"The momentous events and issues it deals with, the whole thing feels oddly bloodless, but at least the timing is apposite."
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"...two men whose lives are as distant from our own as one could imagine, tell us much about our own thoughts and attitudes. That’s plenty enough truth for me and, I suspect, most others, who will enjoy an evening of grown-up entertainment that delights and intrigues in equal measure."
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"Elevated by strong central performances and a visual language grand enough to match its knotty, thoughtful text, 'The Two Popes' is a stylish, if sometimes sluggishly paced, piece."
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