Out to own today:
45 Years
 | “I thought you didn’t like theoretical questions?” Geoff Mercer (Tom Courtenay) to wife Kate (Charlotte Rampling) Narrative bombs dropped with laser precision for maximum controlled emotional carnage. Theatre production of ‘August: Osage Country’ did something similar on a larger scale; extended family devastated by carefully timed revelations. Writer-director Andrew Haigh (WEEKEND) and his two legendary leads of British cinema bring their A-games. Gentility and gentleness mask a burgeoning inner turmoil. Debate as to blame responsibility will go on well after the credits roll, à la François Ozon’s marriage MEMENTO-like reversal, 5X2. [To read more, click here.] |
No Escape
 | “Perhaps I should change into my sweatpants? To let them know I mean business,” Hammond (Pierce Brosnan) Who doesn't love a siege movie, right? DIE HARD. ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13. RIO BRAVO. Rather than the hardened likes of Bruce Willis and John Wayne facing off, NO ESCAPE aims for something more empathetic rather than vicarious thrills. The filmmakers have opted for an ordinary family caught up in carnage. There is of course the movable siege chase movie, and NO ESCAPE evolves into that. A strong start gives way to a weird mix of gruesome violence and sentimentality, and TAKEN-esque dubious foreigner stereotyping. [To read more, click here.] |
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