Venus (2006)
First screened in January 2007
Director: Roger Michell. Cast: Peter O'Toole, Jodie Whittaker, Leslie Phillips, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Griffiths. Screenplay: Hanif Kureishi. Twitter Capsule:
Vanity star vehicle minus anything vehicular. O'Toole is fine. Observations of old age are welcome. And yet. Whittaker shaky.
VOR:②
O'Toole fans and Oscar completists will find this a must but even sturdiest or most pleasant passages make few strong claims.
