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Sunday 09 November 2008
Zodiac
This is a really good movie; it approaches the real life story of the San Francisco bay serial killer ‘Zodiac’ in a very mature and intriguing way, delivering a real sense of frustration that the case cannot be brought to a close. It is interesting to see how limited the investigative process is due to a lack of the information technology that we take for granted in the 21st century. Zodiac is a long film, but it is worth sticking with. I particularly liked the character of Robert Graysmith, played by Jake Gyllenhaal; his enthusiasm and determination was very admirable even if some of its consequences were not so great.
— Andy
Tags: 2007, crime, drama, jake gyllenhaal, usa
Tuesday 17 June 2008
Les Chansons d'Amour
Okay, so I’m not a fan of musicals, but this French film intrigued me having heard a few of the songs from it. Les Chansons d’Amour is a decent film, though I felt the musical numbers rather detracted from the plot. The complex relationships of the characters made for an interesting plot, although sometimes the love expressed by the characters seemed a tad shallow. Perhaps if the film had been a drama rather than a musical the plot could have been thickened a little. Having said that I actually liked the songs, although Ludivine Sagnier’s singing voice is a little annoying. Not amazing, but an enjoyable film to watch.
— Andy
Monday 02 June 2008
Heartbeat Detector
Heartbeat Detector (La Question humaine) is a French corporate thriller currently in cinemas. It’s a very slow paced film that seems to be going no where for a long time, but then small events in the film ripple out to reveal a deep plot underlying the whole movie. Heartbeat Detector tackles some very heavy themes, of which I will not spoil here. At first this movie looks like a dull uneventful art house movie, but by the end I was stunned by the revelations and the questions they raise about the corporate world. This is not a film for everyone, but if you’re patient with it you’ll see an intelligence in the plot and twists not seen very often in the cinema.
— Andy
Tags: 2007, drama, france, in cinemas, thriller