Scoop turns an infamous Prince Andrew interview into a thriller
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It was a reasonable concern when Scoop was first announced: How could a feature film adaptation about a single televised interview make for compelling viewing? Even Frost/Nixon, that play turned Ron Howard film, covered more ground than that — and it was also, dare I say it, kind of dull? But Scoop, which landed on Netflix today, looks those concerns in the eye and sends them to bed. Using facts and thoughtful dramatizations, it builds a thrilling system of muscles over the slender frame of Prince Andrew’s damning 2019 Newsnight interview.
I’m not just employing that metaphor because interviewer Emily Maitlis (Gillian Anderson) is the guardian of a whippet named Moody; he’s portrayed by a professional canine actor in the movie* but reflects the journalist’s real-life pet. But as a sighthound guardian myself, I can attest to the comparison’s aptness.
Read the of Eve's hound-heavy review at Reality Blurred