our film reviews: from armchair viewing to the festival front row

28 January 2008

[Reel-Reviews] Match Point (3 stars)

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Starts well and Woody makes London look gorgeous, but it becomes too “slasher”/dream sequence to be taken too seriously.


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[Reel-Reviews] Little Miss Sunshine (4 stars)

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Charming and quirky family road movie exploring beauty, community and love of life. Not as cute as the hype.


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[Reel-Reviews] Narc (3 stars)

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Twisty turny cop thriller that asks you to question truth and meaning, although it walks a fine line on cliché.


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[Reel-Reviews] Shaun of the Dead (4 stars)

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The zom-rom-com to end all zom-rom-coms. Witty and silly but wonderfully put together.


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[Reel-Reviews] Finding Neverland (4 stars)

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Magically endearing and possibly over-sentimental telling of Barrie’s Peter Pan life. Good directing by Forster, and a wonderful Johnny Depp.


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[Reel-Reviews] Goodbye Lenin! (3 stars)

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Funny take on the prevention of stress and impact on family, through deceit and stealth. Nicely conceived and well designed.


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[Reel-Reviews] Silent Light (3 stars)

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Poignant and austere take on one man’s breakdown in a Mexican Amish community. Best opening 10 minutes of 2007!


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