It's this week's movie reviews!
The Damned United - Michael Sheen (above) might not look like an old school footie manager but his performance as 70s boss Brian Clough makes this worth checking out. It's the tale of Cloughie's ill-fated 44 day stay as Leeds coach in 1974. 3 stars
Knowing - Dumb but fun end-of-the-world blockbuster with Nic Cage adding some welcome screwed up emotion as a grieving single dad to accompnay the awesome special FX. 4 stars
2 Lovers - Joaquin Pheonix plays a mixed-up guy with two ladies (Gwynnie Paltrow and Vinessa Shaw) on the go. Moody and miserable. 2 stars
The Haunting In Conneticut - a painfully slow and boring first half makes this story of a haunted house hard to get excited about. 2 stars
Comment number 1.
At 30th Mar 2009, craig-maclellan wrote:Got to see The Damned United last night. An extremely impressive performance from Michael Sheen as ever, but I do agree with James' three stars. It felt very much like a TV movie. Also, it wasn't really centred around his ill-fated time at Leeds, but around his relationships with but Peter Taylor (Timothy Spall) and Don Grievie (Colm Meany).
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