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Zero Dark Thirty 2012
Enjoyed this and shows what we are led to believe the events leading up to the capture and death of Bin-Laden by the Navy Seal team. I am not getting caught up in all the US media criticism over the interrogation scenes, I actually thought from the film pov it made it have more umph. Once the OBL is located and the Navy Seal team go in for the operation it's a great tense 30 minutes that captured me and…
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Beasts of the Southern Wild 2012
This film felt original and poignant of the struggles some people face in the wake of natural disaster and is a really though provoking film. Quvenzhané Wallis (Hushpuppy) is such a great little actor in this and her voice drags you in to the film (if at rare times it gets annoying), and considering she was 6 when first acting in this it's quite incredible how convincing she is. It is hard not to view it without comparison to Hurricane…
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Leon: The Professional 1994
Leon is a killer, a fighter, a loner and above all else a milk addict! You cant help but like Leon despite your views on 'hitmen'! This is a well put together film that has so many elements (violence, bad guys, love, happiness, sadness, action bla bla bla) you can see why it gets great reviews/high scores.
The performance of Mathilda (a 13 year old Natalie Portman) is really impressive, more than holding her own for a lead support role… -
The Celebration 1998
This is brilliant a danish diamond! Don't want to give the big 'bombshell' plot away as will ruin for others but the dialogue is great and actually feels quite english with good humour from the start.
The film is gripping from the beginning thanks to the early humour and the scene is set introducing some of the key family members and occasion. Once the party gets going and the bombshells are dropped (felt atomic here) the confusion (over the human…