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Watched Nuremburg last night, most excellent! Apart from Freddie Mercury being in it obvs.
I've no idea where the high mark reviews originate from but they're obviously fakes. This film is utterly boring drivel with no redeeming value. The sets are cheap, the script is so dull it's impossible to find anything of interest. It's like a soap opera in a western setting. It's almost all just talking in rooms like a play but nothing seems to happen. When there's action it's all just not entertaining at all. I recommend watching this if you're suffering from insomnia. Or watch it to see that Jacqueline Bisset is now very old. She is the only actor I recognize in this extremely slow and uninteresting mess of a film. I had to fast forward to look for some action but nothing of interest. Some kid trying to save a girl from a brothel.... nothing original at all.
Return of the Parody/Spoof Comedy GenreThe Davenports face possible eviction from Fackham Hall unless one of their daughters is wed and continues the family line.This period-piece spoof of Downton Abbey has all the elements of a classic parody. It has all the spoof comedy styles: slapstick, innuendos, dirty jokes, and general corniness. The one hour and thirty-seven minute runtime is mindless fun and requires little thought. Check your brain at the door and stream this comedy for an old-school laugh.
A powerful tear jerker.June collapses early one morning and is rushed to hospital. Her son and two of her daughters are given the news that her health has taken a turn for the worse. Eldest daughter Helen arrives, and the siblings' deep problems quickly surface.Most companies have the idea that Christmas films should be uplifting, heartwarming or fun. Not Netflix. Their idea of a Christmas film is a family feud at the bedside of a woman in hospital.I didn't love it, but I did like it. For many, it'll perhaps be a little too close to home. It's reflective, almost painful, but there are some humorous moments and realistic elements too. Grief does strange things - fear and guilt can make people selfish and cruel, often forgetting the person at the centre of events.The script is very good, with natural dialogue and interactions. June is very ill, but still sharp and full of plain speaking. Connor is adorable, a caring, sweet-natured son who's always there. I could easily have locked Molly in the operating theatre. Johnny Flynn is at his best, and fair play to Andrea Riseborough too - so good.Helen Mirren - what can you say? Only a few months ago she was cracking murders in 'The Thursday Murder Club', looking amazing. Here she presents an entirely different character, and her acting is on another level.I loved the scene where Jules and Molly finally have to confront one another, and the ending naturally had me in tears. Winslet, Spall, Colette - all on point. You have to credit the casting director for such a strong ensemble.Nice to see a positive presentation of the NHS. I'm not sure Hallmark will be pinching this formula for its syrupy Christmas films next year. Perhaps it would have been better suited to a random Saturday in August.Sad, quiet, reflective - a Christmas film very much unlike any other.
probably won't get me rushing to the cinema but interesting to see Kate Winslet now directing - seems she done well.
