Author Archives: garylongden

Sombre British Vigilante Tale, 20 November 2009 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom *** This review may contain spoilers *** A triumphant return to prominence for veteran actor Michael Caine as retired Marine ,Harry Brown, who isn’t going to take any … Continue reading →

A Superb Period Drama, 12 November 2009 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom *** This review may contain spoilers *** A stunning drama, based on true events, which swallows up the 2 hour 20 minute running time.Director Clint Eastwood is now … Continue reading →

Dreadful, dreary, nonsense, 11 November 2009 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom *** This review may contain spoilers *** The British Gangster film has a noble tradition, this does not add to it.The Liverpool setting has great potential both as a … Continue reading →

Bland Bluster, 21 October 2009 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom Big budgets and sci-fi tend to be uneasy bedfellows, and so it proves here.The idea, of surrogate robots “living” human lives for them is a decent one, and touches on … Continue reading →

A Masterpiece, 11 October 2009 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom This film’s birth pangs as a failed TV pilot make the end result even more remarkable. Over a year later, Director David Lynch picks up the pieces (literally), shoots new … Continue reading →

A Minor Gem, 11 October 2009 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom *** This review may contain spoilers *** Director and writer Mark Herman already has very fine writing credentials,arguably his best work to date being “Brassed Off”, set amidst the … Continue reading →

Hollow Action, 28 August 2009 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom I approached this film with great excitement and expectation but walked away deflated, and disappointed. Which is not to say that it is without merit. The action scenes are superb, … Continue reading →

Bloody Brilliant, 19 August 2009 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom *** This review may contain spoilers *** A glorious return to form for maverick Director Qunetin Tarantino. It’s not perfect, but firmly puts him back in the A list of … Continue reading →

Efficient, Effective but Uninvolving, 17 August 2009 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom *** This review may contain spoilers *** Director David Twohy, who also wrote the screenplay, has writing credits of considerable distinction including hits such as Pitch Black, GI … Continue reading →

Efficient, Visceral but Cold and Humourless Remake, 31 July 2009 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom *** This review may contain spoilers *** As a stand alone heist movie this is perfectly adequate. But if you are going to remake a … Continue reading →