Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.What is it? A bio-drama about the life of Bond-creator, Ian Fleming, starring Dominic Cooper alongside Sherlock’s Lara Pulver, Anna Chancellor, and Lesley Manville. It’s directed by Mat Whitecross.
The Independent says: “What’s better than a great story? The story of the person who wrote a great story … It’s a weird reversal. Fleming created Bond as an act of wish fulfilment … Here, the projection is turned back around and upon him. It works well enough … [Cooper] effectively transfers the smirk of Bond on to Fleming.”
They say: The Guardian: “Fleming is beautiful, shot like a Bond film – with approximately 892 nods to the franchise … it gradually dawns that this is an exposé of what an awful human being Ian Fleming was … [the viewer is] spoonfed thick, unctuous vomit from a large tureen forged from glimmering, gilded rubbish.”
Huffington Post: “It’s a good thing that the actors know how to deliver this sometimes-clunky material, because dialogue is often all they have to work with … The drama is also almost hilariously unsubtle at times … Cooper does a solid job [but] Pulver … manages to steal the show.”
You say: pretend i‘pretla‘short’. There is no pretend Lar
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments