One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Fury (2014)
“Ideals are peaceful, History is violent” I can’t make my mind up about “Fury”. As an escapist war film, it delivers well in a clichéd sort of way. But is…
One mann’s Movies Film Review: The Judge (2014)
Based on the trailer, my anticipation for seeing “The Judge” was high – – Robert Downey Jnr, Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Billy Bob Thornton… great cast. And whilst the film…
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Gone Girl (2014)
(Note that this review will be specifically spoiler free!) One of the year’s most anticipated films, David Fincher’s Gone Girl doesn’t disappoint delivering a stylish and sophisticated cinematic punch to…
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: The Equalizer (2014)
Is it ever right for a regular citizen with the ‘appropriate’ skills to go vigilante and stand up to wrong-doing and a corrupt justice system? In the TV show of…
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Magic in the Moonlight (2014)
“Demanding is over-rated” said a wise woman, who I also happen to be married to. Woody Allen’s latest film Magic in the Moonlight, is a light and fluffy piece of…
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Sex Tape (2014)
Cameron Diaz is someone that must be so, SO depressing for many middle-aged women. Bursting onto the screen like a shimmering vision of hotness in “The Mask” when only 21…
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Before I Go To Sleep (2014)
“Before I Go To Sleep” is an effective psychological thriller. Nicole Kidman plays Christine Lucas, someone who if she saw “50 First Dates” wouldn’t remember it the morning afterwards! She…
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)
The Hundred-Foot Journey is based on the novel by Richard C. Morais. It tells the story of the combative relationship between an Indian family, headed by ‘Papa’ (Om Puri), who…
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: Pride (2014)
Probably few things have divided the British people more in the last forty years than Margaret Thatcher’s time as Conservative leader. The pivot point for that hatred/worship was the protracted…
One Mann’s Movies Film Review: As Above, So Below (2014)
“As Above, So Below” is mutton dressed up as lamb. A movie with such a marketing budget behind it should never be trusted. It starts with an Indiana Jones sort…