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Johnny Depp’s Directorial Return With Modi Draws Harsh Reviews at London Premiere

Critics have given the 1916 Paris biopic a Metacritic score of 29/100 ahead of its UK release this weekend

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Johnny Depp along with Riccardo Scamarcio and Antonia Desplat graced the London red carpet for the premiere of their movie Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness.  
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Overview

  • Depp stepped behind the camera for the first time since 1997 to direct Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness, which debuted at London’s Curzon Mayfair on July 8
  • The film dramatizes a turbulent 72-hour period in the life of Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani in war-torn 1916 Paris
  • Riccardo Scamarcio leads an ensemble cast that includes Al Pacino as collector Maurice Gangnat, with Stephen Graham and Antonia Desplat in supporting roles
  • Early reviews have been predominantly negative, with a 29/100 Metacritic rating and Collider calling the film a “plodding, pretentious mess”
  • Modi opens in UK cinemas on July 11 and has yet to announce a release date for the United States