Drama > BAFTA Drama

Advantages: Fantastic performances, characters, soundtrack, photography...
Disadvantages: Story meanders a lot; at 158 minutes long, it will bore many

...is what, for me, makes There Will Be Blood so great. Whilst the finale is certainly unexpected, not entirely convincing and defies most of the rules of modern cinema, I loved it. As the grotesque Plainview bellowed "I'm finished!", everyone in the audience simultaneously held their breath in a shocked silence. There Will Be Blood is one of the most ambitious, beautiful and unpredictable films of the new millennium. It's also incredibly divisive. ...
...is generally the case) or you will find it hammy. The shrieking, atonal score will haunt or annoy you. As for the ending, well, it either will blow your mind and go down as one of the best climaxes in the history of cinema, or leave you shaking your head in disbelief that the director could do something so ridiculous after the excellent preceding two hours of the film. Either way, you have to admire Anderson's audacity. ... Read review

Advantages: Great storyline, cast & sountrack.
Disadvantages: Nothing really

What is Juno? Juno is a 2007 American comedy/drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. It stars Ellen Page as the title character, as she is confronted by an unplanted pregnancy and the events that follow when you are a 16 year old pregnant girl. Awards I do have this rather lame theory that all films that either win or are nominated for Oscars are usually terrible. Crash and Brokeback Mountain to name a few. ...
...Plot 16 year old Juno MacGraff (Page) discovers she is pregnant by her long time friend Paulie Bleeker. At first she wants to have an abortion but realises she can't go through with it, so decides to give the baby up for adoption. With the help of her friend she finds the perfect couple to adopt her child. She finds Mark and Venessa Loring in the local magazine and thinks they are the perfect couple to adopt her child. However the couple's ... Read review

Advantages: Brilliant Cast, Script, Soundtrack, Quality and extras
Disadvantages: May not be to eveyones taste

...Blu-Ray) What Is It? Juno is the hit Indie film winning an Oscar, a BAFTA, A Golden Globe, a MTV Movie award and many more. One of the first films of this genre, it became a worldwide favourite film. After buying a Blu-Ray reader at the start of the year, it seemed right to spend extra on getting a higher quality Blu-Ray disc. Blu-Ray vs DVD I bought a Blu-Ray Player after getting a HD TV. There is quite a difference between the two. ...
...Page plays the main character Juno which she fits in fantastically. I had never heard of her before seeing Juno but after this film I can see her doing huge movies in her career. She has become a personnel favourite actress as she plays Juno so brilliantly in the film. Michael Cera (Superbad) plays Paulie Bleeker, the babies dad in the film. I had seen Superbad and really liked him in it, but again this is were we see his best performance. He plays ... Read review

Advantages: Beautiful scenes, fantastic acting - lovely story.
Disadvantages: none

Director: Joe Wright Screenplay: Christopher Hampton Novel: Ian McEwan Genre: Romance - Drama - War Country: UK/France Certification: 15+ Language: English/French Released: 4th February, 2008 (DVD) MAIN CAST: Saoirse Ronan (Briony Tallis - aged 13) Romola Garai (BrionyTallis - 18) Vanessa Redgrave (Briony Tallis - older) James McAvoy (Robbie Turner) Keira Knightley (Cecilia Tallis) Juno Temple (Lola Quincey) Briony Tallis, an imaginative ...
...her parents' hired workers (who is also the son of one of the servants). Already a gifted writer at such a young age, she shows an extraordinary amount of wisdom for one so young. When Briony glimpses an altercation between her older sister, Cecilia, and Robbie, an exchange that ends with Cecilia removing her dress and jumping into the fountain - only to exit soaking wet with her undergarments plastered to her body, Briony is distressed by what she ... Read review

Advantages: Great direction, cinematography and good acting.
Disadvantages: Tragic story

I missed Atonement in theatre , so decided to rent a DVD as i had heard about the movie from my friends and colleagues during a regular canteen chit chat. Plot Outline and initial Story ------------------------------------------- Atonement is not just a drama , its about a scandalmonger, a precocious, imaginative kid who says the darnedest thing: "I saw him, I saw him with my own naked eyes." But this 12-13 year old girl , Briony ...
...kid and that's what her Atonement is all about. Though the main leads are Keira and James McAvoy , this story is about this teen. The movie begins showing an immensely gifted teen prodigy Briony who at her age is too young to write beautiful scripts and plays. She even rehearses and enacts with the other children in the house on her scripts who are not so interested in all that stuff. She has got a great imagination but because imaginations are rarely ... Read review