Andres Segovia - In Portrait DVD

Advantages: Hilarious Comedy
Disadvantages: None

...This movie is just hilarious. It stars Gerard Depardieu as Andre, the over protective father of spoilt teenager Nikki. Andre and his wife are seperated and he lives in Paris. Nikki live in the US with her mother. Andre has arranged a vacation for Nikki and himself to the Bahamas. When they arrive Nikki meets Ben, a local lifeguard. She falls for him instantly. Whilst talking to each other, Ben asks Nikki if Andre is her boyfriend. Nikki tells Ben that Andre is her boyfriend and it is not long before the news is all over the island. Andre cannot figure out why all the other people on the island are acting weird toward him. That is until Nikki tells him that everyone thinks that he is her lover rather than her father. He insists that she tells everyone the truth but ends up going along with the story to help his daughter get her man... Read review

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Advantages: Great film! :)
Disadvantages: Dunno any :S

...the set and crew. :S woow! Most of the filming took place in Ouarzazate in Morocco. This is the same place where Scott had filmed Gladiator and Black Hawk Down. A replica of the ancient city of Jerusalem was constructed in the desert. It was also filmed in Spain, at the Loarre castle, Segovia, Valsaín, Ávila, Palma del Río and some buildings in Seville.... Read review

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Advantages: Superbly acted... extremely engaging... totally gripping...
Disadvantages: Disturbing.... not for the faint-hearted...

...Lee Tamahori’s Once Were Warriors is a powerful and moving portrait of social problems and domestic violence in New Zealand’s Maori community. The manner in which the director presents this disturbing, and, at times, shocking story makes it all the more effective, as it is essentially an exercise in realism. Before we get into the analysis, let's look at the plot briefly. Our main protagonists are the Heke family who live in the poor suburbs of Auckland, NZ. Jake Heke, the head of the family is a brute of a man who spends most of his time either getting drunk in the local bar, or abusing his wife. Grace is his sensitive daughter, through whose eyes we see most of the film. The tension builds and builds with a great plot, great script and superb acting, until a shocking event alters the lives of the whole family forever... Read review

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