Having spent my formative years in Littlehampton, I knew this story & was excited to see the film. I was puzzled by the locations - of course I realise that not all of Littlehampton would be suitable for filming these days but it was very odd for me to see Tim Spall leave the beach & run to Arundel to report the letters to the police, just over 4 miles away. Western Road & other locations were not in Littlehampton either. I wasn't keen on the constant swearing - too much, too often relied on for the "comedy". The diversity - essential these days for all modern films, just jarred. Having said that, my husband & I agreed that probably Armando Iannuci (after his very successful David Copperfield) would have probably made a better film.
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Nebraska
(2013)
Very worthwhile viewing
13 August 2020
Although the film is rather slow, bear with it as the layers of silence about the past peel away. The acting is superb: not a bad performance in it. Bruce Dern is a old drunk obsessed by a letter he says tells him he has won a $1 million. His son is repeatedly asked to fetch his father home as he tries to walk from Montana to the lottery HQ in Nebraska in order to claim his winnings. Finally, the son just decides to drive his father there to settle it once and for all. It is a kind of "road" film but so much more as they visit relatives and friends from the father's past and each, it seems, has a story to tell about him, filling in gaps in his history. I am so glad I stuck with it to the end.
Skyscraper
(2018)
Worth watching
14 July 2018
Yes, it's Die Hard meets Jackie Chan but there are some great special effects, a few heart in your mouth moments and genuine tension. I wasn't expecting Shakespeare but this is a good film of its type - loads of action and stunts & I was on the edge of my seat a few times. I was thoroughly entertained.
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