Film Reviews by BE

An unusual movie in three parts with many twists and turns along the way. Salacious in parts but in keeping with the story. Beautifully crafted and although over three hours in length, well holds the attention. After part one, you're never quite sure which direction it's going to go in. Intruiging

Nothing riveting but a rather gloomy account of men trying to make a living against the odds in late 1960's America. The film clearly depicted the frustration felt by authentic door to door salesmen trying to flog bibles to often unwilling customers. Had it been made today, the script would no doubt have been peppered with four letter words, so that was a bonus. It was very naturally formulated as the salesmen gave not a hint that they were being filmed throughout and came across as being very natural. Somewhat claustrophobic as most of the footage was filmed either in customers' front rooms, hotel rooms or marketing convention halls (plus cigarette smoke in abundance). It well ties in with the very excellent movie; Glengarry Glen Ross.

What a waste of time. One of the worst films I have ever seen. A job to identify any of the characters behind their moustaches and dishevilled hair. One star for the gun choreography.

What an absolute gem of a movie this turned out to be. Categorised as a drama but peppered throughout with wry humour plus a delightful musical soundtrack. Great acting, an unusual storyline and well directed by Aki Kaurismaki. Perfect.

Enjoyed the movie to a degree. Excellent acting etc but missed a lot of the dialogue as always use sub-titles for American movies (due to unclear speech) - non available

I settled in to watch what looked like was going to be a good early film from director Martin McDonagh. Unfortunately, I didn't realise it was only 26 minutes long which left me feeling quite annoyed after an abrupt ending.

To begin with, the movie appeared to be about surreptitious goings on, engineered by well-to-do parents (and a host of others) to drive a wedge between their white daughter and her black boyfriend. After a while, it started to become very creepy then spun out of control into some kind of horror spoof. Hmmmm.........

Found it difficult to engage with this one. It looked as though it was being acted instead of coming across as real, which a good film should. Also the clothing looked unnatural. . The lack of creases indicated man made material was used instead of natural fibre, which was more prevalent in those days. This belied any authenticity with the clothing of the war years. Bill Nighy is always an enjoyable watch but apart from that, disappointing.

Am I the only person not swept away by this movie? I found it syrupy at times along with the vocals on the soundtrack. Almost believable to begin with, before it ran away with itself. A cop out ending and for me, the movie was a waste of time. Usual issue with slurred American vocals and there being no subtitles to access.

It appeared to be an okay movie, albeit rather bleak. Quite a way through, I chose not to continue with it due to the intent to slaughter a newly born calf - due to it being a male and not being able to render milk in the future.

An interesting perspective on piracy carried out by Somalians. Its apparently a true story and ties in with the movie, Captain Philips. It stars Barkhad Abdi as a none involved Somalian. Interestingly, he was also in Captain Philips and won a BAFTA for his role as a Somalian pirate! I preferred this movie to Captain Philips. Only criticism is the fake facial hair and very bad wigs worn by Evan Peters which also changed hue at an alarming rate! Otherwise, well done

Hard to imagine any female would react to being raped with such detachment as did the lead character in this movie. Found the whole production quite hazy. Unsure whether this was due to the quality of the DVD or filmed with a gauzed camera due to Isabelle Huppert playing a pre-menopausal woman when in fact she is in her sixties! Just an okay film but a bit too long.

In spite of Emma Thompson acting her heart out, this movie never quite hits the spot. Although carefully crafted, bit of a weird storyline. Also too much of walking up and down corridors with doors opening and shutting throughout.

You probably wouldn't watch this unless you are an Al Pacino fan so, if you are, you're in for a treat. A relaxed and in depth interview into what makes one of the greatest actors of all time, tick. Very enjoyable.

I found Annette Benning sloping about for almost two hours spouting self indulgent rhetoric quite tedious. Plus most of the other characters' muddled heads, dull and uninspiring.