“It’s hard to take it seriously!” Luther: The Fallen Sun is being slammed by critics who claim Idris Elba’s ‘ridiculous’ film is ‘ridiculous’ ahead of its Netflix release.

Luther: The Fallen Sun was panned by critics after the Netflix crime thriller debuted in select theaters ahead of its release.

Idris Elba’s latest film has received a flurry of two-star reviews, with critics claiming the ‘ridiculous’ picture was ‘confused’, ‘far-fetched’ and ‘ridiculous’.

The film, which hits the small screen on March 10, follows DCI John Luther (Idris) as he escapes from his maximum security prison to catch a cyber psychopath and serial killer played by Andy Serkis.

But Variety described the image as “difficult to take seriously”, while Empire said the film – based on the 2010 BBC series – felt “quite recycled”.

Brian Viner wrote in the Daily Mail: “It bombards us with an overload of everything, especially the plot, with a psychotic villain, played by Andy Serkis, who seems to have come to modern-day London straight from the bowels of the underworld. ”

The Guardian review says: “Serial killer paraphernalia feels dated; the Scandi-Noir touch is inauthentic and the storylines in the films, from evil criminal dealings to straight-up snuff pornography, are frankly always boring and unbelievable.”

The action-packed ordeal begins with Luther fighting with fellow inmates before breaking out.

Once he’s free and back in town, it seems a woman needs his help to get revenge on someone after she did something nasty to her son.

His character then says, “I’ve got to stop this guy, I’m still a cop,” before telling the armed forces that if he doesn’t back down, they’ll “shoot him.”

The film’s villain then says, “John, I looked you straight in the eye because I was curious and wanted to know if you would see it in me.” Because it’s you, isn’t it, the man who knows everything about people like me.”

Exciting scenes then show Luther with a bloodied face after the battle, as he says, “He wants the world to think the bad dream came true.”

Viewers then see Luther fight the villain in a London Underground station before being retrained by armed officers.

Disappointing: Idris Elba’s latest film received a flurry of two-star reviews, with critics claiming the ‘ridiculous’ picture was ‘confused’, ‘far-fetched’ and ‘ridiculous’

Synopsis: The film follows DCI John Luther (Idris) as he escapes from his maximum security prison to capture a cyber-psychopath and serial killer played by Andy Serkis.

It ends with a close-up of Luther saying, “Bring the nightmare because I’m ready.”

Speaking to Good Morning Britain on Wednesday, Andy admitted he “almost never considered” taking on the role of David Robey because it was “one of the darkest roles” he had ever been offered.

The 58-year-old Hollywood actor revealed that he wanted to take a shower when he first read the script as he began to understand his character’s darkness.

Speaking to Susanna Reid and Ed Balls, Andy began by saying: “It’s so well directed. For people who loved the TV series, it’s a luxurious, larger scale.”

He added: “When I first read the script, I literally wanted to take a shower.

“It was one of the darkest parts I’ve ever received and I almost thought about not doing it.

Oh no! But Variety described the film as “hard-to-take-seriously”, while Empire said the film – based on the 2010 BBC series – felt “quite recycled”.

“What’s brilliant about Neil Cross and the script is that he touches on the villains in Luther. [us].

“Very real and around the corner, under the bed – it’s in our lives. It is especially about the horror of the internet. The power of the internet and someone like David Robey, the character I play, manipulates the people who use it.

“He’s a master of surveillance, he’s used to manipulating people, he’s kind of an observer of people because he can’t connect with humanity and that’s why he’s watching them… It’s very scary, and Neil Cross too.” writing is doing it brilliantly.”

Andy continued, adding: “Which was exciting [is that] I’ve played quite a few dark characters and thought is this what I want to do now?

“It was as timely and as important as a debate about the Internet and how we really put our souls into it.

“How we gave our lives for it and [how we’re happy] knowing that we are being watched 24/7 by our laptop cameras and our phones, and David Robey, my character, knows just how to use them.

“The villain is us, we accepted it.”

When finally asked if his new role encouraged him to put down his phone, Andy confessed: “It hasn’t and that’s the point, we’re all addicts, that’s the point!” We have become their slaves [phones].’

Luther: The Fallen Sun was released in UK cinemas on 24 February and will be available on Netflix on 10 March.

Confession: Andy recently admitted that he almost “didn’t think about” playing the role of David Robey because it was “one of the darkest roles” he had ever been offered.