strong performances and a healthy sense of naffness. - 60
Total Film
Exuberant when it’s in the ascendence but empty on the way back down, this well-crafted cock and balls story is – for the most part – filthy good fun. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
The film is absorbing on a scene-by-scene basis. But it connects the dots of Raymond’s life in a perfunctory way, without locating a fluid through-line or gaining emotional access to its elusive subject. - 60
Time Out
Zippy and saturated with soft-core nudity, The Look of Love isn’t hard to watch, especially when statuesque Tamsin Egerton enters the picture as a redheaded dancer who captures Raymond’s heart.
