“For all his failures- as an actor, and as an individual unable to move past a byegone era- Withnail has remained a weirdly intriguing, witty and touching point of reference for generations of young, reckless viewers, even as they age out of relating to him.”

“In true Allen form, he is in the film, though not literally; Vicky has many of the Allen quirks, each garnished with his incisive wit and crippling neurosis.”

“Truly a film for 2020: this mismanaged melodrama spends too long stuck in a house and achieving very little.”

“It’s a film that promotes the melancholy nobility of individualism, even when it’s frowned upon.”

“It’s like catching up with the self-centred, needy male protagonist of a Woody Allen film forty years down the line- from the daughter’s point of view.”

“In some sense, the genius of Donnie Darko doesn’t have anything to do with Frank’s apocalyptic insights and Donnie's tumultuous journey to finding the truth about his psychosis. It’s the surrounding distractions.”