
After his daughter's untimely death, Paul Raymond reflects on his life. Rising from a mind-reading act, he grew to have a hugely successful career as an erotica magnate which would make him the wealthiest man in Britain. Yet for all his material success, his appetites mess up his personal life. Even as he challenged society's sexual mores, his relationship with his daughter proved troubling and problematic.... (Full plot summary below)
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After his daughter's untimely death, Paul Raymond reflects on his life. Rising from a mind-reading act, he grew to have a hugely successful career as an erotica magnate which would make him the wealthiest man in Britain. Yet for all his material success, his appetites mess up his personal life. Even as he challenged society's sexual mores, his relationship with his daughter proved troubling and problematic.
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| The TelegraphSebastian DoggartIt’s funny and touching, but feels like a missed opportunity. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesBill StametsIn his press notes, Winterbottom adds: “We didn’t make the moral too obvious, or too heavy-handed.” And they don’t. But the bottom line is unmistakable. |
| Metro (UK)Larushka Ivan-ZadehIt's a cracking true story and the cast, including an impossibly free-spirited and leggy Tamsin Egerton, are outstanding but beneath the smart one-liners, frustratingly little is laid bare. |
| Boston HeraldJames VerniereSteve Coogan's fourth collaboration with director Michael Winterbottom is a funny, visually inventive take on Britain's Hugh Hefner. |
| Salt Lake TribuneSean P. MeansCoogan is adept at playing the cad, but Winterbottom gives him little else to do. |
| Film School RejectsRobert LevinA character study that offers some of Steve Coogan's most interesting work and another testament to Michael Winterbottom's knack for period naturalism. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerPaints a profoundly sad portrait of a fascinating Soho figure. |
| Uncut Magazine [UK]Michael BonnerAs per previous Winterbottom/Coogan collaborations, the vibe here is loose and episodic. |
| Digital SpySimon ReynoldsThe unavoidable flickers of Alan Partridge often shine through, but that doesn't hinder Coogan from being an excellent, avuncular guide for this tour through the life of a man once dubbed The King of Soho. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyMichael Winterbottom and Steve Coogan's fourth feature collaboration is a vivid period whirlwind that impressively showcases the comic thesp's more dramatic side. |