Movie reviews

AN EDUCATION

Recommended. Fantastic dialogues, acting, a fascinating story and a good life lesson.

2012

Watchable. What a beautiful catastrophy! Not that it makes any sense but it is entertaining.

BRIGHT STAR

Walked out. Poets are notorious for being poor, untidy, of poor health and having weirdo side-kicks. Keats appears to have been no different. In addition the actors can't decide whether to be theatrical or casual, cinematic it isn't.

THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS

Watchable. It's full of New Age weirdness but with some brilliant humour, e.g. "He tapped him and he died of death touch." "There and then?" "No, 18 years later."

THE FOURTH KIND

Watchable. Archive footage often shown together with dramatised scenes and mixing Dr. Abigail Tyler's life traumas with her patients' make it hardly comprehensible at first. Once you get used to the strange form of the film, it gets spooky. I was trembling when I left. No idea if it's true or a hoax just like "Blair Witch Project". I do hope it is fiction.

HARRY BROWN

Watchable. The police fight with organised crime is so boring that you get to understand why they don't normally bother in real life. Once the OAP starts his own mission it gets really good with interesting twists of action. The portrayal of junkie degenerates is unforgettable.

COLD SOULS

Watchable. The science fiction layer of soul trafficking is meticulously created but you'd expect some changes in the characters changing souls instead of blabbing about how awful their soulless lives are.