Unfortunately, writer-director John Patton Ford has little feel for the American class system, no discernible talent for writing good dialogue, and minimal competency with directing actors.
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Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
Just as colonial expansion had fostered the first men on the spot, so decolonization created a new generation of such empowered historical actors.
The casting matches the meathead characters visually, but the disproportionate number of objectively bad thespians on Team Thin Blue Line results in an acting performance disparity that’s sometimes brutal to watch as the fighting progresses.
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2026
The point is, a whole generation of young British thespians has figured out the one thing almost as good as being cast as James Bond is being rumored for the part.
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Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
Above, she's pictured with Second City troupers Joe Flaherty, Martin Short, Andrea Martin, Dave Thomas and long-time collaborator, Eugene Levy, at a 10 year reunion for the sketch show's Canadian debut.
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