Category Archives: Film

Unsatisfying. Attractive cast and interesting premise completely sabotaged by an inadequate script. This is one of those movies where you want to scream at the screen – don’t do it. The ‘hero’ keeps digging a bigger and bigger hole for … Continue reading →

Hmmmm? I’d like to see this movie again before I decide how much I liked it. And I did like it but … The story was told as a series of set pieces with little to connect them together. Understandable … Continue reading →

Great. While this is a fairly standard bio-pic and the cinematography is not much to write home about, the chemistry between Phoenix and Witherspoon is red hot and brings the whole thing to life. The sound track rocks and it … Continue reading →

Brill! Great genre movie. Loved the female lead, Rachel McAdams, she had brains and guts and didn’t stand around screaming waiting for a man to save her!!!!!!!! Big thank you to Carl Ellsworth. The film races along and doesn’t let … Continue reading →

Fun. Yes it’s a piece of fluff but it’s fun fluff. I like Reese Witherspoon as a comedienne and she’s good here. Mark Ruffalo doesn’t really float my boat as a romantic hero but he doesn’t do too badly in … Continue reading →

Taut. We’re not big scary movie fans but this one cranked the tension without being too gruesome. I didn’t buy the whole “based on a true story” side of things but certainly it kept me entertained for the full run … Continue reading →

Disappointing. Huge potential, unrealised. Some stunning visuals and a couple of stand out performances, especially Jonathan Pryce, but it was missing that je ne sai quoi that would make it a successful and satisfying movie. Current temperature 37F/3C

Stunningly beautiful. This movie makes brilliant use of the film format. The visuals are just stunning and I like the fact that it is set in a variety of African locations where we see lots and lots of Africans. (Too … Continue reading →

Well … there were periods of tension and I enjoyed seeing the ‘backroom’ parts of the aircraft. Ultimately this movie didn’t quite hang together completely satisfactory. Jodie Foster’s character was hard to connect with despite what had happened to her. … Continue reading →

Disappointing. After all the positive reviews I expected to have a great night at the movies. Visually, very beautiful, for sure but I didn’t give a rip about the characters and, I must confess, I actually fell asleep which is … Continue reading →