Rating: B
A son examines his relationship with his father. The father is dying.
I liked this. It was definitely not lighthearted and if someone you were close to has passed away recently you probably don’t want to watch this. Colin Firth and Jim Broadbent were great (as usual).
Rating: B
The story of Jane Austen in her later years, helping her niece to decide whether or not to get married.
This is a made for TV movie and was pretty good. It got a little long but overall I enjoyed it. Has one of my favorites, Hugh Bonneville, in it. Anyways, nothing spectacular but charming.
Rating: A
British comedy that takes place during the day of the funeral of the patriarch of an English family.
OMG - this movie was a scream! There is nudity and adult themes in it so please watch it before you show it to kids. As with most British movies, you really need to turn the volume up to catch the fabulous dialog. It takes about 1/2 hour to get moving but once it does, you won't be able to walk away.
Rating: B+
This movie tells the story of Jane Austen, her loves, her family and how she became one of the most celebrated writers ever.
I liked this movie a lot. I thought that Anne Hathaway did a good job as Jane. The supporting cast was wonderful. It is a little slow but the quick and smart dialog of Jane Austen makes up for it. Definitely a renter unless, like me, you must own every movie that refers to Austen. James McAvoy is awesome - now I need to go see Atonement
Rating: B
An art school guy breaks it off with his girlfriend and goes into a bout of insomnia. Having 8 hours a day extra, he takes a night-shift job at a local grocery store. He passes the time by imagining that he is stopping time and painting the customers. He falls in love with the check out girl, Sharon.
I liked this movie. It's kind of slow and very character driven - not a lot of action. It stars Sean Biggerstaff. If you see it and you can't place him, he was Oliver Wood in the first two Harry Potter movies. The girl that plays Sharon, Emilia Fox, played Georgiana Darcy in the BBC Pride & Predjudice. It was driving me crazy through this movie because I couldn't place them. This was based off a short film that won all kinds of awards.
Grade: B
Premise: A young man (Rupert Grint) has a seriously dysfunctional family. A hyper-religious mom and a seemingly wussy pastor father. To get out from under their thumb he takes a job helping an aging actress (Julie Walters) with chores around her house.
Recommend: Yes, with reservations. I liked it but it was a bit slow at times. Julie Walters is fantastic and Rupert does a good job in a non-harry potter role.
Grade: B
Premise: Adaptation of a Henry James novel. A governess is sent to a country estate to take care of the master's charges. The young charges happen to be possessed by ghosts. Maybe.
Recommend?: Possibly. This is a Colin Firth rental and he was great for the 10 minutes he was in it. Jodhi May was great but the story just didn't resonate with me. Not terrible or anything, just not my thing.
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