20 March 2011
Cast: Amy Adams, Christian Bale, Mark Wahlberg, Melissa Leo, Mickey O'Keefe
Script: Eric Johnson, Paul Tamasy, Scott Silver
Genre: biopic, sport
Setting: 1990s, Massachusetts
8 Stars
4 Comments
IMDb ; Metacritic Micky Ward is the youngest of a large family. All his life he has looked up to his older brother, Dicky, who once knocked down Sugar Ray Leonard in a fight. But Dicky is no longer the … Continue reading
6 March 2009
Cast: Emily Blunt, Jim Broadbent, Mark Strong, Miranda Richardson, Paul Bettany, Rupert Friend, Thomas Kretschmann
Script: Julian Fellowes
Genre: biopic, romance
Setting: Britain - Victorian
2 Comments
The problem I have with films that centre on the British monarchy is that I’m Irish[1] And so predisposed to dislike them. All that pomp and ceremony that exalts the royal person. Bleurgh I hates it. I’m pretty far from … Continue reading
1 February 2009
Cast: Alison Pill, Amy Acker, Dichen Lachman, Diego Luna, Emile Hirsch, Enver Gjokaj, George Clooney, Harry Lennix, James Franco, Josh Brolin, Miracle Laurie, Olivia Williams, Sean Penn
Script: Dustin Lance Black, Wes Anderson
Genre: biopic
Setting: 1970s, USA
3 Comments
Despite my long stated policy of not reading reviews until after I’ve seen a film I’ve come across quite a few views on this film. Mostly positive. Course I didn’t really read any of them. I’m not about to go against my own policy that way. But I did notice the good buzz. So maybe that is why I came out of the cinema a little disappointed at this one.
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
8 January 2008
Cast: Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Garret Dillahunt, Jeremy Renner, Mary-Louise Parker, Paul Schneider, Sam Rockwell, Sam Shepard
Script: Andrew Dominik
Genre: biopic, western
Setting: 1880s, C19th
10 Stars
11 Comments
I loved this film. I loved everything about it. The acting was brilliant. The way the story unfolded. The narration. The casting. The scenery. The cinematography. The soundtrack. Everything was just great. Best film I’ve seen this year. Which’d be … Continue reading
28 March 2007
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Ian Richardson, James Cromwell, James McAvoy, Joe Anderson, Julie Walters, Laurence Fox, Maggie Smith
Script: Kevin Hood, Sarah Williams
Genre: biopic, historical fiction
Setting: Britain, C19th
6 Stars
11 Comments
There really isn’t all that much to this film, which is loosely based on the life of Jane Austen, it is watchable but not memorable. The film amps up the real-life flirtation between Austen and Tom Lefroy to turn it … Continue reading
31 January 2007
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Ashton Kutcher, Christian Slater, David Krumholt, Demi Moore, Elijah Wood, Emilio Estevez, Freddy Rodríguez, Harry Belafonte, Heather Graham, Helen Hunt, Jacob Vargas, Joshua Jackson, Laurence Fishburne, Martin Sheen, Nick Cannon, Sharon Stone, Stephen Rea, William H. Macy
Script: Emilio Estevez
Genre: biopic
Setting: USA
3 Stars
3 Comments
As you can see from that impressive cast list, this is a bit of an ensemble film, which means it runs the risk of the audience not caring about the characters. And I’m afraid it failed. I just didn’t care … Continue reading
8 January 2007
Cast: Emily Watson, Ewan McGregor, Lloyd Owen, Renée Zellweger
Script: Richard Maltby Jr
Genre: biopic
Setting: C20th
8 Stars
6 Comments
I don’t ever remember reading any of Beatrix Potter’s books, but I’m still familiar with them, but for many other people I’m sure they are fond childhood memories. They are after all among the best-selling children’s books of all time. … Continue reading
11 November 2006
Cast: Asia Argento, Jason Schwartzman, Kirsten Dunst, Marianne Faithfull, Rip Torn, Shirley Henderson, Steve Coogan
Script: Sofia Coppola
Genre: biopic
Setting: 1790s, C18th, France
4 Stars
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29 September 2006
Cast: Helen McCrory, Helen Mirren, James Cromwell, James Marsden, Michael Sheen, Parker Posey, Paul Barrett, Sylvia Syms, Tristan Lake Leabu
Script: Peter Morgan
Genre: biopic
Setting: 1990s
7 Stars
2 Comments
This is an odd sort of film. Parts of it are very good, but other parts, well I just don’t think they work. The film is mostly set in the few days surrounding the death of Diana, as the British … Continue reading