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Body of Lies - the whole truth

Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe, Leonardo Dicaprio… what could go wrong? Well, it’s not necessarily about it going wrong.. it’s more about having a strong story to hang this great trio off. Body of Lies is not a great action film, its not a great thriller and its not very engaging. In fact if you’re not concentrating [...]

Max Payne - or should that be Max Lame?

Is it me or are there no original ideas in Hollywood anymore?

Is it me or are there no original ideas for films anymore? Just look at this summer… nearly all sequels, book adaptations or blatant rip-offs of better older films. The majority of the great actors and directors out there are living off former glories (see DePalma, DeNiro, Pacino, Scorcese, Lucas and Spielberg for starters) It’s down to people [...]

Step Brothers - Rough and Ready

Ever wondered what would happen if you still lived at home when you were 40? And what if your mum marries a guy who also has a 40 year old son who still lives at home too and you have to live together? Well that’s the premise for Will Ferrell and John C Reilly’s latest [...]

Indiana Jones RIP? Discuss…

It’s been about two months since I sat through “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” full of excitement and still buzzing afterwards. But now the dust has settled and the film has come and gone it just clicked in my head… Oh my god! Crystal Skull was awful!! I remember back in 1981 [...]

Mamma Mia - here I go again!

Now, before i review this I just want to say I am currently watching “Carlito’s Way” and like nothing better than a good full-on action flick but sometimes in life and marriage you have to compromise… and after taking my wife to the new Indiana Jones film I knew she would expect me to repay [...]