Archive for May, 2009
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Released 27th May 2009
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Quite simply, the only thing that will blow you away here is the constant explosions set off throughout the film. 12 rounds may have worked in the eighties and nineties, when the Hollywood studios gave us the likes of Speed, Demolition Man, Die Hard and the Beverly Hills Cop III saga, but the reality for cinema-goers now is, it’s a tired format that has been done too many times and is just not quite slick enough to compete with the action films of today.
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After intercepting an FBI operation and catching the internationally-known terrorist Miles Jackson (Aidan Gillen), Danny Fisher (John Cena) also accidentally kills his girlfriend. One year later, Jackson has broke out of prison and Detective Danny Fisher is about to have the worst day of his life. Jackson kidnaps his girlfriend Molly Porter (Ashley Scott) and forces Danny into “12 Rounds” of dangerous games, carefully plotted throughout the streets of New Orleans, in order to rescue the love of his life before it’s too late.
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Released 29th May 2009
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After rocking its way across America, Jonas Brothers hysteria has rolled into the UK with their hit single S.O.S. The Jonas Brothers are now leading the way for a Disney classic medley of tween rocksters, hyped up by the growing popularity of 3D feature films. Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience is a Disney-buffed, but nonetheless, light and cheery documentary following the three boys on their Burning Up concert tour. Their boyish charms and infectious music will have you (embarrassingly) bopping in your seat, thankful that you’re in a cinema, but not surrounded by your peers. The Concert Experience an unexpected and dramatic step in a musical direction for director Bruce Hendricks, as his previous producing roles were on Pearl Harbour and the widely popular Pirates Of the Caribbean trilogy.
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Released 29th May 2009
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TV writer/directors-turned-debut-feature-film-makers Luis Piedrahita and Rodrigo Sopena have created the ultimate take on the classic murder-mystery scenario for the present-day audience and ‘geeked’ it up with lots of mathematical puzzles and PDA gadgets. This low-key, but pleasantly surprisingly Spanish affair fuels the curiosity from the moment the four strangers and mathematical geniuses meet at the water’s edge for a weekend of enigma solving, organised by a mysterious host known only as ‘Fermat’. The creepy opening titles of gloved hands creating a doll’s living room serve as the only sinister clue to the group’s destiny with fate. The film is like an intellectual’s Saw or Cube, minus the visual blood and gore. The horror is purely played out in the mind of viewer as to what could happen, and it’s a chilling and sobering thought for anyone suffering from even mild claustrophobia.
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Released 29th May 2009
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As they say; we always hurt the ones we love, and fledgling writer/director Dennis Lee’s thought-provoking and intimate story is testament to just that. With a troublesome heart, it explores the tragic consequences of miscommunication and missed, valued moments in a sensitive, poignant and despairing dysfunctional family story, wonderfully punctuated by moments of dark, sharp wit. Ryan Reynolds gives a highly skilful performance in the lead, far superior to that in The Nines, as he brilliantly masters the necessary subtle comic undertones for such a film, standing out in an already impressive, star-studded cast.
