Film Reviews by AB

Even the synopsis to me was confusing - it talked of 3 parallel lives but apart from the Spanish Conquistador one and the surgeon one, the third strand in the actual film bypassed me - was that dream-like scenario supposed to be mankind in the future? Or a dream? Too highbrow for me and far too confusing to be anywhere near enjoyable. One for film aficionados only or those with a degree in psychiatry or those who eat magic mushrooms every day.

We all know the storyline from this, the first of the 'spaghetti westerns' - the moralistic stranger who has no compunction about killing or helping those in need but even after nigh-on 50 years, it is still a great film, with a superb musical score that leads you on to whistling it for most of the day! Most of the films from that genre have the same storyline but, what the heck. I defy any man to deny that he has seen himself in the Clint Eastwood role

Far too complex to be enjoyable. The film starts in the Ming dynasty and then suddenly jumps to the modern day with only a passing one-liner as explanation, with the same characters in situ. No storyline, explanation or guidance as to what is going on, beyond the time-travelling orb but even that is too simple an explanation as to what we are supposed to be seeing.

Unenjoyable and overly complicated.

The synopsis is elsewhere but given that this film is based on the memoirs of the real-life man who also stars in the film he was a very brave man to take on the role as Montgomery and he must have been a good actor to try and pick up M's habits, gait and mannerisms to the level that it fooled the Germans. Clifton James in this film probably did just what he did in the 'real' scenario but it does not detract from what he did that in the end probably saved a lot of lives. If you read the WIkipedia page on him, the links with well-known people come out that I didn't know - q.v. David Niven, Dennis Wheatley and the fact that James had to have a prosthetic finger

The cgi was good - I liked the giant figures dotting the landscape of the city, but the storyline was a bit too "what does it mean to be human?" to make much of an actual story, the denouement of which become obvious most of the way through. The film is really a cross between the exploits of the Borg, Terminator, Bladerunner and The Matrix with a female Data in the lead. Film was visually too dark to enjoy but left some questions - how many of the 'renegades' were there? Where were they and what were they doing now? Not great but worth a watch as a visual piece of entertainment

A film of conflicts - does the hero accept his NDA details or do the "right" thing? Given the pressure he is put under by corporate moguls I for one would simply give up or try a better method of releasing the information - dump it in the street? Send it abroad for perusal? Makes you fret for the wee people

Despite the genre of stated Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Sports & Sport Films, only the first and last are true! A film about golf, psychology, love, memories, war and township with some good acting and (probably) correct accents

I liked the film, as it didn't try to ram any details about golf down the viewer's throat, which would have spoiled it and instead made it about trust, help and friendships with a sporting background

I got quite emotional watching it, tears appearing, for no real reason I can fathom but it is a feel-good film that should have been more successful with its release than it was and I highly recommend a watch. The denouement of the round kept me guessing as well.

What I found amusing was that at the end of all the usual spiel about cast, crew, location etc, there was the usual bumpf about characters and events being fictitious and any relation to people, dead or alive, is coincidental. So Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen were figments of Robert Redford's imagination?

A film so poor that it is almost unwatchable with a soundtrack that comprises mainly of high-pitched, shouty, children making it very difficult to actually pick out what they are saying

Liked the premise of the film and how true it all could be, certainly for people way beyond my pay grade.

Couple of nice twists in the story and I would recommend a watching of this film

Arnie doing what he does in a lot of his films, deciding that he alone can rid the world of baddies, this time Colombian freedom fighters who killed his wife and son with a terrorist bomb. Not much surprising, except one twist that I for one didn't see coming (but the clues are there, with hindsight). A lot of explosions, gunfire and people surviving a beating from hell to still be able to get their act together. Passes 109 minutes of your life requiring very little thought as you know what will happen at the end!

A bizarre, unfathomable mixture of life, metaphor and tall stories that makes you question why you are watching this poor film rather than shampooing the goldfish, as the viewer never really understands what is going on/went on w.r.t. the truth. A selection of good UK actors and actresses showing what they could do (despite having to do a Southern US state selection of accents, but doing so professionally and consummately) and the film is the sort of thing that Tim Burton, the Coen brothers and M NIght Shyamalan do with their odd outlooks on film making. Cannot recommend it at all

Grandiose settings, costumes and personnel to show the story of Marie-Antoinette and her travails at the French court.

Lots to offer in the historical context, with some additional "what ifs" and "perhaps this" but to me the film could have done with some better speech training so that the players, although not to be made to speak in cod French accents, at least should not be speaking in American accents.

A film that shows that living a life of drudgery is no life at all through the experiences of a terminally-ill bureaucrat is poignant in parts, helped a bit by the rigours of Japanese life, by showing that one should live some sort of life. Can only see that this is the sort of film that Guardian-reading film buffs would regard as a 'classic' but even though the sentiments are to be believed in, the film is tediously dull. However, having said that, I have given it 3 stars because it should be a wake-up call to everyone living the sort of life that relies on staying in a rut to encourage them to see life from a different perspective.

An unusual fantasy world exists below London, populated by quirky characters - The Angel [called] Islington, etc.

Not a great storyline, with some poor sub-plots [even a murderous beast that looked more like a Highland Cow than anything else] with any suspense but watchable as you try to find out what happens next.

My only major gripe would be the series title: Neverwhere is a rubbish title and it should have been something like "London Life Below", "Underwhere" or something equally as odd to try and catch your attention.

A typical British film with subtle humour, nostalgia and quaint observations about the rut that a lot of people find themselves in. A lot of people will nod their head in agreement with the background storyline about the futility of life, especially as seen from restrospective point of view from us 'grown-ups', whereas these characters at least have the gumption to do something about their situations.

I must disagree with the review that publicises this film; "hilarious" it is not - depressing, yes; funny - no; amusing, quaint, quintessentially British - yes