However, the 33-year-old British rocker's performance was panned at the ongoing 65th Canne International Film Festival earlier this week.u00a0The trailer has Doherty mix up several sex scenes in the role of a libertine, who falls into depression after his mistress (Lily Cole) betrays him.

Critics have called his appearance a "calamitous miscasting" mixed with "mumbled lines" and a "permanently bored expression".u00a0The Britain release date of the film is yet to be decided.u00a0