Archive for the Tag 'Helen Mirren'

THE LAST STATION – Reviewed by Will

If the dialogue in The Last Station had been delivered about twice as fast, it would not be a stretch to label the film as a screwball tragedy. Its characters engage in clever repartee and trade barbs throughout, but ultimately it is the story of two people who have grown remote [...]

INKHEART – Reviewed by David

While I haven’t read the book by German author Cornelia Funke that inspired this $60 million fantasy starring Brendan Fraser, I can say with some certainty that it’s probably much, much better than the lackluster lump of a movie director Iain Softley makes out of it.
The gimmick here is that Fraser can bring characters in [...]