Cillian Murphy masterclass in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
James Cox
Cillian Murphy provides another masterclass in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man.
Before you read on, there are spoilers for the film if you have not yet seen it.
Peaky Blinders fans who did not get the chance to watch it on the big screen are in for a treat as it lands on Netflix on Friday, March 20th, and the ones who did see it in the cinema will probably want to watch it again.
After six hugely successful seasons, running from 2013 to 2022, The Immortal Man brings a fitting end to Steven Knight's series.
Living in his now rundown mansion, Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) is in exile. He is haunted by the ghosts of his brother Arthur and daughter Ruby, and speaks to them as if they're still alive.
In Small Heath, Birmingham, the Peaky Blinders are in disarray, now run by Tommy's illegitimate son Duke (Barry Keoghan), who some claim is more violent and ruthless than his father.
With World War Two in full swing, John Beckett (Tim Roth) seeks to enrich himself by taking advantage of Duke and the Peaky Blinders.
Roth is a Nazi sympathiser and is involved in a plot to flood Britain with counterfeit currency.
He manages to trick Duke, much to the ire of his aunt Kaulo Chirko (Rebecca Ferguson).
Kaulo is a mysterious witch who tries to tap into Tommy's gypsy heritage. She eventually convinces him to put on his peaked cap and suit and return to the streets of Birmingham.
Her efforts prove more effective than the attempts of Tommy's last surviving sibling, Ada, played by the brilliant Sophie Rundle.
It is to Ada that Tommy delivers the haunting line, "there's a war in my own head".
Punk-influenced tracks from Fontaines DC, Nick Cave, and Lankum perfectly set the tone for the action-packed film.
After bringing his wayward son back in line, Tommy becomes involved in a covert operation to help the war effort by taking down Beckett.
This brings the film to its stunning ending.
Duke is no Tommy, but maybe that's the point.
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man is in cinemas now and Netflix from Friday, March 20th
