By day, graffiti writers Heir and Vain work their dead-end day jobs, while at night they ... more
inhabit the underground graffiti world of San Francisco's Mission District. After a clash with the law, they find their lives spinning out of control with potentially explosive consequences. This powerfully affecting film offers a rare glimpse into the graffiti subculture, where the two young writers struggle to maintain their friendship as their lives unravel and the cops close in.
Production Year: 2000 - Drama - Director: Giuseppe Tornatore - Original Language: Italian - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro, Luciano Federico, Matilde Piana
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
Advantages: Strong story, strong cast, strong message Disadvantages: None - unless you have a heart of stone
your attention throughout due to the wonderful narrative and sympathetic characters ? it really is the perfect Christmas film in my opinion.
It is in black and white although a colourised version is now available. I have seen this version and expected it to be awful but it is actually very good - it was only released last year and succeeds two previous colour versions which were rejected by both Capra and Stewart before their deaths. I hadn't expected to like it as I tend to be a purist when it comes to film but I was pleasantly surprised.
"It's a Wonderful Life" is available in many different DVD releases from £6.98. ...
Advantages: Ashley Walters has a nice body! Disadvantages: Too many to list, this is just extremely slow
I bought this film from Tesco for £4.99 a couple of years ago thinking it was going to be a great teen drama a bit like adulthood, boy was I wrong! I'm surprised I actually managed to watch it all the way through.
It stars Ashley Walters a former member of So Solid Crew who also played a part in 50 Cent's feature film Get Rich Or Die Tryin'. Life & Lyrics is directed by Richard Laxton.
It's a bit like a modern day version of Romeo & Juliet although somehow unsurprisingly doesn't come close to the Leonardo DiCaprio & Clare Danes version. It was released 29th September 2006 & went straight to DVD which to be honest I think says all you need to know about this film as most films that go straight to DVD aren't released at the cinema for a very good reason! However I was stupid enough to buy this film so it's my fault really!
Life ...
Advantages: Great cast, very enjoyable Disadvantages: none
In 1930's New York, Ray Gibson (Eddie Murphy) is a small time con artist and pick pocket. One night in a New York bar, he picks the pocket of straight laced Claude Banks (Martin Lawrence). For completely different reasons, they get in trouble with the Bar owner and are forced to go on a Boot Legging run across Mississippi to get him off their backs. On the trip, they are incorrectly accused of murder, and are both sentenced to life in prison. During there time in prison they grow as best of friends.
From the plot outline, the film sounds a bit weak as you would think it was all about the illegal trip for booze, in fact the film is all about the growing friendship of two men who together overcome everything that is thrown at them whilst in prison. This could have easily been just a film to showcase the comic talents of Murphy ...
christianfilmcritic 03.02.2006
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