Tuesday Night is Film Night rolls up to the end of February, with a look at a fairly obscure film and one that may intrigue or disappoint, we shall see which it will be, when we watch;
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
First off, Cheerful Weather for the Wedding, is a period drama, albeit with a soupçon of comedy thrown in. Set 1932 it portrays the wedding day of Dolly Thatcham (Felicity Jones), who decides to hide in her bedroom and contemplate her past and her future.
The film relies on flashbacks to revisit her previous romantic entanglement, with Joseph Patten (Luke Treadaway), who just so happens to turn up for the wedding, just to throw the day into further turmoil.
The film is reminiscent of Brideshead Revisited in it's style and quality, or any decent period drama for that matter. The location, the sets and the costume are just right, some may say visually stunning. However, although the setting is idyllic, the supporting cast sublime, with a few well known faces thrown in, the story is weak. There is very little plot, it is moreover the study of human emotions, when confronted with the finalisation of various romantic liaisons. An old flame being extinguished and a new future being forged through marriage. Seeing, as we do, Dolly's frustrations, as she sifts through her memories.
That is about the long and the short of it. Some points to note, these are the good points. Elizabeth McGovern, of Downton Abbey fame, plays Dolly's mother, a rather scatty character I found, but one which McGovern plays so very well.
Barbara Flynn is excellent as Aunt Bella. MacKenzie Crook. (you know, him from The Office) is really quite good as David Dakin and it's him along with his son Jimmy that provide some much needed comedic moments.
And we mustn't forget Zoë Tapper as Evelyn Graham, a friend of Dolly's. You may have seen Zoë Tapper playing Ellen Love in the current ITV drama Mr Selfridge.
And that really is about it. The film plods through 93 minutes of drama-less drama, with the occasional laugh. As I say, the setting is exquisite, if you are a fan of period drama's then you will probably tolerate the weak ramblings of Cheerful Weather for the Wedding. If not, you may want to give it a miss.
As to our rating for the film, it struggles to hit 5 out of 10.
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
My Sister's Keeper - 19th February 2013
Tuesday Night is Film Night swaps genres again tonight and this time there will be tears, as we find out about;
My Sister's Keeper
A definite tear jerker this week. Nick Cassavetes directs this adaptation of the novel by Jodi Picoult.
Abigail Breslin portrays superbly, Anna Fitzgerald a 13-year-old girl who was conceived by IVF in order to be a genetic match for her older sister, Kate.
Kate is played by Sofia Vassilieva, who is totally outstanding and mesmerising as the suffering sibling, who has battled leukaemia since early childhood.
Despite being a normal, healthy child, Anna has undergone countless surgical procedures, transfusions and injections to aid her sister. Now, at the age of 13, she decides enough is enough and although she should donate a kidney to her sister, who has gone into renal failure, Anna starts proceedings to sue her parents (Cameron Diaz and Jason Patric) for medical emancipation.
As you watch the opening sequences, you pick up the story, discovering the history, hardship and heartache the whole family have been through, but the unique twist of Anna serving her parents with a writ to take control of her own body, is a bit of a surprise, leading one to think; which direction will the story take?
Anna finds Campbell Alexander, (Alec Baldwin), an attorney who is willing to take on the case and fight Anna's parents through the court, to allow her the right to protect her body. Whilst her mother Sara Fitzgerald (Diaz), who just happens to be a lawyer, protests that she is too young to make such a decision.
Throughout the film, we see flashbacks to earlier parts of the family's lives, filling in detail, to keep you up to speed with the plot. The use of flashbacks in films, can sometimes be confusing, but in My Sister's Keeper, it is done really well and a provides the back stories to some of the current storylines.
It is extremely difficult to write down here what happens in the film, beyond the basic facts, you need to see the film, to feel the emotions that it portrays. The subject matter is sad, there's no question, but it's not just the subject of cancer that is so sad, it's the way that this family, which has been so close, can be pulled apart, whilst trying so hard to stay together.
It is certainly a film to tug at the heart-strings. More-so due to the outstanding performances by the child stars. Cameron Diaz puts in a glowing performance as well, so not just there for her beauty. Kudos must also go to Joan Kusack, who plays the judge presiding over the trial, which provides a pivotal moment in the story.
All in all a really good film, great acting, fantastic story and emotions a-plenty.
As to the score, we're giving it 9 out of 10.
My Sister's Keeper
A definite tear jerker this week. Nick Cassavetes directs this adaptation of the novel by Jodi Picoult.
Abigail Breslin portrays superbly, Anna Fitzgerald a 13-year-old girl who was conceived by IVF in order to be a genetic match for her older sister, Kate.
Kate is played by Sofia Vassilieva, who is totally outstanding and mesmerising as the suffering sibling, who has battled leukaemia since early childhood.
Despite being a normal, healthy child, Anna has undergone countless surgical procedures, transfusions and injections to aid her sister. Now, at the age of 13, she decides enough is enough and although she should donate a kidney to her sister, who has gone into renal failure, Anna starts proceedings to sue her parents (Cameron Diaz and Jason Patric) for medical emancipation.
As you watch the opening sequences, you pick up the story, discovering the history, hardship and heartache the whole family have been through, but the unique twist of Anna serving her parents with a writ to take control of her own body, is a bit of a surprise, leading one to think; which direction will the story take?
Anna finds Campbell Alexander, (Alec Baldwin), an attorney who is willing to take on the case and fight Anna's parents through the court, to allow her the right to protect her body. Whilst her mother Sara Fitzgerald (Diaz), who just happens to be a lawyer, protests that she is too young to make such a decision.
Throughout the film, we see flashbacks to earlier parts of the family's lives, filling in detail, to keep you up to speed with the plot. The use of flashbacks in films, can sometimes be confusing, but in My Sister's Keeper, it is done really well and a provides the back stories to some of the current storylines.
It is extremely difficult to write down here what happens in the film, beyond the basic facts, you need to see the film, to feel the emotions that it portrays. The subject matter is sad, there's no question, but it's not just the subject of cancer that is so sad, it's the way that this family, which has been so close, can be pulled apart, whilst trying so hard to stay together.
It is certainly a film to tug at the heart-strings. More-so due to the outstanding performances by the child stars. Cameron Diaz puts in a glowing performance as well, so not just there for her beauty. Kudos must also go to Joan Kusack, who plays the judge presiding over the trial, which provides a pivotal moment in the story.
All in all a really good film, great acting, fantastic story and emotions a-plenty.
As to the score, we're giving it 9 out of 10.
Tuesday, 12 February 2013
Taken 2 - 12th February 2013
After two old black and white films, we jump back to the present day for this week's Tuesday Night is Film Night film, as we discover the story behind;
Taken 2
So Taken 2 is a sequel to Taken, well no surprise there! And the action is pretty much the same, although the story is different.
Just.
This time it is Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) who is taken, along with his ex wife Lenore (Famke Janssen), in a revenge kidnapping, by the father of the man that Mills killed in the first Taken movie.
Make sense?
This time the Mills' daughter Kim is spared the kidnapping and is therefore free to assist in breaking Bryan out from his captors.
As an action thriller, it is thrilling and there's action, but it seems to be a repeat of the first movie. Neeson playing the gritty, rough and craggy Mills, manages to defy the laws of luck and physics by pulling every known trick to evade his kidnappers. Kidnappers, who spend more time napping, than learning to shoot straight, as Neeson ploughs through yet another room full of gun toting goons and emerges the other side, without a scratch, whilst leaving a room full of corpses.
Yes, it is far fetched. Even the alternate ending was not that alternate.
If you haven't seen Taken, then Taken 2 will be bearable. If you enjoyed Taken, then Taken 2 maybe disappointing.
Action films are allowed some poetic licence to be far fetched, but when that fetchness is too far, then it becomes laughable. Sorry Taken 2, you've taken too much of a liberty with your storyline.
I may be alone is this summation, as the other members of the household scored it higher than I did. Taken 2 manages a fairly respectable 7.5 out of 10. (Not as good as the first one though!)
Taken 2
So Taken 2 is a sequel to Taken, well no surprise there! And the action is pretty much the same, although the story is different.
Just.
This time it is Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) who is taken, along with his ex wife Lenore (Famke Janssen), in a revenge kidnapping, by the father of the man that Mills killed in the first Taken movie.
Make sense?
This time the Mills' daughter Kim is spared the kidnapping and is therefore free to assist in breaking Bryan out from his captors.
As an action thriller, it is thrilling and there's action, but it seems to be a repeat of the first movie. Neeson playing the gritty, rough and craggy Mills, manages to defy the laws of luck and physics by pulling every known trick to evade his kidnappers. Kidnappers, who spend more time napping, than learning to shoot straight, as Neeson ploughs through yet another room full of gun toting goons and emerges the other side, without a scratch, whilst leaving a room full of corpses.
Yes, it is far fetched. Even the alternate ending was not that alternate.
If you haven't seen Taken, then Taken 2 will be bearable. If you enjoyed Taken, then Taken 2 maybe disappointing.
Action films are allowed some poetic licence to be far fetched, but when that fetchness is too far, then it becomes laughable. Sorry Taken 2, you've taken too much of a liberty with your storyline.
I may be alone is this summation, as the other members of the household scored it higher than I did. Taken 2 manages a fairly respectable 7.5 out of 10. (Not as good as the first one though!)
Wednesday, 6 February 2013
An Inspector Calls - 6th February 2013
First things first, the more astute amongst you will notice that the date for tonight's film, is not a Tuesday, we are a day behind this week. Matters not.
We continue with our retrospective type season, with another black and white film, this time dating back to 1954. Tonight we see what happens when;
An Inspector Calls
As I say, a 1954 classic, based on the stage play of the same name by J.B. Priestly, An Inspector Calls is a drawing room drama, set in 1912, centred on the rich Birling family of Brumley. Sitting down to dinner one night, celebrating the engagement of their daughter Sheila, Inspector Poole pays them a visit and to impart the news, that a young girl has died, a young girl it seems that has touched the lives of each family member, unbeknown to each other.
Inspector Poole, calmly, carefully and in a laid back manner, cross examines each family member in turn, delving into their past and their involvement with the girl. Establishing the facts and making out each person to be, in some way responsible for the girls death.
The story is gripping, riveting even. And the fact that it is set, apart from the story establishing flashbacks, in almost one room, is most impressive. Obviously, plays of this ilk maintain the one location, but to do so well, rely on a marvellous story to keep the viewer enthralled and hanging on their every word and action.
Inspector Poole is played by the incomparable Alastair Sim, who is totally and utterly sublime in this role, holding court as he does, as he questions the Birling family in turn.
Obviously kudos must also go to J.B. Priestly for the marvellous story, which maintains it's hold on the viewer, right until the end, introducing twists and turns, all the way. I confess that the ending is slightly disappointing, as it leaves a few things unanswered, but then it wouldn't be the gripping classic that it is, without leaving certain elements open to interpretation by us, the humble viewer.
Look out for a young George Cole as the tram conductor. Also a young Norman Bird, a well known character actor who seems to have been in everything, pops up as the factory foreman.
Others to note are, Bryan Forbes (husband to Nanette Newman and father of Emma Forbes), plays the always squiffy Eric Birling and does it rather well too. And Brian Worth plays Gerald Croft, the business man getting engaged to young Sheila Berling. Worth has acted with Alastair Sim previously, playing his nephew Fred, in the classic A Christmas Carol, just 3 years previously, in 1951.
All in all An Inspector Calls is a must see piece of theatre. I think we should do more of these films on a Tuesday night or Wednesday for that matter.
And to the scores. An Inspector Calls ranks 8 out of 10.
We continue with our retrospective type season, with another black and white film, this time dating back to 1954. Tonight we see what happens when;
An Inspector Calls
As I say, a 1954 classic, based on the stage play of the same name by J.B. Priestly, An Inspector Calls is a drawing room drama, set in 1912, centred on the rich Birling family of Brumley. Sitting down to dinner one night, celebrating the engagement of their daughter Sheila, Inspector Poole pays them a visit and to impart the news, that a young girl has died, a young girl it seems that has touched the lives of each family member, unbeknown to each other.
Inspector Poole, calmly, carefully and in a laid back manner, cross examines each family member in turn, delving into their past and their involvement with the girl. Establishing the facts and making out each person to be, in some way responsible for the girls death.
The story is gripping, riveting even. And the fact that it is set, apart from the story establishing flashbacks, in almost one room, is most impressive. Obviously, plays of this ilk maintain the one location, but to do so well, rely on a marvellous story to keep the viewer enthralled and hanging on their every word and action.
Inspector Poole is played by the incomparable Alastair Sim, who is totally and utterly sublime in this role, holding court as he does, as he questions the Birling family in turn.
Obviously kudos must also go to J.B. Priestly for the marvellous story, which maintains it's hold on the viewer, right until the end, introducing twists and turns, all the way. I confess that the ending is slightly disappointing, as it leaves a few things unanswered, but then it wouldn't be the gripping classic that it is, without leaving certain elements open to interpretation by us, the humble viewer.
Look out for a young George Cole as the tram conductor. Also a young Norman Bird, a well known character actor who seems to have been in everything, pops up as the factory foreman.
Others to note are, Bryan Forbes (husband to Nanette Newman and father of Emma Forbes), plays the always squiffy Eric Birling and does it rather well too. And Brian Worth plays Gerald Croft, the business man getting engaged to young Sheila Berling. Worth has acted with Alastair Sim previously, playing his nephew Fred, in the classic A Christmas Carol, just 3 years previously, in 1951.
All in all An Inspector Calls is a must see piece of theatre. I think we should do more of these films on a Tuesday night or Wednesday for that matter.
And to the scores. An Inspector Calls ranks 8 out of 10.
Tuesday, 29 January 2013
To Kill a Mockingbird - 29th January 2013
Tuesday Night is Film Night is back after a one week hiatus, due to other commitments, a school parents evening to be exact, to discuss GCSE's.
Ironically, 31 years ago I was taking my 'O' Level's and tonight's film, or more precisely, the book from which tonight's film was based, formed part of my 'O' Level studies.
So, it has been a long time in the waiting to actually view the film, based on the book, that caused me so much trouble all those years ago.
Tonight's film was;
To Kill a Mockingbird
Based on the 1961 Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Harper Lee; To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) stars Gregory Peck as the Southern state lawyer Atticus Finch and although, as you all will hopefully know, the story centre's on Finch's defence of a black man wrongly accused of rape, there is so much more to this film than that.
Firstly, the film accurately reflects the story as originally told by Harper Lee. We see the world through the innocent eyes of the young children of the story, Gem and Scout Finch, the son and tom-boy daughter of Atticus. In fact it's Scout who narrates parts of the film, in the form of her older, wiser self.
Secondly, it is an important story to be told and although the book and the film is over 50 years old, the messages transcend time and are as important now as they were then.
Moreover, the layered story gives a richness and fullness to film, possibly more than the book, where the main thread of the narrative following Tom Robinson's defence is counterbalanced with the fascination, and somewhat scary, although sometime humorous fascination of the never seen Boo Radley character. Never seen until the end that is, where he makes an appearance, portrayed by a rather young Robert Duvall.
It is probably not necessary for me to detail further the story, as most of us had to study it for English at school and it should be well known. However, I would suggest that if you never seen the film, but have read the book, then the film is a must-see and one that should grace the shelf of any discerning film buff. Gregory Peck is outstanding, giving one of the finest courtroom scenes ever to grace the screen.
Special note must be paid to Mary Badham (Scout) and Philip Alford (Jem), as they do an outstanding job portraying the Finch children, as it is through their eyes that we see the truth in this tale.
It's a classic film, based a classic book, I just wishI had watched it 31 years ago, it may have helped me pass my English Literature 'O' Level!
The average score in this household is 7 out of 10, but it's a classic, so buy it anyway!
Ironically, 31 years ago I was taking my 'O' Level's and tonight's film, or more precisely, the book from which tonight's film was based, formed part of my 'O' Level studies.
So, it has been a long time in the waiting to actually view the film, based on the book, that caused me so much trouble all those years ago.
Tonight's film was;
To Kill a Mockingbird
Based on the 1961 Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Harper Lee; To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) stars Gregory Peck as the Southern state lawyer Atticus Finch and although, as you all will hopefully know, the story centre's on Finch's defence of a black man wrongly accused of rape, there is so much more to this film than that.
Firstly, the film accurately reflects the story as originally told by Harper Lee. We see the world through the innocent eyes of the young children of the story, Gem and Scout Finch, the son and tom-boy daughter of Atticus. In fact it's Scout who narrates parts of the film, in the form of her older, wiser self.
Secondly, it is an important story to be told and although the book and the film is over 50 years old, the messages transcend time and are as important now as they were then.
Moreover, the layered story gives a richness and fullness to film, possibly more than the book, where the main thread of the narrative following Tom Robinson's defence is counterbalanced with the fascination, and somewhat scary, although sometime humorous fascination of the never seen Boo Radley character. Never seen until the end that is, where he makes an appearance, portrayed by a rather young Robert Duvall.
It is probably not necessary for me to detail further the story, as most of us had to study it for English at school and it should be well known. However, I would suggest that if you never seen the film, but have read the book, then the film is a must-see and one that should grace the shelf of any discerning film buff. Gregory Peck is outstanding, giving one of the finest courtroom scenes ever to grace the screen.
Special note must be paid to Mary Badham (Scout) and Philip Alford (Jem), as they do an outstanding job portraying the Finch children, as it is through their eyes that we see the truth in this tale.
It's a classic film, based a classic book, I just wishI had watched it 31 years ago, it may have helped me pass my English Literature 'O' Level!
The average score in this household is 7 out of 10, but it's a classic, so buy it anyway!
Tuesday, 15 January 2013
The Family Man - 15th January 2013
Tonight we watched a film, that to all intents and purposes should have been viewed over Christmas, but time did not allow. It is not necessarily a Christmas movie per se, but it is festive and has all the correct undertones for a festive feelgood movie, but what is it you may ask? Well, tonight we watched;
The Family Man
Released in 2000, The Family Man stars Nicolas Cage and Téa Leoni in a movie set around Christmas time in New York.
Cage plays Jack Campbell, who we meet at the start of the film, saying his goodbyes to his sweetheart Kate Reynolds (Téa Leoni), as he embarks on what is suggested to be a year in London, however it doesn't turn out that way and after the opening scene, we cut to Jack 13 years later, who is now a very successful and very rich investment broker. Kate is clearly no longer in the picture.
From here we depart from the set up phase of the movie, our characters have been introduced. We have their back stories. And we have their current positions. From this start, we take up the fantasy and somewhat festive life swap scenario, so prevalent in stories of this kind. And that is not such a bad thing, A Christmas Carol being the original and best of this genre.
So a chance meeting, with what turns out to be Jacks' first ghost or his guardian angel, or his inner conscience, or whatever form the initiator of the "life change" takes, if you follow my drift, and we see Jack fall asleep, only to awake in his alternate world, living the life that would have been, if only he had not boarded that aeroplane to London.
So he now lives a life of domestic bliss, married to Kate, with two kids, a dog, a steady job selling tyres and a house in the suburbs of New Jersey.
All Jack has to do, is work out why, how, when and what. Why is there? How does he get back? When does he get back to his 'real life'? And what is his 'real life' anyway?
The Family Man is a really good example of a film of this genre. We see the alternate consequences to decisions that were made years ago. How one decision can make so much of a change in ones' life.
At just over two hours long, it is quite a long film, for this type, but it does fill the story fully and certainly keeps you guessing as to which way Jack and Kate will go. And which is the 'real life' for them?
My only criticism is, the ending was somewhat up in the air, although you can see where they are going to, there was no real closure and it wasn't a definitive answer. Which is a real shame, as up until the last 5 minutes, it was a good, romantic, funny, touching and enjoyable film. It just required one extra closing scene, just to reaffirm the ending. Never-the-less, a really good film, certainly one to watch around Christmas and a really great example of the genre.
I suppose I should round off with a mark out of ten, as is the requirement now! So, we give The Family man; 7 out of 10.
The Family Man
Released in 2000, The Family Man stars Nicolas Cage and Téa Leoni in a movie set around Christmas time in New York.
Cage plays Jack Campbell, who we meet at the start of the film, saying his goodbyes to his sweetheart Kate Reynolds (Téa Leoni), as he embarks on what is suggested to be a year in London, however it doesn't turn out that way and after the opening scene, we cut to Jack 13 years later, who is now a very successful and very rich investment broker. Kate is clearly no longer in the picture.
From here we depart from the set up phase of the movie, our characters have been introduced. We have their back stories. And we have their current positions. From this start, we take up the fantasy and somewhat festive life swap scenario, so prevalent in stories of this kind. And that is not such a bad thing, A Christmas Carol being the original and best of this genre.
So a chance meeting, with what turns out to be Jacks' first ghost or his guardian angel, or his inner conscience, or whatever form the initiator of the "life change" takes, if you follow my drift, and we see Jack fall asleep, only to awake in his alternate world, living the life that would have been, if only he had not boarded that aeroplane to London.
So he now lives a life of domestic bliss, married to Kate, with two kids, a dog, a steady job selling tyres and a house in the suburbs of New Jersey.
All Jack has to do, is work out why, how, when and what. Why is there? How does he get back? When does he get back to his 'real life'? And what is his 'real life' anyway?
The Family Man is a really good example of a film of this genre. We see the alternate consequences to decisions that were made years ago. How one decision can make so much of a change in ones' life.
At just over two hours long, it is quite a long film, for this type, but it does fill the story fully and certainly keeps you guessing as to which way Jack and Kate will go. And which is the 'real life' for them?
My only criticism is, the ending was somewhat up in the air, although you can see where they are going to, there was no real closure and it wasn't a definitive answer. Which is a real shame, as up until the last 5 minutes, it was a good, romantic, funny, touching and enjoyable film. It just required one extra closing scene, just to reaffirm the ending. Never-the-less, a really good film, certainly one to watch around Christmas and a really great example of the genre.
I suppose I should round off with a mark out of ten, as is the requirement now! So, we give The Family man; 7 out of 10.
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Source Code - 8th January 2013
Happy New Year!
Tuesday Night is Film Night returns after the Christmas break and we start the New Year with a new (ish) film, tonight we seek the truth behind the;
Source Code
I could make this review very short and sweet, if you liked Groundhog Day and Quantum Leap, then you'll love Source Code, intrinsically it is the two stories combined.
Basically, Source Code is an action thriller where a soldier wakes up in the body of an unknown man and discovers he's part of a mission to find out who has planted a bomb on a Chicago commuter train.
Source Code is a top secret programme, where they take the last 8 minutes of someones life, which is retained in memory and with a suitable victim, replay those 8 minutes, again and again until they discover the truth.
Jake Gyllenhaal plays Captain Colter Stevens who is an Afghanistan veteran co-opted onto the Source Code programme, to infiltrate the last 8 minutes of the life of another man, who is onboard a Chicago commuter train, trying desperately to find the bomber before the bomb goes off, so 8 minutes get replayed constantly, with subtle differences each time as Captain Stevens gets close to the truth.
The Ground hog day / Quantum Leap reference is fitting, as the scenario is replayed and replayed, until such times that Colter is close to his man. And as in Quantum Leap Colter Stephens takes on the appearance of the stranger on the train.
It is really quite good, there is a lot more to it than what I describe here, but to say too much would spoil the plot and sub plots.
There was a debate about how well it ended in our household, I thought it was well done, others thought it not so good. And as long as you can get past the fantastical premise of reliving the last 8 minutes of someones life, then you will enjoy this film.
Source Code, well worth it.
8 out of 10.
See? I've started putting a rating on films, this will be a great way to close off these blogs.
Well here's to a great year of Tuesday Night is Film Night films.
Tuesday Night is Film Night returns after the Christmas break and we start the New Year with a new (ish) film, tonight we seek the truth behind the;
Source Code
I could make this review very short and sweet, if you liked Groundhog Day and Quantum Leap, then you'll love Source Code, intrinsically it is the two stories combined.
Basically, Source Code is an action thriller where a soldier wakes up in the body of an unknown man and discovers he's part of a mission to find out who has planted a bomb on a Chicago commuter train.
Source Code is a top secret programme, where they take the last 8 minutes of someones life, which is retained in memory and with a suitable victim, replay those 8 minutes, again and again until they discover the truth.
Jake Gyllenhaal plays Captain Colter Stevens who is an Afghanistan veteran co-opted onto the Source Code programme, to infiltrate the last 8 minutes of the life of another man, who is onboard a Chicago commuter train, trying desperately to find the bomber before the bomb goes off, so 8 minutes get replayed constantly, with subtle differences each time as Captain Stevens gets close to the truth.
The Ground hog day / Quantum Leap reference is fitting, as the scenario is replayed and replayed, until such times that Colter is close to his man. And as in Quantum Leap Colter Stephens takes on the appearance of the stranger on the train.
It is really quite good, there is a lot more to it than what I describe here, but to say too much would spoil the plot and sub plots.
There was a debate about how well it ended in our household, I thought it was well done, others thought it not so good. And as long as you can get past the fantastical premise of reliving the last 8 minutes of someones life, then you will enjoy this film.
Source Code, well worth it.
8 out of 10.
See? I've started putting a rating on films, this will be a great way to close off these blogs.
Well here's to a great year of Tuesday Night is Film Night films.
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