Friday, 29 January 2010
Review: The Invention of Lying
The concept of a alternate universe where people can't lie is funny at first, but it runs out of steam pretty quickly as in the end the film is just a queue of celebrity cameos insulting each other for nearly 2 hours as you really don't care whether Gervais who specialises in pretty unlikeable characters ends up with Jennifer Garner, who is even more unlikeable till she realises right at the end that fat people are sort of okay really.
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Review: Bunny & The Bull
At times you can't help wonder why Boosh director Paul King didn't cast the slightly more famous long haired and grumpy northerner comedy duo in the lead roles if the characters were going to be so similar in the end.
But for those pining for more Boosh goodness fear not, as all the regulars all appear in cameos at regualr intervals which steal the show each time around.
The film itself is a visual delight throughout, with the hand-made quality making it that much more endearing - King was obvious influenced by early Gilliam, but maybe Terry himself needs to look at this to realise how Doctor Parnassus would have benefited from cutting back on the CGI for a more low budget ethos.
Friday, 1 January 2010
Thursday, 31 December 2009
Films of 2009: Ché Part 2
Another foreign-language, two-part biopic - but unlike Mesrine, the second part of Ché is clearly the superior piece - rid of the distracting voice-overs and flash forwards, the tale of the eventual demise of Ché in Bolivia is an incredibly immersion and intimate experience.
Films of 2009: Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs
Whilst Up garnered the usual plaudits for Pixar, Cloudy... arguably succeeds more as an out and out kids film. Plus who can complain about a film that features Neil Patrick Harris as a monkey called Steve.
Films of 2009: The Hangover
I find myself in two minds over The Hangover's place on the list - one one hand I feel I should give this some recognition as I went in with zero expectations, only going to see it because of getting my hands on some free tickets from Seefilmfirst and then having a great time as it was far better than it had any right to be. But on the other hand, I get the feeling the novelty will wear off quickly, especially as there will no doubt be hoards of copycats following it in 2010 that will make me curse the name of Zach Galifianakis.
But in the end I decided to stay true to how I felt leaving the cinema, so The Hangover makes the list as the surprise hit of 2009.
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