Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026) review

Explosive mayhem opening. It immediately throws me back into that Peaky Blinders world with intensity and chaos. The first act reminded me of The Dark Knight Rises where Bruce Wayne is still broken, coping with past trauma, isolated and sulking in pain and loneliness. That same fallen hero energy is present here. I also felt shades of Logan, where the main character is tired and carrying emotional scars, and even Thor in Endgame, lost and drifting because of guilt and failure. It is that phase where the legend is still there, but buried under grief. And when he finally regains his senses, the swagger comes back. The legend returns. The walk, the presence, the hero shots. Ang angas panoorin! That shift from broken to composed hits really well. Barry as Duke surprisingly feels and even looks like a young Tommy Shelby. There are moments where I could almost believe he is the next version of him. Rebecca brings strong Jessica energy here. That whispery, controlled, manipulative tone immediately reminded me of how Jessica guides Paul in Dune. The way she tells Duke what to do feels very similar to that quiet but powerful influence. The cinematography stays true to the Peaky Blinders DNA with its dark tone, but now it also carries that yellowish brown cinematic texture that feels very Greig Fraser. The combination gives the film a heavier and more cinematic look compared to the series. At its core, it is still a father and son story. Beneath all the violence and power plays, that relationship is what grounds the film emotionally.