Weary Wunderkind

Advantages: fascinating story, good characters, brill style
Disadvantages: none

...?Gift? is not only an English word, it?s also a German one. Etymologically, both words have the same root, their meaning, however, is different. The English word means ?present?, the German one ?poison?. Reading Nikita Lalwani?s debut novel we learn that the two meanings aren?t as contradictory as they seem at first glance; being extraordinarily gifted can poison the gifted person?s life. Rumi...

MALU 20.06.2009 18:52 · Read review
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Review of Gifted - Nikita Lalwani

Nikita - well worth watching

Advantages: Directed by Luc Besson, stylish and compelling film
Disadvantages: In French (with subtitles), more expensive to buy on VHS/DVD as it's foreign

...Nikita is an early film from Luc Besson, who has since moved onto major Hollywood productions, including Léon and The Fifth Element among others (less said about Jeanne d'Arc/Joan of Arc the better though). I've been a fan of Luc Besson's directing skills for years, and Nikita is one of the first of his films that I saw (leant to me by my A-level French teacher, no less). It probably remains...

xalala 01.07.2004 11:17 (22.03.2005 12:10) · Read review
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Review of Nikita (DVD)

The Village

Advantages: Atmosphere. Well produced - Escapist
Disadvantages: Story line too unrealistic for me

...Last week I came across one of those special offers in HMV (4 DVds for £20). It was end of the season sale and I picked up a film called "The Village" just to make up the numbers. It struck me as being some sort of clichéd horror film from the blurb on the cover and I didn't expect to be watching it in the very near future. But it was one of those DVDs that keep popping up every time I looked...

derek-j-a 06.10.2005 14:16 (07.10.2005 12:20) · Read review
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