The Unborn(2009)
"we've seen it all before..."
The acting is acceptable, Odette Yustman kept me interested. Enough half naked shots of Odette, which probably enhanced most men's viewing experiences but unfortunately only reminded me I'm watching a mainstream teen horror film. I'm not sure what Gary Oldman is doing in the film, he must really ...
Gran Torino(2009)
"a classic that just gets better with age"
Clint Eastwood is, of course, the Gran Torino - the 1972 classic that just gets better with age. In 1972 Eastwood was young blood but still very much the Man's man - drifting and shooting his way to Megastardom - here he is again giving a masterclass in what a small film can achieve, and still te...
Franklyn(2009)
"Life is an adventure without making anything else up"
Compelling, interesting, thought provoking? Franklyn is all of this and more. It's brilliantly acted by all the cast, not just the veteran actors but also rising star Sam Riley (Milo).
It is a visually stunning piece of cinema brilliance. Parallel realities are always an engaging plot dev...
Inglourious Basterds(2009)
"Inglourious Basterds was first announced over 5 years ago and has been languishing in production ever since. The wait is finally over and whilst it does exude classic Tarantino charm and style, it falls somewhat short of the mark of his other films."
The film follows an elite squad of Nazi hunting Jews parachuted into France and led by the charismatic Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt). They're quickly introduced as men with one single-minded purpose - to hunt and kill Nazis. Their opposite number is Colonel Hans Lander (the excellent Christo...
Confessions of a Shopaholic(2009)
"What a pleasant surprise"
Ok so normally I would've gone into a screening of a silly little shopping-and-boys rom com full of scepticism - i mean, it can't exactly be enlightening can it? but as it happens i DID enjoy KInsella's Shopaholic books and for once I had no opinion of the cast - I vaguely remember Isla Fisher fr...
The Pink Panther 2(2009)
"Clouseau's big mistake"
Basically it's stupid and predictable with only a handful of laughs. This is your typical Pink Panther story but this time around Insp. Clouseau must team up with detectives from other countries to solve the case of the theft of several historical artifacts.
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