I Am Number Four

Missed out on "Drive Angry 3D" today because of the timing, so opted for this instead.

Wasn't a bad film. Nothing that hasn't been done before but with fresher faces.  Apart from flagging in the middle there was some reasonable action and special effects.  Unfortunately it felt like it was Part 1 of something and didn't really pick up until No 6 turned up. Then it was over in half an hour..  

Still, it was enjoyable as a Saturday afternoon flick.. Be interesting to see if the franchise kicks off.

Overall rating: ***

Paul

Just came out of the new Simon Pegg/ Nick Frost collaboration - Paul.  And I enjoyed it.  It lacked Edgar Wrights zippy direction for sure and you could tell it was USA financed, but I laughed a lot. If you're a sci-fi fan like me, a lot of the humour was derived from previous film references and I found myself laughing out loud on my own a couple of times.  In a recent interview with the two leads they commented that they had to erm... dumb it down slightly for the studio... all I can say is it'll be interesting to see if there's any out-takes on the dvd..

Overall rating: *** 1/2
Good, but would've loved to seen an Edgar Wright version.

True Grit.

Graham and I saw this one today, in a 3/4 full Cineworld. Having seen the John Wayne version about 30 odd years ago, I honestly couldn't remember much of the plot.. apart from the iconic "one man vs four" show down..

Overall I really enjoyed it. Jeff Bridges does old, drunk, fat and haggard very well and there were some genuinely funny moments. Plus, as commonly acknowledged, the performance of the young girl was excellent.. This now means I going to have to watch the 1969 original again and compare the two (Graham's an avid John Wayne fan and swears by it..we'll see).

Rating: ****