Comedy > Nichols, Mike Comedy

Advantages: Brilliant
Disadvantages: Lack of DVD extras, but the film itself is excellent

...getting the good roles. In Working Girl, he works with Melanie Griffith and Sigourney Weaver to give us director Mike Nichols' 1988 film telling a story about office work in the 1980s. Essentially, the film doesn't have a special plot. It tells of Tess McGill (Griffith), a clever secretary who lands a job working for Katharine Parker at Trask Industries. When Katharine breaks her leg and Tess finds out she was going to steal one of her ideas, she ...
...her own boss. The sparks fly as professional backstabbing ensues left, right and centre. Cue Hollywood cheese.............. Ford kind of takes a back seat in this film and lets Griffith and Weaver dominate the proceedings, and this is the right move. The script nails it with the spoft spoken Tess convincing everyone she is someone she isn't, and with Katharine not having a clue. The comedy element is prevalent throughout, and this is something the ... Read review

Advantages: The acting of Nathan Lane and Robin Williams. Excellent.
Disadvantages: Seems to end a little too soon and abruptly.

The Birdcage was always going to be a success in my eyes, given that Robin Williams plays a prominent role in the movie. His acting ability is something to be savoured and he is no different in this movie. The film is set in South Beach, a place where to be straight is rather unusual but to be gay is very much the norm. Armand (Robin Williams) and his partner Albert (Nathan Lane) own a club called the Birdcage. One day Armand's son comes to visit ...
...a hilariously funny scale. The future in-laws are from a very straight background with the father (Gene Hackman) a Republican senator high on Christian values. It all makes for an extremely funny and fairly exciting climax to the movie. The only downside is that you feel the movie could go on a little further than it actually does. Albert's attempts to get himself into the role of a straight man is nothing short of hysterical and is quite possibly ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent political drama, realistic, good story,
Disadvantages: None

...on the book by anonymous Primary Colors is a political drama loosely based on the uphill election campaign of America’s former President – President Clinton. John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Kathy Bates and Adrian Lester star in this amusing but message carrying film. I would explain what I mean by message carrying film except it will probably give away the twist to Primary Colours. The Story ~~ Its election time in USA and Jack Stanton ...
...sexual references. I’d say that Primary Colors is suitable for anyone over the age of 11 though. Overall ~~ This is a powerful, realistic political drama. It is the sort of film that will make you remember bits of dialogue long since the film has left you’re mind. It is also a film that you will be able to remember with great detail, this due to the great detail paid to everything from costumes to locations in this film. Under the ... Read review

Advantages: 3 great films in one
Disadvantages: If you only wanted 2 of the films the third can be a pain to pay for

...has seen it loves it. Hitch is a good film, i would'nt say it is the best comedy filmi've seen but its good for a night in to just watch and enjoy the light hearted humour. There is a contrast here to Closer as this film is much more light viewing. Jerry maguire is a lovely film, well worth buying this for this film (and Closer).Sentimental perhaps but well researched and believeable and Tom Cruise is very admirable. Cuba Gooding Jnr is entertaining ... Read review

Advantages: Funny, good characters
Disadvantages: No downfall

Catch-22, the book by Joseph Heller, was always going to be difficult to translate to film, partly because of of its lack of a defined plot, and also because it was made up of many small episodes intertwined to give a form of plot. But, it has been done quite well. The book contained so many incidences of official stupidity, but the film has taken the best and most important of these and used them in a way similar to the book, for example the flashback ...
...referred to. The characters in the film are well shown, particularly Milo, who will bomb the squadron for a contract with the Germans. More of the incidents of catch-22s come out in the film. The disappointing thing about it is the lack of a feeling of mood changing. The book brings all the incidents together to form a sad and helpless ending, but in the film there is very little sign that this is happening. But it is quite a comic film that I would ... Read review