The film has received warm reviews, with the Guardian, external giving three stars to “a resoundingly confident drama”, and Empire, external awarding the same rating but declaring that “it doesn’t fully deliver on the promise of its generational clash”.
The Daily Telegraph, external gave two stars, saying the film “reaches for moments of greatness, and once or twice gets there”, but that “those peaks just aren’t as razor-sharp as they used to be”.
The Times, external gave four stars, judging the movie to be “not subtle but it is fun”; while the Independent, external’s three-star write-up praised the “formidably talented” Murphy and said Keoghan is “a natural fit for Peaky Blinders”.
Variety, external described it as “dutiful fan service, sure to satisfy legions of cultists cosplaying in tweed, but not unapproachable to viewers who aren’t entirely au fait with the show”.
The Immortal Man isn’t the end of the legendary gang – after the film, Peaky Blinders will return to TV to follow the exploits of the new generation of the Shelby family after World War Two.
“There is more to be told in the universe, but this is the final chapter of this part of the story,” Knight told Breakfast.