THE GREAT ESCAPER reviewed by GREG KING Director: Oliver Parker Stars: Michael Caine, Glenda Jackson, John Standing, Danielle Vitalis, Will Fletcher, Elliot Norman, Laura Marcus, Wolf Kahler, Victor Oshin. A tinge of nostalgia permeates this heartwarming drama which is the final film for two-time Oscar winning and Tony award winning actress the late Glenda Jackson,… Continue Reading »
JOHNNY ENGLISH REBORN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Oliver Parker Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Gillian Anderson, Daniel Kaluuva, Pik-sen Lim, Rosamund Pike, Richard Schiff, Dominic West, Stephen Campbell Mooreh. This tired, laboured, belated and unnecessary sequel to the subpar Bond spoof Johnny English should have been stillborn! Rubbery faced comic Rowan Atkinson is great and very funny as the… Continue Reading »
AN IDEAL HUSBAND
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Oliver Parker Stars: Cate Blanchett, Minnie Driver, Rupert Everett, Julianne Moore, Jeremy Northam, John Wood, Peter Vaughan, Lindsay Duncan, Jeroen Krebbe, Michael Culkin. Oscar Wilde’s sophisticated wit, genial bon mots and acerbic one liners shine in Oliver Parker’s solid, if somewhat uninspired screen adaptation of his play An Ideal Husband.… Continue Reading »
