The Four Feathers (4)

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2002 drama/adventure film by director Shekhar Kapur.

A respected British soldier leaves the army and his friends a few days before they are to be shipped to war. He receives four feathers to signify his cowardice and he must go after them to win back their trust and save them from a death that he feels he has caused them.

I wasn't going to post a review for this movie because I have already seen it loads of times and I just thought everyone had watched it before. Turns out that a lot of people I know have never seen it so alas...review.

This is an good movie was an amazing story and a great performance by the one and only Heath Ledger. The movie starts out a bit slow and you sort of sit there wondering where they are going to lead you but once the story gets going it doesn't stop. That's what I love about this movie most of all (besides Heath Ledger) is that it is one of the best movies to show how to properly build suspense to an emotional climax and ends just at the right time - doesn't milk it, so they say.

Not only was Ledger amazing (as usually) but the supporting cast brings their A game. Wes Bentley and Djimon Hounsou (who is a long time favourite of mine) really held their own in this movie.

It's all about the story though. What one man will do to win back the trust and respect of his most beloved friends and family...to see just how far one person can push themselves to prove, not only to others but to himself, just how brave they can be.

I always love watching this movie and think everyone should watch it. The end.

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Love Bite (2)

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2012 horror/comedy directed by Andy De Emmony.

Summer arrives in the small town of Rainmouth and a group of boys need to lose their virginity or fall victim to a merciless werewolf.

No...really. That's the plot.

I saw this movie the other day as part of TIFF and knew that it would be bad yet entertaining and I was fully right. I will admit that I was looking for a little but more in terms of script and humour but what can you do?

It was pretty ridiculous. The werewolf doesn't come into full view until about half way in but that helped build some suspense. It was funny but I found that the humour was obvious (although a lot of other people in the audience didn't think so judging by the laughs). I did laugh quite a lot though. There was no emotional connection to anything but it wasn't aiming for that anyways.

Ed Speleers did a decent job and was less of a moron than everyone else (character wise). Once again though, there wasn't any surprises when it came to characters...it was what it was.

That's the general  feeling towards this movie. I didn't want my 2 hours back but I will live a happy life if I didn't see it again. It was ridiculous and pretty entertaining but once it was over I just felt like...meh.

Bonus: Timothy Spall and the soundtrack is pretty great.

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The Art of Getting By (3)

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2011 drama/romance by director Gavin Wiesen brings us the story of a senior who is strange and never does his work until things change when he finds a friend in a popular girl who finds him interesting.

I saw this on Netflix and thought that the plot seemed a bit thin. I decided to watch it as a late night movie as I thought it wouldn't stir any emotion and be an enjoyable but forgettable watch.

What I actually watched was a character driven story that lost itself here and there but was ultimately overall well done.

I was especially drawn to the main character George who was played by a all-grown-up Freddie Highmore and a well matched Emma Roberts (It's Kind of a Funny Story). Highmore was the most impressive and really the reason to watch this movie. His character George embodies the dark/emotional side of being a teenager but does it was intelligence and brings his own quirk to the table. I thought physically that he was great because he was cute but shy and didn't have a 6 pack or bulging biceps like a few other actors his age. He just seemed...believable. The other cast were great supporting but lost their flow here and there.

I liked the script as it was all about George trying to stay afloat and find out who he really wants to be/what he is passionate about while not coming across as an annoying coming of age film (it is a coming of age film but doesn't follow the usual stereotypes). Above all you see a teenager turn around and become an adult which is a tough thing to fit into 83 minutes.

I liked it but mostly for Freddie Highmore's performance and a slight twist to the coming of age story. They lost me for the last little bit though...

3/5




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