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Rag Tale (2005)A romance that plays out in the splashy, sensational world of British tabloids. Director:Mary McGuckianWriter:Mary McGuckian |
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Eddy Taylor
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Richard Morton
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Sally May
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Peach James Taylor
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A romance that plays out in the splashy, sensational world of British tabloids.
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Get a handle on the scandal.Parents Guide:
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7 October 2005 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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As a newspaper journalist myself, seeing this film was almost a duty. By the end of it, I wished that I enjoyed a different vocation.
The script is unremarkable, slightly below average with all of the clichés surrounding journalism pandered to. The plot is almost non-existent, it was difficult to fathom what the film was actually about other than ticking the boxes on how the man in the street views journalists.
What really grated, and which actually gave me a headache, was the way the film was shot. Jaunty angles and quick-cut editing abound. This made the remake of 'Rollerball' look sedate by comparison. One can only assume that the editor or director has recently been dumped by someone with photo-sensitive epilepsy.
Jennifer Jason Lee, Malcolm McDowell, Kerry Fox - what were you thinking of? A terrible, terrible movie. Avoid at all costs.