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Small Engine Repair (2006)
Great little film
Small Engine Repair is a great film. It is well acted, written and directed and though I'm not a fan of Country Music, I enjoyed the music throughout the movie especially the ones performed by the main character.
A previous reviewer bemoaned the tameness of the film - "where's the violence".I think that misses the point. For me the confrontation scenes were quite powerful thanks to the great script and acting.
The same reviewer comments that the film tries to emulate American movies of the 70s. I know what they mean and the setting and soundtrack would definitely remind you of them. But I found the tone of the film closer to British kitchen-sink drama.
The only fault I found was the occasional falling in and out of accent by the main actors.
Overall though I really enjoyed this film, not an action-fest or laugh- a-minute, but if you're looking for some good, honest, drama then this will work for you.
Funny Games (2007)
Pointless
I couldn't see the point to this movie at all. Dull, dull, dull. I haven't seen the original but as this is a "shot for shot" remake of it. I won't bother now. The thing that really grated with me was Michael Pitt's asides to the camera. He didn't pull it off. It really broke the mood when it happened (about four times throughout the film. Check out Michael Caine's Alfie to see how this should be done. Why 3 out of 10 then? Well it wasn't "awful", and the cinematography was good. Naomi Watts' performance was excellent as usual, as was Tim Roth's. I really enjoyed Haneke's Cache, so this was a big disappointment.