Drama > Mirren, Helen Drama

Life is for the living...

Advantages: Some excellent performances, poignant story
Disadvantages: No major ones

...have to carry out his last orders - to have his ashes scattered off Margate Pier. Son Vince arranges the car and travels down to Margate with Ray, Vic and Lenny - wife Amy, for some reason, doesn't want to go with them. On the trip, the four men recall their life with Jack, and reflect on what he meant to them, whilst discovering what is important in life. But why has Amy decided not to go? And what does the future hold for everyone? Although Jack ...
...an important character who frequently appears in the film in a series of flashbacks. Played by Michael Caine, we find that Jack is a man who is larger than life, and a great friend to many. He does, however, have at least one fault - the main one is that he refuses to admit that he has a daughter called Jean, who is mentally ill and has spent most of her life in a home. This is one of Michael Caine's understated performances - I didn't really feel ...

sunmeilan 01.12.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Last Orders (DVD)

The True Story That Madness Could Effect Anyone

Advantages: Talented Cast, Fantastic Story, Fictional, Cheap
Disadvantages: Lack Of Extra Features

...looking around found this film. The Madness of King George is the story of King George III, and follows his life as he goes through a rare, heredetory disease which causes the sufferer to temporarily go made. The film actually began life as a stage drama by the critically a-claimed Alan Bennett. This is a true story which has been edited to make it that even bit better for our screens. Cast *Nigel Hawthorne fantastically plays King George, as he ...
...sometimes defy and completely outwitt the doctors. Alan Bennett is quoted as saying that he would not allow the film to go ahead, unless Hawthorne was King George. He was the one who skillfully played him in the highly successful play adaption. This role seems to come so naturally to Hawthorne and the acting is 5 star. *Helen Mirren is a natural born Queen! He role as Queen Charlotte shows her becoming the caring wife who produced so many children ...

scotlandizdabest 31.01.2009 · Read full review
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Sex and the City

Advantages: funny, great performance
Disadvantages: long

...so many exciting reviews on Sex and the City that I decided I watch it. It is a real chick flick romantic comedy and that evening it was the perfect entertainment for me. The film was written and directed by Michael Patrick King. Actually he was the co-producer of the film as well with Sarah Jessica Parker and Darren Star. Michael Patrick King is an American film director and screenplay writer. Besides Sex and the City he wrote the screenplay of ...
...balance. She and Steve have sex about twice a year and even then she is not so involved. She is hurt and devastated when Steve confesses that he had sex with another woman. Miranda separates immediately from him and sees no chance to forgive him. Charlotte has a happy family since they adopted Lily. She is a beautiful girl. Charlotte soon realises that since they gave up trying to have a baby she is pregnant. Can she carry out the baby? My opinion ...

D_i_a_n_e 29.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Sex And The City - The Movie (DVD)

There's final hits and final hits. What kind is this one to be?

Advantages: One Of The Best Films To Come Out Of The UK.
Disadvantages: None!

...I first saw the film Trainspotting after hearing so much controversy about it on television, from reading about it in the newspapers and from everyone talking about it around me at the time. It was all everyone was talking about on it's release in 1996 and of course I just had to see it for myself to see what all the hype was about. Well I went to the pictures to watch this film and was quite shocked by this outrageously, yet brilliant tale of five ...
...ago that my husband purchased Trainspotting to add to our DVD collection as we both really enjoyed watching it over the years at various times on television (in a sick kind of way I guess). He picked it up second-hand for £1 at a car boot sale, so it certainly was a great bargain. This film really will not be suited to everyone though. I think you will either love it like I do, or absolutely hate it. It certainly is worth watching once though just ...

hillhead 28.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Trainspotting (DVD)

Empire Records!

Advantages: Great actors/performances
Disadvantages: non really

Empire Records Empire Records, a comedy with actors as Renée Zellweger, Liv Tyler en Ethan Embry. General information Running: 90 minutes Category: comedy year: 1995 Director: Allen Moyle Language: English Country: United States of America Actors : Rory Cochrane as Lucas Renée Zellweger as Gina Johnny Whitworth as A.J. Ethan Embry as Mark Liv Tyler as Corey Mason Debi Mazar as Jane Robin Tunney as Debra Anthony LaPaglia as Joe Reaves ...
...Empire Records Empire Records is a record shop in the nineties in Amerca. In the shop, the employees are teenagers that feel home there and can almost do whatever they want. They can wear what they want and play the music in the shop what they like. No stupid regulations like big chain shops have. The employees are like one big family and the manager Joe as the father, who loves them all. But on one day he leaves Lucas in charge to close up the ...

JL132 28.12.2009 · Read full review
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