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Advantages: Agatha Christie-like
Disadvantages: Too many characters

Introduction As soon as I heard about this film, I knew it would be right up my street. Described as a murder mystery, it is set in a stately home in 1930s England. With a large number of famous actors and actresses, including Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Helen Mirren, Charles Dance, Stephen Fry and Clive Owen, it couldn't really go much wrong. And I wasn't disappointed, well, not too disappointed anyway - it takes a while before any action ...
...it's a must-see for anyone that enjoys crime fiction by writers such as Agatha Christie. The director Robert Altman, who came up with the idea for the story, along with Bob Balaban, was born in Kansas in 1925. He has written, directed and produced a number of films, although the majority of them are not particularly well-known. He is probably best-known for directing Alfred Hitchcock's TV show and writing the script for MASH. The plot Sir William ... Read review

Advantages: brilliant acting excellent plot
Disadvantages: NONE

Im going to start negatively Ive never really like woody allen films, I dont know why exactly and everyone I know loves him. But Ive been converted. What a fantastic film, great setting, in London, great actors and acting. Woody allen plays a silly old man a bit like miss marple. Hes not the main character but plays a crucial part. The plot is full of seduction betrayal and a healthy dose of suspense. Irony plays a big part too. Its one of those ... Read review

Advantages: Powerful. poignant, moving, funny
Disadvantages: None that I could find

...but promises to tell him all when they get home. However, as Huma leaves the theatre and Esteban runs after her for an autograph he is tragically and shockingly run over and killed. Manuela is devastated and she reads in Esteban’s notebook how much he wanted to know his father. So Manuela sets off to Barcelona to find Esteban’s father and tell him about the son he never knew. On arrival in Barcelona Manuela chances upon an old friend Agrado (Antonia ...
...not acting as mothers. Nearly all of the characters in the film are women, except Esteban who dies early in the film and Agrado and Lola who act and behave like women. Without men to interfere Almodovar freely explores the interactions between this fascinating set of “females”. The result is a highly emotional and richly woven tapestry. The performances are masterful. Cecilia Roth is excellent as the strong willed Manuela who though devastated by ... Read review

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 ... Read review

Advantages: Great acting, moving script
Disadvantages: Some won't be able to identify with the main character

Leo writes romantic novels and has met with great success, but refuses to reveal her identity to the public, preferring to work under a pseudonym. However, following marital difficulties with her soldier husband, Paco, she finds herself unable to write romance, and, in a strange turn of events, takes a writing job that involves criticising her own romantic novel. With her marriage in tatters and arguments between her mother and siter to cope with, ...
...in love with her, and eventually has a complete breakdown. Will she pull through and manage to put her priorities in order? I have seen and enjoyed a number of Pedro Almodovar's films, I was looking forward to watching this one. Almodovar is known for his wacky and colourful scripts, often involving murder, cross dressing, prostitution and lots of sex. This film is a little different - there are still some weird and wonderful coincidences, but in ... Read review