07/12/2012

Charlie Lyne's Film/DVD Review

Seven Psychopaths – Certificate 15

Featuring a stellar cast including Colin Farrell and Christopher Walken, this comedy follows a washed-up screenwriter with writer’s block (Farrell) who unwittingly becomes caught up in a hare-brained scheme to extort money from a local gangster by kidnapping his beloved Shih Tzu. When the scam goes badly wrong, he finds his inspiration returns with a little help from his bizarre new associates. Directed by Martin McDonagh (In Bruges).

Celeste and Jesse Forever – Certificate 15

Celeste (Rashida Jones) and Jesse (Andy Samberg) married young and are growing apart. Now thirty, Celeste is the driven owner of her own media consulting firm, Jesse is once again unemployed and in no particular rush to do anything with his life. Celeste is convinced that divorcing Jesse is the right thing to do - she is on her way up, he is on his way nowhere, and if they do it now instead of later, they can remain supportive friends. As the reality of their separation sets in, Celeste realises she has been cavalier about their relationship, and her decision, which once seemed mature and progressive, now seems impulsive and selfish. But her timing with Jesse is less than fortuitous. While navigating the turbulent changes in their lives and in their hearts, these two learn that in order to truly love someone, you may have to let them go.

The Man with the Iron Fists – Certificate 18

Starring Russell Crowe, Cung Le and Lucy Liu, this highly stylised and epic martial arts movie from Quentin Tarantino is directed by the Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA and tells the tale of a band of warriors, assassins and heroes in feudal China united by a common goal; to steal a hoard of treasure protected by the residents of a small village.

DVD - Keith Lemon: The Film – Certificate 18

In this outrageous comic adventure, television’s Keith Lemon comes to London from Leeds and, just like his hero Richard Branson, becomes an overnight billionaire! Then an over day failure before finding the road to redemption.