19 November 2008
Cast: Elizabeth Banks, Ioan Gruffudd, James Cromwell, Josh Brolin, Richard Dreyfuss
Script: Stanley Weiser
Genre: biopic, political
2 Comments
This is an odd sort of a film. I mean, it clearly isn’t meant to be full of praise for George W. Bush. But at the same time it is almost gentle in its treatment of him. Presenting him as … Continue reading
17 June 2007
Cast: Chris Evans, Doug Jones, Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Julian McMahon, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Chiklis
Script: Don Payne, John Turman, Mark Frost
Genre: Action, sff
2 Stars
9 Comments
This was pants. Complete pants. Not even bad enough to be enjoyed. Harsh? Maybe, but true. I wasn’t overly fond of the first film but it did the job of light entertainment. This one though was boring. An unforgivable flaw … Continue reading
28 July 2005
Cast: Chris Evans, Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Julian McMahon, Michael Chiklis
Genre: Action, sff
4 Stars
1 Comment
If you go to this film expecting anything but a light entertainment film you will be disappointed. Luckily enough, I wasn’t really hoping for anything much. I don’t know much about the Fantastic Four, apart from seeing one or two … Continue reading
20 August 2004
Cast: Clive Owen, Ioan Gruffudd, Keira Knightly, Ray Winstone
Script: David Franzoni
Genre: Action, historical fiction
Setting: Britain - Rome
5 Stars
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This film suffered from many poor reviews. Both from critics and, in my case, from friends who found it boring. Course I don’t read reviews before I go see films, I try to make up my own mind. Still I wasn’t expecting a lot from this film.
I’ve never really been a huge fan of Arthur films. First Knight was really really crap, imo, and Excaliber was a bit wierd. Plus there is the whole Monty Python thing :)
So why’d I go to see it?
Ray Winstone of course! Continue reading