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Great Girlie Film

Advantages: great acting and story
Disadvantages: Collin firths moustache

Circle of Friends, 1995, Rating 12, Run Time: 98 minutes Circle of Friends, is another great girlie movie, a genre that I am very familiar with if you have read any of my other film reviews. It is based on the novel by Maeve Binchy. The Story: Set in Ireland in the 50’s we are introduced to three young girls Benny, Eve and Nan on the day of their communion, they are full of the innocence of youth and the best of friends. Benny is a thick set child ...
...but proud parents. Eve is an orphan child being brought up by local nuns in the convent, her parents had a tragic death and when Eve turns 18 she is set to inherent a her parents house and funds for her studies. Nan is a beautiful girl with a slight air of arrogance about her, after communism her parents move from the village. We are then taken to the girls first day at university; Benny is commuting by bus every day while Eve is set to stay in a ...

LIZKEMPO 21.06.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Circle Of Friends (Special Edition) (DVD)

Anna and the King personal view

Advantages: Great storyline, fantastic acting and good action shots
Disadvantages: Will not please die hard King and I fans

...Killers) - Jodie Foster as Anna Leonowens (Panic Room, Contact, Nell, Silence of the Lambs) The Film is based on the diaries of Anna Leonowens, who died in Canada, Quebec from a stroke in 1915. I think this is better than the original (King and I) despite my fondness of musicals. The acting is superb and there is a huge cast of extras. I can't imagine how difficult this was to make a film with the costumes (that are superb) and locations involved. ...
...Fiesty teacher, recently widowed who travels to Siam to teach the children of King Mongkut. There she learns that Siam is very different from all that she knows back in England. The film is set in the 1860s and the relationship between the Teacher and the King develops from a cold respect for each others values, into a love interest/ sparring contest. Chow Yun-Fat is magnificent in the title role of the King and plays a philosophical Ruler with ...

clairec73 09.12.2004 · Read full review
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Father and Son?

Advantages: Heartwarming, Great scenes
Disadvantages: Almost too short, ending both joyous and sad

"Dear Frankie" released in 2004, is the heartwarming story of a 9 ½ year old boy, living with his Mum and Grandmother, whose relationship with his father stems totally from the letters he receives from him while his father is on board ship. Set against the backdrop of the Clyde in the Greenock area, in the fictitious Port Howat, the film depicts of poverty and a struggle of one woman to protect her son in an era which could almost be modern, but ...
...into the life of a single Mum, Lizzie, and her son, for whom she would move mountains to protect. For it is Lizzie who has been writing letters to Frankie for years, pretending that they are from his father, who is travelling the world with his ship. Frankie adores receiving letters from his father, and is an intelligent child, particularly with regard to world geography, marine life and stamp collecting, interests he has gained from following his ...

helencbradshaw 12.06.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Dear Frankie (DVD)

Two for the road- a timeless classic

Advantages: Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney work so well together
Disadvantages: Slightly depressing...and too long!

...seems to be split into two sections- the happier first secion and the darker second. Arguement after arguement becomes rather monotonous in the second half, but the loveness of the pairing of Hepburn and Finney shines through. As always, Hepburn acts as rather a clothes horse during the film, and here we see her in a range of Mary Quant outfits, epitomising the 60's era. The film has many great locations from around Europe, and a lush and continual ...
...perfect direction to make this film such a memorable one, and change to what the audience would come to expect from an Audrey Hepburn picture. Sadly for Hepburn fans there are no extras on the DVD. It would have been nice to see some form of short documentary. ...

lizawithaz 26.05.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Two For The Road (DVD)

If you see one film in your life...this is it

Advantages: Gritty, dark and realistic.. you feel like you are there
Disadvantages: It is one of the few films I wished that could have been longer than three hours

There are some things in life you will always remember and I think this film is one of those things. I went to see it originally in the opening week of its cinematic release. I had heard about this film and was very interested to see it because I have a huge interest in the holocaust and what led to it happening. I knew before I went who some of the actors cast were and I also knew that it was a film lasting for three hours. The film gripped me lice ...
...lit...to it gradually changing into black and white. I was absorbed with the power of the nazis and the futility of existence for the Jews. What this film portrays so well is the need in capitalism for exploitation. The nazis, although intent on killing every jew, still believe that they should get the most out of them before they die. they feed them minimal calories and expect them to work round the clock, you hear them talking about this at different ...

excelsior81 31.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Schindler's List (DVD)