Its like a bolt of lightningand hes hooked.

Daniel Craig as William Lee inQueer.

Craigs Lee with Drew Starkeys Eugene Allerton inQueer.

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The effect is odd at best, and painfully cringeworthy at worst.

It doesnt help, either, that theres a rather heavy-handed use of CGI throughout.

Craig and Starkey with Lesley Manvilles Dr Cotter.

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Daniel Craig as William Lee inQueer.

Its a confounding choice.

Despite it all, though, Craig and Starkey are excellent.

Craig, meanwhile, fills his Lee with an overwhelming and utterly desperate neediness that is touchingly tragic.

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Craig’s Lee with Drew Starkey’s Eugene Allerton inQueer.

This post-Bond foray into arthouse cinema is an exciting move, and his performance a supremely compelling one.

Any plaudits and prizes he receives will be thoroughly deserved.

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Craig and Starkey with Lesley Manville’s Dr Cotter.

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Starkey’s Allerton inQueer.