Category Archives: Films

Desperately Disappointing, 24 February 2007 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom *** This review may contain spoilers *** I went along to this movie with high expectations, but low preconceptions. i was sorely disappointed with what I saw. The premise of … Continue reading →

Nice Idea – poorly executed, 23 February 2007 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom *** This review may contain spoilers *** It is easy to dismiss this film as derivative, clichéd and formulaic. And there is some truth in these descriptions. … Continue reading →

Classy Drama Falls a Little Short, 18 February 2007 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom *** This review may contain spoilers *** This classy melodrama glides between the sublime, and the unsatisfactory,but nonetheless deserves a viewing. At the centre of the … Continue reading →

Uneasy Mix of the Brilliant and absurd, 13 February 2007 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom *** This review may contain spoilers *** A friend who is a Lecturer in Film Studies had urged me to see this – I duly … Continue reading →

Bold Action Movie With A Conscience, 30 January 2007 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom After Director Zwicks impressive “Last Samurai” this is an impressive attempt at interweaving a modern action film with difficult contemporary modern issues. De Caprio, taking the … Continue reading →

Pretentious Drivel, 29 January 2007 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom Inarritu’s recent history with “Amores Perros” and “21 Grammes” had me expectantly awaiting his latest effort. I deliberately avoided doing too much “research” on the film, instead wanting to be … Continue reading →

Worst Jodie Foster film I’ve Seen, 27 January 2007 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom I watched this film as a Foster “completist” and was hugely disappointed, not by Foster per se, but by this clunking effort. The premise of the … Continue reading →

Bold, Compelling Historical Drama, 26 January 2007 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom Historical dramas in Africa are thin on the ground. Although awash with rich material,the sceptre of Rasicm has largely kept mainstream film makers away from Political drama on … Continue reading →

Tremendous Wartime Drama for the 21st Century, 26 January 2007 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom Forget the English sub- titles for this Dutch language film. Fast paced, dramatic, twisting and edgy, this is a marvellous revamp of the traditional “Resistance” … Continue reading →

Respectful, tense, safe homage, 13 January 2007 Author: gary-444 from United Kingdom I approached this film with some trepidation. The US is notoriously flawed, simplistic and introspective in it’s international perspective. So I was prepared for a flag waving, navel … Continue reading →