21 Jump Street (15)
(Phil Lord, Chris Miller, 2012, Us) Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson. 109 mins.
As with comic books, now that all the big titles have gone, it's down to TV's B-list to feed Hollywood's appetite for ready-made movie concepts. Based on the show that first traded on Johnny Depp's youthful good looks, it stars Hill and Tatum – a great odd-couple anchor – as two low-flying cops who are sent back to high school to infiltrate a drugs ring. The premise is an almost pitifully obvious excuse to aim for broad-appeal paydirt with a mix of fratboy crudity, teen-movie romance and crime-flick action, but for all the box-ticking, it has intermittently hilarious results.
Contraband (15)
(Baltasur Kormákur, 2012, Us) Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Ribisi. 110 mins.
Mark Wahlberg sticks to what he's good at, which is muscled, breathy and slightly high-pitched posturing in a brooding action thriller. Here he plays a smuggler lured...
(Phil Lord, Chris Miller, 2012, Us) Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson. 109 mins.
As with comic books, now that all the big titles have gone, it's down to TV's B-list to feed Hollywood's appetite for ready-made movie concepts. Based on the show that first traded on Johnny Depp's youthful good looks, it stars Hill and Tatum – a great odd-couple anchor – as two low-flying cops who are sent back to high school to infiltrate a drugs ring. The premise is an almost pitifully obvious excuse to aim for broad-appeal paydirt with a mix of fratboy crudity, teen-movie romance and crime-flick action, but for all the box-ticking, it has intermittently hilarious results.
Contraband (15)
(Baltasur Kormákur, 2012, Us) Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Ribisi. 110 mins.
Mark Wahlberg sticks to what he's good at, which is muscled, breathy and slightly high-pitched posturing in a brooding action thriller. Here he plays a smuggler lured...
- 3/17/2012
- by Damon Wise
- The Guardian - Film News
Mirren Burke delivers a fine performance as an eccentric comic-book artist in this gentle comedy from a first-time director
You should dislike Ailidh, the protagonist of this gentle comedy from first-time writer/director Bryan O'Neil. She's brash, childish and deliberately eccentric. She invents animals, draws wacky comics, treats her neighbours like amusing playthings. Un petit Amelie, sans the continental exoticism.
And yet, thanks to a tight script and a confident performance by newbie Mirren Burke, Ailidh comes off more endearing then irritating. Her micro-problems – stamping upstairs to help confused old Mrs Nicholls (Sylvia Syms), then wooing floppy-haired hottie Jacob (Rollo Weeks) on the way down - are real, even if she's living a fantasy.
Syms is wasted, as Mrs Nicholls is little more than a batty old dear. And O'Neil's portrayal of degenerative illness is simplistic - a kindly word and nice a cup of tea will sort that dementia right out.
You should dislike Ailidh, the protagonist of this gentle comedy from first-time writer/director Bryan O'Neil. She's brash, childish and deliberately eccentric. She invents animals, draws wacky comics, treats her neighbours like amusing playthings. Un petit Amelie, sans the continental exoticism.
And yet, thanks to a tight script and a confident performance by newbie Mirren Burke, Ailidh comes off more endearing then irritating. Her micro-problems – stamping upstairs to help confused old Mrs Nicholls (Sylvia Syms), then wooing floppy-haired hottie Jacob (Rollo Weeks) on the way down - are real, even if she's living a fantasy.
Syms is wasted, as Mrs Nicholls is little more than a batty old dear. And O'Neil's portrayal of degenerative illness is simplistic - a kindly word and nice a cup of tea will sort that dementia right out.
- 3/16/2012
- by Henry Barnes
- The Guardian - Film News
If you're a fan of quirky comedies, than you'll be glad to know that the trailer for "Booked Out," starring Mirren Burke, Rollo Weeks, Claire Garvey and Sylvia Syms, has appeared online. Check it out below. Plot: The film follows the exploits of the Polaroid loving artist Ailidh (Burke) as she spies and photographs the occupants of her block of flats. Jacob (Weeks), the boy next door who comes and goes quicker than Ailidh can take pictures. Jacqueline (Garvey), the mysterious girl that Jacob is visiting and the slightly crazy Mrs Nicholls (Syms) who Ailidh helps cope with her husbands continuing existence after his death. As Ailidh gets closer to winning Jacobs affection the world that they all live in will be changed forever. The new movie is written and directed by newcomer Bryan O'Neil. It has yet to secure distribution or set a release date. Stay tuned. Trailer:...
- 7/16/2011
- WorstPreviews.com
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