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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 movie)
If you are one of the 65 million who have read Steig Larsson’s trilogy, there is a very good chance you will have already seen the first book’s movie, in Swedish, either dubbed into English or with English subtitles. You were probably worried about Hollywood getting its hands on the stories for fear of total ruination. You need not fear, they did quite a good job. So what’s it all about?
Continue reading...Dolphin Tale (2011 movie)
27. December 2011
The generous cast list might draw you to this movie, but the dolphin and the boy steal the scenes so consistently, the celebrity names weren’t required. If you like tears with your movies, then this Dolphin Tale is the best two hours of 2011.
Continue reading...The Help (2011 movie)
27. December 2011
Modern American society should be ashamed that a movie like The Help needs to be made. Showing when history went down a dreadful tunnel and that spirit cannot be broken, this well made movie should make you pick up the book (or your Kindle) and read for greater detail.
Continue reading...The Inbetweeners (2011 movie)
15. December 2011
The British teen comedy had proved to be a sensation in its thirty minute television regular slot. Unfortunately, over ninety minutes it loses its quick biting punch and although the jokes are there, a feeling of blandness creeps in. I so wanted to enjoy this movie after the television series, but found it was only just watchable.
Continue reading...The Holding (2011 movie)
16. September 2011
The excellent Kierston Wareing continues to shine as this movie, The Holding, is less horrific and less gory than you’d expect, (you see the action, but not in graphic detail – the camera moves on after you know what happens) which bodes well for this thrilling drama. Initially on a small distribution release aiming at the opinion of the Nottingham and Derby people in England (why them specifically?) what appears to be a slow start lulls you into a sense of oncoming doom, which duly appears in startling fashion just ten minutes in.
Continue reading...Why remake Straw Dogs?
9. September 2011
The original 1971 movie Straw Dogs shocked the world’s audiences with the violence on screen. More to the point, the personal issues raised in the film stand today; those of how women are treated as second class citizens in some zones.
Continue reading...Page Eight (2011 movie)
5. September 2011
The cast list tells you this is going to be good and when that’s mixed with the writer, you know you’re on to a winner. The only disappointment with Page Eight is the length; it could have been three hours as opposed to one hundred minutes and every minute would have been as thoroughly entertaining.
Continue reading...Friends With Benefits (2011 movie)
3. September 2011
The screenplay, under its former title, is available all over the place on the internet. Presumably the listings spaces will be happier with ‘Friends with benefits’ for publicity. The screenplay moves along well although you shouldn’t expect this to be a Shakespearian masterpiece.
Continue reading...Horrible Bosses (2011 movie)
2. September 2011
We’re all worked for Horrible Bosses at some stage of our careers, even if you count the time we turned burgers for what was called a living wage. Seeing them on the screen receiving their just deserts is a nice way to agree with the murdering motives of our three heroes.
Continue reading...Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011 movie)
1. September 2011
More often than not, these blockbuster Hollywood movies leave you disappoiunted and asking what did they spend a couple of hundred million on? With Rise of the Planet of the Apes they get it just right with an audience leaving the theatre pleased with their ninety minute entertainment.
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20. January 2012
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