Author: Rich Cline Page 75
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Leaving [Partir]
This fascinating drama puts us in the mind of a deeply flawed person and makes us sympathise completely with her. This is no mean feat, especially when she does some seriously irrational things. But Scott...
Movie Review posted on 8th July 2010
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WIld Grass [Les Herbes Folles]
At age 87, director Resnais creates a playful and often infuriating comedy about the impulsive things people do in reaction to something unexpected. And even though it's not an easy film, it's still great fun.When...
Movie Review posted on 17th June 2010
Exhibit A
This inventive low-budget British film applies the hand-held genre to a comedy-drama about a happy family with a very dark side. It's much more inventive and engaging than most of these films, despite the requisite...
Movie Review posted on 11th June 2010
Death At A Funeral
If you've seen Frank Oz's 2007 British comedy, it feels rather pointless to watch this almost word-for-word remake. Sure, the setting is different, but the uneven mixture of slapstick and sentiment are still here, so...
Movie Review posted on 4th June 2010
4.3.2.1
There's an interesting idea in this film, as we watch four people over the same three days while their experiences converge into one story. But the plot is riddled with holes and filmmaker Clarke strains...
Movie Review posted on 4th June 2010
The Losers
Raucous and colourful, this comical action flick should be great fun, but a lack of plot or character development keep it from coming together. And it's not actually that funny or exciting.On a mission in...
Movie Review posted on 28th May 2010
Fish Story
With a lively tone and an intricately plotted multi-strand story, this Japanese drama holds our attention using humour, drama and an end-of-the-world scenario. It's also a thoroughly charming bit of filmmaking.As a cataclysmic comet approaches...
Movie Review posted on 28th May 2010
Cop Out
Trying to make up for a lack of genuine wit, this film adopts a frenetic pace with a constant stream of jokes and action. The result is watchable, occasionally funny and instantly forgettable.Cops Jimmy and...
Movie Review posted on 20th May 2010
Heartless
Layered and dense, there's clearly a lot going on in this dark thriller, although it's not easy to figure out what that might be. It's hypnotically perplexing, like a David Lynch movie without the emotional...
Movie Review posted on 20th May 2010
Robin Hood
Ridley Scott and his usual Oscar-winning crewmates turn the familiar old English legend into a robust, thumping epic. The pacing is a bit uneven, but it keeps us thoroughly engaged.Robin Longstride (Crowe) fought alongside King...
Movie Review posted on 14th May 2010
One Night in Turin
These filmmakers may be guilty of being fanatical about football but, for a narrative documentary, this is a remarkably entertaining film even for non-fans. And it does manage to evoke the passion for the beautiful...
Movie Review posted on 7th May 2010
Agora
Ambitious in scope, this film feels over-serious and oddly cold. Fans of historical dramas may love it, but you're in trouble when theories about the sun and earth are more involving than the interpersonal dramas....
Movie Review posted on 30th April 2010
The Last Song
Novelist Sparks turns screenwriter with this film, which combines his usual themes (beaches, grieving teens, cancer) as a vehicle for Cyrus to put her childhood career behind her. It's exactly what we expect, but it's...
Movie Review posted on 29th April 2010
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Give Me Your Hand [Donne-moi la Main]
With its meandering, unfocussed narrative, this sometimes feels more like beautiful moving wallpaper than an actual film. But even without much plot, it's a fascinating exploration of identity.Twins Antoine and Quentin (Alexandre and Victor Carril)...
Movie Review posted on 16th April 2010
I Know You Know
With a strongly nostalgic tone, Kerrigan gives this subtly understated thriller a provocative emotional kick. Despite a slightly contrived script, solid performances make the film both haunting and thoughtful.In 1988 Wales, 11-year-old Jamie (Fuller) loves...
Movie Review posted on 9th April 2010
Remember Me
Even before the manipulative final act, this film will get on the nerves of most viewers with its over-serious tone and sentimentalised plot. And the main problem is that all of this leaves the cast...
Movie Review posted on 2nd April 2010
Clash Of The Titans
The studio clearly couldn't resist the chance to digitally revisit the creatures so memorably animated by Ray Harryhausen in the 1981 original. The result is an unnecessary remake that's loud, chaotic and mildly entertaining.Perseus (Worthington)...
Movie Review posted on 2nd April 2010
Kick-Ass
The team behind Stardust brings us the superhero movie we always wanted: brazen, raucous and without a single politically correct moment from start to finish. And yes, it's both wildly rude and great fun.Dave (Johnson)...
Movie Review posted on 2nd April 2010
Nanny McPhee & the Big Bang
Emma Thompson is back with a second encounter between her somewhat scary nanny and another houseful of unruly kids. As with the first film, a secondary plot feels corny and superfluous, but it's still thoroughly...
Movie Review posted on 26th March 2010
Perrier's Bounty
Lively and rude, this comical crime thriller keeps us engaged with its likeable characters even when the plot begins to feel pointless. In the end, there's not much to the film, but it's enjoyable while...
Movie Review posted on 26th March 2010
The Bounty Hunter
Aniston and Butler mysteriously rustle up just enough chemistry in this simplistic rom-com to make it enjoyable. We never really like their characters, but some of the film's contrived situations are genuinely funny.Nicole (Aniston) is...
Movie Review posted on 19th March 2010
Shutter Island
Essentially a B-movie thriller with an A-list cast and production values (and an epic's running time), this film is almost ludicrously well-made. Scorsese is clearly having fun rattling our nerves, and he does it very...
Movie Review posted on 12th March 2010
1234
A charming tone and likeable characters make this film thoroughly engaging, with its dry sense of humour and authentic look at the difficulty of launching a music career. But writer-director Borg seems to loose his...
Movie Review posted on 3rd March 2010
The Last Station
A double love story based on real events from the life of Leo Tolstoy, this period film combines comedy and emotion in a way that's always entertaining, even if it sometimes feels camp and contrived.Valentin...
Movie Review posted on 19th February 2010
The Lovely Bones
This film is packed with involving performances, even though Jackson takes a bloated approach to what should be a quietly emotional drama. And in the end, the production design is so lush that it swamps...
Movie Review posted on 19th February 2010
The Unloved
Actress-turned-filmmaker Morton shows a remarkable confidence as director of this intensely personal drama, which is loosely based on her own experiences. And even though the story wobbles along the way, it's a vital, involving film.Lucy...
Movie Review posted on 19th February 2010
Valentine's Day
With an enormous ensemble cast and more intertwined plots than you can count, this fluffy concoction is shamelessly sentimental and silly, and yet it's also an undemanding crowd-pleaser.Valentine's Day in Los Angeles brings a series...
Movie Review posted on 12th February 2010
Youth in Revolt
Maybe this would work if you saw it before any other Michael Cera movies. Or any other quirky, over-written rom-coms. But after all that have gone before, this feels strangely awkward and unconvincing. And rather...
Movie Review posted on 5th February 2010
In the Electric Mist
French filmmaker Tavernier captures Louisiana with a remarkable eye. Even though the film meanders a bit, the skilful direction and camerawork combine with strong acting to create an engaging, insinuating thriller.Dave (Jones) is a detective...
Movie Review posted on 29th January 2010
Toy Story 2 [in 3D]
While this film looks terrific in 3D, it doesn't quite stand up over time. There's an odd sense of dragging in the middle, and some of the action sequences feel like they never quite crank...
Movie Review posted on 22nd January 2010
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