So after our little week off last week we are back! I'd like to say back with a bang, but I'm sorry to say that this week's offering was more of a damp squib.....
The Woodsman.
So, Kevin Bacon stars in this really very dark movie. Walter (Bacon), a convicted paedophile, serves his twelve year sentence, then after release tries to get back to some kind of normality, whilst fighting his mental demons.
And that's about the long and the short of the story. That's what it's about, there's nothing much to it. There's a love interest and there's some distraction when he spies another paedophile in the neighbourhood, but that is all.
I don't think I can eulogise much over the film, the story was extremely dark. The subject matter is abhorrent. And there was little or no plot.
Having said that, the acting was really good, enough to carry the weak story through to the end.
All in all, not a great film.
IMDB had this to say;
After twelve years in prison, Walter arrives in an unnamed city, moves into a small apartment across the street from an elementary school, gets a job at a lumberyard, and mostly keeps to himself. A quiet, guarded man, Walter finds unexpected solace from Vickie, a tough-talking woman who promises not to judge him for his history. But Walter cannot escape his past. A convicted sex offender, Walter is warily eyed by his brother-in-law, shunned by his sister, lives in fear of being discovered at work, and is hounded by a suspicious local police officer, Detective Lucas. After befriending a young girl in a neighborhood park, Walter must also grapple with the terrible prospect of his own reawakened demons.
Tuesday 27 September 2011
Tuesday 13 September 2011
The Time Traveler's Wife - 13th September 2011
This week we head back to the soppy chick-flick genre!
The Time Traveler's Wife.
Eric Bana stars as Henry, a man with a strange so-called genetic disorder, which manifests itself erratically, causing Henry to disappear and travel in time.
A strange concept, but an interesting one, especially when you consider that the basic thread throughout the film is a love story.
How a time travelling man can fall in love with a non time travelling woman, makes for an interesting time for Clare played by Rachel McAdams.
She first meets Henry, when she is a 6 year old girl and he appears in the meadow where she is having a picnic, Henry, as always, appears from nowhere, without any clothes, he hides behind a bush, to hide his modesty.
We don't see this meeting, until they have already met. Confused?
The first on screen meeting is when Henry is working as a Librarian and Clare, now older, bumps into him. She has known Henry since she was six and has been meeting him on and off for several years, although as he has not yet been to the times and places where they have met before. Still confused?
Yes, it can be a little confusing, but it's well worth sticking with it, as the story that follows Henry and Clare is gripping and fast moving, without being overwrought and too complicated. The addition of family and friends, who know and don't know about Henry's travelling, further adds to the plot, making for a series of twists and turns in a thoroughly entertaining movie.
The Time Traveler's Wife.
Eric Bana stars as Henry, a man with a strange so-called genetic disorder, which manifests itself erratically, causing Henry to disappear and travel in time.
A strange concept, but an interesting one, especially when you consider that the basic thread throughout the film is a love story.
How a time travelling man can fall in love with a non time travelling woman, makes for an interesting time for Clare played by Rachel McAdams.
She first meets Henry, when she is a 6 year old girl and he appears in the meadow where she is having a picnic, Henry, as always, appears from nowhere, without any clothes, he hides behind a bush, to hide his modesty.
We don't see this meeting, until they have already met. Confused?
The first on screen meeting is when Henry is working as a Librarian and Clare, now older, bumps into him. She has known Henry since she was six and has been meeting him on and off for several years, although as he has not yet been to the times and places where they have met before. Still confused?
Yes, it can be a little confusing, but it's well worth sticking with it, as the story that follows Henry and Clare is gripping and fast moving, without being overwrought and too complicated. The addition of family and friends, who know and don't know about Henry's travelling, further adds to the plot, making for a series of twists and turns in a thoroughly entertaining movie.
Tuesday 6 September 2011
Four Lions - 6th September 2011
This weeks Tuesday Night is Film Night film is;
Four Lions
Four Lions is a British comedy written and directed by Christoper Morris (better known for such comedy TV shows as; The Day Today, Brass Eye and appearing in The IT Crowd).
It portrays the story of four haphazard, incompetent British jihadists who are training for and plotting an act of terrorism.
It took a while for the film to get going, the comedy is dark but infrequent for the first half of the film, so it was a little disappointing in that respect. However, after halfway the comedy increases, although the subject matter is dark.
There is one absolutely wonderful piece, that alone will make it worthwhile watching the whole film. Obviously, I can't tell you what that is, but it's a cracker.
The film does cover the tricky subject of suicide bombing, so prepared for some bodily explosions! Although not graphically gory they are, dare I say it, very funny.
So all in all the film was disappointing, we didn't find it as funny as perhaps it could have been or as funny as some reviews might make you believe. Although there are some very good moments. Including an appearance from Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) playing a Police negotiator.
If you like the work of Chris Morris, then you would probably have already seen this film, if not then watch it.
Otherwise, I wouldn't worry too much.
Four Lions
Four Lions is a British comedy written and directed by Christoper Morris (better known for such comedy TV shows as; The Day Today, Brass Eye and appearing in The IT Crowd).
It portrays the story of four haphazard, incompetent British jihadists who are training for and plotting an act of terrorism.
It took a while for the film to get going, the comedy is dark but infrequent for the first half of the film, so it was a little disappointing in that respect. However, after halfway the comedy increases, although the subject matter is dark.
There is one absolutely wonderful piece, that alone will make it worthwhile watching the whole film. Obviously, I can't tell you what that is, but it's a cracker.
The film does cover the tricky subject of suicide bombing, so prepared for some bodily explosions! Although not graphically gory they are, dare I say it, very funny.
So all in all the film was disappointing, we didn't find it as funny as perhaps it could have been or as funny as some reviews might make you believe. Although there are some very good moments. Including an appearance from Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) playing a Police negotiator.
If you like the work of Chris Morris, then you would probably have already seen this film, if not then watch it.
Otherwise, I wouldn't worry too much.
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