Reviewed by GREG KING Director: David Yates Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes, Bill Nighy, Timothy Spall, Jason Isaacs, Rhys Ifans, John Hurt, Helen McCrory, Imelda Staunton, Michael Gambon, Peter Mullan . “These are dark times,” remarks a character in this seventh installment of the lucrative Harry Potter franchise. Indeed, it’s time for… Continue Reading »
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Michael Apted Stars: Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, Will Poulter, Ben Barnes, Liam Neeson, Tilda Swinton, Gary Sweet, Bruce Spence, Terry Norris. This third and possibly final installment in the cinematic adaptation of C S Lewis’ fantasy series about Narnia is disappointing. This film is fairly weak and dull, and fails… Continue Reading »
A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT.
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet Stars: Audrey Tatou, Gaspard Ulliel, Jean-Pierre Becker, Dominique Bettenfeld, Clovis Cornillac, Marion Cotillard, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Julie Depardieu, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Andre Dussollier, Jodie Foster, Ticky Holgardo, Tcheky Karyo, Jerome Kircher, Denis Lavant, Chantal Neuwirth, Dominique Pinon, Jean-Paul Rouve, Michele Vuillermoz Visually sumptuous, and spectacular in its sweep and scope,… Continue Reading »
THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Walter Salles Stars: Gael Garcia Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna. A sort of Latin-American Easy Rider? In 1952 two young Argentinean medical students embarked on an ambitious 8000km trip through South America, ostensibly to see their country before settling down to their chosen careers. It was an epic motorcycle journey… Continue Reading »
STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: George Lucas Stars: Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Samuel L Jackson, Ian McDiarmid, Hayden Christensen, Christopher Lee, Jack Thompson, Joel Edgerton, Rose Byrne, Susie Porter It seems as though George Lucas has at least listened to much of the criticism leveled at The Phantom Menace, his disappointing 1999 effort to revive… Continue Reading »
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Kevin Reynolds Stars: Guy Pearce, Jim Caviziel, Richard Harris, Dagmara Dominiczky While Alexandre Dumas’ classic tale Of The Three Musketeers has been a favourite of Hollywood with many cinematic incarnations over the years, there have also been several film adaptations of The Count Of Monte Cristo, a stirring nineteenth century… Continue Reading »