20 November 2006
Casino Royale 4/5 (C)
After Powers and Bourne it was clear that the Bond franchise would have to do something different in order for it to survive. The casting of Daniel Craig, an effective trailer and the involvement of Paul Haggis made this the only Bond film I've ever been interested in seeing; and it didn't disappoint. Occasionally it verges on the edge of ridiculousness with hammy lines and dodgy moments but it never takes these too far that they become laughable, in fact they almost seem a parody of former Bonds.
19 November 2006
18 November 2006
Lawrence of Arabia 3/5 (R)
This may well be a great film but for me the moments of boredom far outweigh the moments of excellence. If it had been a lot shorter (most of the 1st hour seemed unnecessary) I'm sure I would have liked it a lot more.
15 November 2006
My Little Eye 2/5 (R)
Great idea that ultimately doesn't work. Over stylised to a point of irritation. At times it feels like it's descended too far into ridiculousness to ever recover but surprisingly it does. The satisfying climax only makes you wish that they'd tried harder in the middle of the film.
11 November 2006
09 November 2006
08 November 2006
05 November 2006
02 November 2006
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