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 | 500 Days Of Summer (Film)Brilliant - LorraineYou know that 500 Days of Summer is not going to be the average Hollywood romcom from the very first caption: “The following is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. Especially you Jenny Beckman. Bitch.” The narrator opens with: “This is a story of boy meets girl. But you should know up more ... |
 | The Invention of Lying (Film)Interesting idea but fails to deliver - LorraineThe Invention of Lying is set in a world in which lying has not been invented, where everyone simply blurts out whatever they're thinking, irrespective of how hurtful it may be for other people to hear. Scriptwriter Mark (Ricky Gervais) is subject to more hurtful comments than most, seeing as he's “a bit fat with a funny little snub nose,” as more ... |
 | The September Issue (Film)Revealing look at the fashion world - LorraineThe September Issue offers a rare glimpse into the inner workings of 'Style Bible' Vogue magazine as it follows Anna Wintour, the commanding editor, and her team as they put together the September 2007 issue of Vogue. Most people will be familiar with Anna Wintour from Meryl Streep's portrayal of a character based on her in the enjoyable chick flick The more ... |
 | Capturing the Friedmans (Film)Frustrating, shocking and undeniably brilliant - LorraineArnold Friedman was a respected teacher who ran computer classes for children from the basement of the New York home that he shared with his wife and three sons. The documentary Capturing the Friedmans offers a stark insight into how the dysfunctional Friedman family was ripped apart in the 1980's when Arnold and his then 18-year-old son Jesse were accused more ... |
 | He's Just Not That Into You (Video)Educational chick flick - LorraineHe's Just Not That Into You is based on the self-help book of the same name by Greg Behrendt, which in turn is based on an episode of Sex and the City. So basically, it's got the credentials to be the ultimate chick flick. It follows several different characters as they fall in and out love and relationships- unhappily married couple Ben (Bradley) and more ... |
 | The Time Traveler's Wife (Film)Strangely bleak - LorraineBased on the best selling novel by Audrey Niffenegger, The Time Traveler's Wife is the strange story of Henry (Eric Bana), a man born with a genetic anomaly that means that he can time travel. But this isn't the kind of time travel that we're used to from sci-fi films, Henry's condition is uncontrollable and any emotional stress tends to propel him through more ... |
 | Teeth (Film)Daring but disappointing - LorraineTeeth tells the story of Dawn (Jess Weixler), a naïve high school student who vows to remain chaste until marriage. Living in the shadow of a nuclear power plant with her ill mother, stepfather and sexually deviant stepbrother, she realises that she has the 'adaptation' of a 'vagina dentata'- a toothed vagina. When she is forced to defend herself from more ... |
 | Rachel Getting Married (Film)Dreary and self-important - LorraineIn independent film Rachel Getting Married Hollywood sweetheart Anne Hathaway takes on the challenging (and Oscar nominated) role of Kym, a recovering drug addict who struggles to deal with the family issues that rear their ugly head when she is released from rehab to attend her sister's wedding. Hathaway is effective in the role but there is a lot to be more ... |
 | Inglourious Basterds (Film)Massively Entertaining - LorraineQuentin Tarantino does not do subtlety. His new WWII-set film, Inglourious Basterds, features an elite band of Jewish-American soldiers (the 'Basterds' of the title) torturing, scalping and killing any Nazis they come across in occupied France. Lead by Aldo Raine (a gurning Brad Pitt), the Basterds embark on a mission to blow up a Parisian cinema during the more ... |
 | A Perfect Getaway (Film)Undemanding and entertaining - LorraineA Perfect Getaway is a forgettable but entertaining thriller set in Hawaii about a honeymooning couple who become convinced that they are the next victims of brutal killers who seem to be targeting newlyweds. Cliff (Steve Zahn) and Cydney (Milla Jovovich) are happily trekking to an unspoiled beach when they learn about the grisly murders of another newlywed more ... |
 | The Ugly Truth (Film)Disappointing - LorraineThe Ugly Truth tells the story of Abby (Katherine Heigl), a single, tightly wound morning TV producer who is horrified when her boss hires a misogynistic relationship expert named Mike (Gerard Butler) to increase ratings on her show. The self-styled dating guru initially angers Abby with his pronouncements on the 'ugly truth' about men and women- men only more ... |
 | The Proposal (Film)Tired and Lazy Romcom - LorraineThe Proposal tells the story of tightly wound publishing executive Margaret (Sandra Bullock) and her assistant Andrew (Ryan Reynolds). When Margaret learns that she is facing deportation to Canada she ropes Andrew into marrying her so that she can stay in the US, in exchange for enhancing his job prospects. They then have to break the news of their more ... |
 | Coraline 3D (Film)Wonderfully Creepy - LorraineDirected by Harry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas) and based on the book by Neil Gaiman (Stardust), Coraline is a twisted little stop-motion movie. It tells the story of Coraline (voiced by Dakota Fanning), a young girl who moves into a mysterious new house. Bored by her neighbours and ignored by her workaholic parents (Teri Hatcher and John more ... |
 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (Film)Predictable but enjoyable - LorraineLoosely based on the Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past is a mildly entertaining chick flick about womanizing photographer Connor (Matthew McConaughey) who is visited by three ghosts trying to teach him the error of his ways on the eve of his brother's wedding. McConaughey has done so many romcoms by now that he must be able to more ... |
 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Film)Promising - LorraineThe title says it all. X-Men Origins: Wolverine tells the story of metal-clawed Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) before he joined Professor Xavier's band of misfit mutants in the X-Men series. The film begins in the 1800's with Wolverine, or Jimmy Logan as he was then known, killing his father with his newly discovered claws. He and his similarly equipped brother more ... |
 | Ghost Town (Film)Entertaining - LorrainePeople talking to the dead, such an original concept. Ghost Whisperer, Medium, Over Her Dead Body, Just Like Heaven (ish)… the idea has literally been done to death (sorry couldn't help myself). In the lazily titled Ghost Town Ricky Gervais plays Bertram Pincus, a cantankerous dentist who dies (temporarily) during a routine medical procedure. When he more ... |
 | Observe And Report (Video)Disturbing Black Comedy - LorraineThere's no getting around it- Observe and Report is a strange film. Writer/director Jody Hill has said that he wanted to make a funny version of Taxi Driver. With that bizarre idea in mind, people going to see Observe and Report should not expect the easy humour of recent comedies like 17 Again. The film is a departure for the usually amiable Seth Rogen in more ... |
 | Gone Baby Gone (Film)Haunting - LorraineDirected and co-written by Ben Affleck and starring his brother Casey, Gone Baby Gone is a haunting examination of right and wrong. The UK release of the film was postponed because of the similarities in the plot to the Madeline McCann case and it is difficult to watch the film without thinking of Madeline and Shannon Matthews. This is not a film to watch more ... |
 | Doubt (Film)Melodramatic but mesmerising - LorraineDoubt is a powerful little film with some stunning dialogue - so much is said, but only if you listen closely. Set in 1964, it takes place in a Catholic school in a predominately Irish and Italian New York neighbourhood. The domineering principal Sister Beauvier (Meryl Streep) rigidly enforces rules of etiquette on students and teachers alike. When a young more ... |
 | Gran Torino (Film)Powerful - LorraineIn Gran Torino Clint Eastwood plays Walt, a cantankerous retired Ford factory worker who's prejudiced against just about everyone, his own children and grandchildren included. A Korean War veteran, he's particularly bothered by the fact that his neighbourhood is predominately inhabited by Asian Hmong immigrants. Walt's wife has recently died and he now more ... |
 | Disturbia (Video)Entertaining - LorraineIn Disturbia 17-year-old Kale (Transformers' Shia LaBeouf) is sentenced to three months under house arrest for punching a teacher. Out of sheer boredom he begins spying on the inhabitants of his neighbourhood and comes to suspect that one of his neighbours, Mr. Turner, (played by the suitably menacing David Morse), is a serial killer who preys on young more ... |
 | The Brave One (Film)A Missed Opportunity - LorraineDirected by Neil Jordan, the sombre and slow-paced The Brave One stars Jodie Foster as New Yorker Erica Bain, a DJ whose life is changed forever when she and her fiancé (Lost's Naveen Andrews) are subjected to a brutal attack in which he is killed. Frustrated that their attackers may never been punished, a traumatised Erica becomes a vigilante, more ... |
 | Atonement (Video)A Must-See Film - LorraineAtonement, based on the best-selling novel by Ian McEwan, is an epic drama that spans from 1935 through the early years of WWII and into the present day. It centres on Briony, a naïve budding writer, as she tries to atone for a terrible error in judgement she made as a child that lead to the enforced separation of her older sister Cecilia (Keira more ... |
 | No Reservations (Video)Predictable but Likable - LorraineIn romantic drama No Reservations Catherine Zeta-Jones plays Kate, a controlling head chef whose carefully ordered life is disrupted when she is left the sole guardian of her young niece Zoe (Little Miss Sunshine star Abigail Breslin) after her sister is killed in a car accident. Kate is forced to learn how to take care of the girl while dealing with the more ... |
 | Bride Wars (Film)Forgettable Chick Flick - LorraineBride Wars is a chick flick centred on getting married so anyone going to see it knows exactly what to expect- Vera Wang dresses, girly bonding and a neat little happy ending. Unfortunately, you won't find a Mr. Big character in Bride Wars as surprisingly for a chick flick, the men in the film are all secondary and a little bland. The focus is instead on more ... |
 | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (Film)Sweet date movie - LorraineNick and Norah's Infinite Playlist is a cute but slow-paced date movie based on the teen book of the same title by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan. It revolves around one love-and-music-filled night in New York City. Michael Cera (Juno) plays Nick, a college-bound bassist with indie band 'The Jerkoffs.' He's a sensitive soul who spends his time making mix more ... |
 | Alarm (Film)Dated but compelling - LorraineIrish thriller Alarm features rising star Ruth Bradley as Molly, a young woman grieving the death of her father who moves from Dublin to a seemingly idyllic housing estate in the countryside. Longing for the sense of community that can apparently only come from knowing one's neighbours, Molly's peace of mind is soon shattered by a series of break-ins at her more ... |
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