Overview
- The Netflix release climbed to No. 3 on the platform’s global movie chart within days of its Dec. 24 debut, according to Collider.
- ComicBook.com reports more than 7 million first-week views and a holiday Top 10 placement at No. 5.
- Reviews are more measured than the audience response, with Rotten Tomatoes at 67% from critics and 76% from audiences, and praise centering on the ensemble performances over the screenplay or direction.
- Winslet structured an actor-first set by removing boom mics in favor of hidden microphones, locking off cameras, and clearing crews for intimate scenes.
- Production ran seven weeks with tight availability—Helen Mirren worked 16 days—and Winslet says she would like to direct again.