Beautiful Lies(2011)
"An escape from the dull logic of ordinary life"
After the angular, chain smoking glamour noire of Coco Before Chanel, this charming romantic comedy sees Director Pierre Salvadori reunited with Audrey Tautou, to create a film that is all about sass and prettiness. Everything about it is easy on the eye - set in a French harbour town, drenched i...
Missing Pieces()
"“This is a passion project that had touched many people and their willingness to work for no money epitomises this…”"
When critically analysing a film, there are various factors that must come into consideration in order to give the film the fair assessment it deserves. Missing Pieces, which was made on a budget of just $80,000, must therefore be analysed in alliance with the film’s humble resources.
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The Devil’s Double(2011)
"“A fascinating story of two entirely different men brought together based solely on their looks…”"
Based on real events, The Devil’s Double tells the story of Saddam Hussein’s notorious son, Uday (Dominic Cooper) and his reluctant body double Latif Yahia (Cooper, again).
Uday, an unruly and merciless character, was the eldest son of the former Iraqi dictator, who prided him...
Super 8(2011)
"It’s hard to single out specific praise in a cast this good but Elle Fanning is simply a revelation"
Super 8 has distilled the best elements of Spielberg’s films that centre on children (ET, The Goonies) and has been tempered on the modern anvil of JJ Abrams’ (Star Trek, Cloverfield) direction. The result is an unalloyed joy – exciting, captivating and moving; a film in w...
The Zookeeper(2011)
"The idea of the protagonist using his love of animals and nature to learn about himself could have been interesting"
Talk about typecast actors. Kevin James is definitely one of them: holed up in his everlasting rendition of the fat, clumsy, uncool but soft hearted guy we’ve seen him portraying so often on the big screen, he now swims in it with confident ease.
Sure, the word ‘typecast&rsquo...
Captain America: The First Avenger(2011)
"As a comic book movie, it's a lot more Spiderman than Batman Begins"
It's worth noting that I'm not a comic book nerd at all, and as such I'm in no way familiar with the origins and back story of Captain America, I've heard of the character before but I knew nothing of the world he inhabits. So I was coming from a completely unbiased angle, I wasn’t a fan boy de...