An Inspector Calls

You can definitely tell that the actors tried there best in this version but some of the performers, such as John Farries for Arthur Birling, are just not convincing and his acting is quite frankly cringe-worthy. The only decent thing about his performance is his more mild manners compared to his social superior and wife, Sybil. The best actor on set is probably Jason Farries as Gerald Croft. Sheila's and Eric's performance were decent as well. As it turns out, most of the younger actors are the ones who did the better job. The dialogue as well seems to deviate from the original script to an extent. Inspector Goole's temperment is off and is not assertive enough. Overall, it's okay and great that it's free to watch on YouTube but it's definitely not the beat.

1hr and 30 minutes of my life I will never get back. Worst acting ever Mr Birling was off his rocker it was a shambles. Mate I cried halfway through the acting was like listening to a cat screech. Like....

As an English teacher, I'm always looking for ways to bring texts to life for my students. Watching this version of An Inspector Calls was painful - the acting, particularly that of Arthur Birling, is horrendous. It was laughable.

I would not recommend this version - at all. It's not worth it.

Absolutely appalling, totally unconvincing performances by every single cast member. Loosely based on the great JB Priestley play, this film is a very pale imitation.

A fascinating video version of this classic British drawing room play by J. B. Priestly. Very well acted. Not the simple formulaic story you might suspect from the early scenes.