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Eddie Redmayne’s ‘The Day of the Jackal’ Is a Torturous Bore

MISSED THE TARGET

The new spy thriller series seems to have forgotten the “thrill” part entirely.

Nick Schager
Nick Schager 

Entertainment Critic

Eddie Redmayne as the Jackal.
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Nick Schager

Nick Schager

Entertainment Critic

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