The Quiet Hour 2014
Earth
has been invaded by aliens and most humans are dead. Sarah (Richards) and her
blind brother Tom (McMullen) struggle to survive. It’s not just the aliens who
are dangerous, but other human survivors.
It
could have been better, but it could have been worse.
2 ½ * of 5
Diva 1981
Opera,
bootleg recordings, gangsters, police, murder. Not really my thing.
Some
French films are very good, of course, and most viewers have given this a lot
of stars. Sorry, not me.
2* of 5
Dancer in the Dark 2000
Selma
(Björk) works in a factory. She has a son. She has the role of Maria in The Sound of Music with the local drama
club.
She
and her son are going blnd. She’s saving money so that he can have the
necessary operation.
Things
don’t go well.
Von
Trier makes peculiar films. I’ve seen most of them and I’ve liked most of them.
A lot.
This
is peculiar, and the most peculiar musical. And I like it a lot.
4* of 5
The
Voyage of the Damned 1976
In
1939 the Nazis permit a shipload of Jews, some rich, some poor, some from
concentration camps, to leave Germany to cross the Atlantic to Cuba.
Only
Cuba doesn’t let them in. All planned by the Nazis to show the world that
nobody wants Jews.
It’s
jam packed with big stars, some of my faves, like von Sydow, Werner, and
introducing Jonathan Price, who I saw in the Globe in London a few years ago as
Shylock,
Sadly,
the film as a whole is rather flat. I pity. It had great potential.
2 ½ * of 5
Romeo Is Bleeding 1993
Jack
(Oldman) is a bent cop, leading a double or triple life. Money and women are
his only interests.
Mona
(Olin) is a sexy psycho assassin. It doesn’t take her much to seduce him with
both money and sex.
I
love Gary Oldman and Lena Olin is one of the prides of Sweden. The problem is
that I really don’t like films like this.
Sorry,
Gary, you’re very good, as always, but the film isn’t.
2* of 5
A Complete Unknown 2024
Not
a huge fan of Dylan (though we grew up about a hundred miles from each other)
and I really couldn’t see Chalomet as Dylan. He’s just too pretty.
Well,
I’m wrong about Chalomet. He’s very good. And I remember now that I liked, and
still like, Dylan’s first few albums.
But
how in the world does he remember all those words?
4* of 5
A
Room with a View 1986
Oh,
how young they all are! About 40 years younger than they are today.
Turn
of the century, Florence. Young Lucy (HB-C) and her older cousin (Smith) are
spending the summer there.
Romantic
love story, tourist views of Italy, study of Edwardian mores…and boring. This marvellous
cast is wasted. But many love the film and it was nominated for lots of Oscars.
But not my cup of tea, I’m afraid.
2* of 5
