Film Catch Up

Its been a long long time since I last updated this blog and now that my life is a little more calm again I thought I’d start it back up.

But first a summary of some of the films of note that I’ve seen recently.

The Lovely Bones - ★★★★★ – Mind deadingly saccharine; Laughably disappointing.

Invictus – ★★★★★- Disbelief never suspended, plods like a prop.

It’s Complicated – ★★★★★- What is wrong with Steve Martin’s face? Zero care in these old folk rutting.

Sherlock Holmes – ★★★★★- Quintessential Boxing Day film. Guy Ritchie not writing his own scripts is his only future.

Fantastic Mister Fox – ★★★★★- Bizarre script to subject matter to intended audience equation. Tastes like Fanny.

Transformers 2 -★★★★★ – An act of coitus interruptus over a copy of Playboy after shafting the petrol tank of a rusty old banger.

A Single Man – ★★★★★ – Elegant, seductive, passionate, authentic.

Ponyo – ★★★★★- Less awe-inspiring than in the past; a correlation with western accessibility.

The Road – ★★★★★- Gripping bleakness.

The Men Who Stare at Goats – ★★★★★- Neither hide nor hare of an actual plot, more suited to being an anecdote.

The White Ribbon – ★★★★★- A quiet rural village’s sinister prologue to Germany’s brutal past.

A Prophet – ★★★★★- A rare gem that transcends the world cinema section. À l’ombre de Shawshank.

A Serious Man - ★★★★★- The Coen brother’s Tanakh.

Precious – ★★★★★- A gander at the epitome of abject existence.

An Education – ★★★★★- Oh I say how very English. Performances > Story.

The Hurt Locker – ★★★★★- Stressful nihilism.

Up in the Air – ★★★★★- Hunky Clooney Clunky Movie.

Inglourious Basterds – ★★★★★- Christoph Waltz dominates the collection of riveting set pieces.

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