Rotten
We get movie scenes within movie scenes, and Rush as Sellers breaking character to become Sellers' mom or Edwards, commenting on Sellers, and it all draws too much attention to itself.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Never judge a man by his cover.
2004 · 2h 2m · Not Rated
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Stephen Hopkins
Overview
The turbulent personal and professional life of actor Peter Sellers (1925-1980), from his beginnings as a comic performer on BBC Radio to his huge success as one of the greatest film comedians of all time; an obsessive artist so dedicated to his work that neglected his loved ones and sacrificed part of his own personality to convincingly create that of his many memorable characters.
Director and cast
- Stephen Hopkins Director
- Geoffrey Rush as Peter Sellers
- Charlize Theron as Britt Ekland
- Emily Watson as Anne Sellers
- John Lithgow as Blake Edwards
- Stanley Tucci as Stanley Kubrick
- Stephen Fry as Maurice Woodruff
- Miriam Margolyes as Peg Sellers
- Henry Goodman as Dennis Selinger
- Steve Pemberton as Harry Secombe
- Sonia Aquino as Sophia Loren
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
69%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Sustains interest most of the way, but combination of an unsympathetic central figure and patchy recreation of events involving numerous famous people makes for an ambitiously told life story that finally doesn't cut it.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
Fresh
While In Competition entry The Life and Death of Peter Sellers is a wonderfully entertaining film, the one thing that's missing is Sellers' singular ability to be hilarious.
Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter
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