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xct‘eenw riter driv ex htx car into a river attd develops amnexia. lle awakex in .i xinall town to liitd htnixell embraced ax a long-lost war hero. But what happens when he regainx hix nieniory .’ .-\ xentnnental lahle lliat celebratex the patriotism ol .v\nierica'x xo called (ireatcxt (ienet‘ation. Illl’ .Ilii/i'vlii ix uplifting. but handicapped by a xhiggixh de‘L‘. SL‘L' l't‘\ IL‘\\. SL‘lL‘L‘lt‘tl I'L‘lL‘;t\L‘.
The Matrix l 15 t 0.... (The \\achovvxki llrotherx. l'S .'\ll\ll'.lll.l. I‘N‘M Keanu lx’eev ex. laurence l'lxltl\lll'tl. (Kit't‘ie- .-\ntte Moxx. littnnn. x\l‘\ttllllL‘l_\ gob- xmacktng xcicnce liction tltriller boasting cutting edge xpecial ell'ectx rocking action xequeitcex. a xiiiart xtory and an immenxely entertaining cartoon xenxibility tthe film vv ax xtory boarded by comic artist (ieol’f Darrow t. In the future day -to-day life ix merely a scant. a matri\ canioul'laging reality: a poxt— apocalyptic nightmare world in which humankind are a power xource for domineering xtiper-coniputerx. ()nly Reevex' cyber hero. Neo. and a gaiig of hacker piratex xtand between tlte evil technology aitd their races e\tinction. l‘( i(' Renl'rew SII'L‘L‘I. (ilaxgovv.
Means of Production lll‘c'l i\ariottx. Various. Illttli tbcnitii (‘oiiiptlation ol underground ttlniinaking from (‘ahlornia circa l‘lb‘) .Tttltl. (‘( ‘.~\. (il;ixj:ow. Monsters, Inc. die... il’ete l)octei. l’S. Still} I .loltii (ioodnian. litlly
(‘i'y xtal. Steve litixcenii. ‘llmni. 'l'he latext (‘(il animation liont luv S/iii'v itiakei'x l’t\at' ix xet laigely iii Monxtropoltx. a city inhabited by the loulext ol beaxtx. 'l'he monxterx power their city by sending ‘xcarcrx' through doot'x w litcli teleport tlieiit tiito children‘x roontx. Once there. they pttll lacex .it the kidx. producing xhrtekx ol terror. vvliiclt are bottled back iit Monxtropolix atid iixed ax a source of energy, It's a neat idea. but what really liltx the lihn ix the xenxe ol tiiii tltat pervadex tltc whole mm to
.Iluiivli iv. lllt runs as xinootlily ax a lairgrotmd xhde. tltat no one ix too big to L‘Illvt}. SL‘lL'L‘IL‘tl l'L'lL‘de‘.
Mrs Caldicot’s Cabbage Wart lli tlan Sharp. l'ls'. Illttl t l’aultite (‘ollinx. l’eter ('apaldi. .Ioliit .\lderton. lllttinin. .v\ warni~ hearted comedy about a woman who decidex to stand tip lor liei‘xell alter ill) yearx of marriage to an inxenxitive huxband. w ltcit xhe ends up iii an old people'x home where llIL‘ l'L‘HtlL‘lllx .lt‘L‘ lttl‘L‘L‘ lL'tl ti \llL'l ttl cabbage. l’av tltoit. (ialaxhielx.
Mulholland Drive I [Si O... iltav id Lynch. l'S. will i Naomi \Vattx. l.aura lilena llat‘ring. .luxtni 'l‘herouv. l-ltinnn. (iivcn tlte troubled production htxtory ol l,ynch'x latext xhce of nightmare noir ll was originally a pilot lot a l‘S telev ixion xertex which wax cancelled it'x nothing xhort ol niiraculoux tltat .IIu/liullinii/ l)rii (' xhinex w itli the liliiimaker'x idioxyncratic brilliance. Although set in the present day talbeit w itli retro xty ling t. l_y nch draw \ on liix fascination with 4th and fills llolly wood and its secret history of crime. here involving two actresses. amnesiac Rita tHarring) and amateur sleuth Betty (Watts). The proceedings veer into the kind of waking nightmare territory that either llumnioxes or delights v ievverx ax Lynch mixes the bi/arre. almost laughable with the niomentx of electrifying fear. Stcr ('entury. lidinburgh. Na Tum Jaaho No Hum il’(ii tlndia. 3002i ruins the. .-\xiaii cinema presentation. l'(‘l. ('lydebank.
0 No Man’s Land l ISi O... ll);llllx 'l'anovic. Bosnia ller/egovinaxSlovenia/ Italy 'l'rance l'ls' Belgium. lttttli liranko l)|tll'lL'. Rene Bitattalac. Katrin (‘artlidge ()Snitn. .\nd they say xattre ix dead. Set iii the lllltltllt' t'-l lllL' littxlttgill L'I‘lllillkil. .VH ,\/(llI"- [.41/Il/\L‘\'\ two Bosnian \ttltlle‘l'x watt» det into xaid territoty. lointeily .i iatltei idyllic piece ol l.tllll land. but now a grim venue for tiencli watlaie. lhey bicker like lteav tly aimed children. ltelote a good deal of political xktildttj._'_:'eiy ltllltj.'\ tn the media in the Iotitt ol .i iiitlilexx lititixli televixton coiiexpondent i( '.iitliil;'ei and a venal .ittd aitiliitioux lJitttxli l N general tSuiton (Killow i. ("an the xiluatton he texolved’ \Vell. iiol by any of tliix lot lanovtc xpatex no oite. and the tontedy ix ol the ktttd to
tttake you wince ax you giggle. Selected t'L‘lL‘tle'.
Not Another Teen Movie I tSt
0. (Joel (iallen. LS. 2002) ('hris livanx. ('hyler l.eigli. l)eon Richntond. min. By marrying Qlls gross-out humour with fills brat pack charm this adolescent alternative to Set-mm ends up as a messy hybrid. .\'ol .'lIlUI/I('I' follow x one teett'x quest to tranxl'orm the hiin school weirdo iitto a prom queen tfamiliar. eh'.’t. (‘omplete with regtirgitated and subsequently mangled 80s characters arid themes ttliiitk Pretty in Pink attd ‘l‘lie Breakfast ('lu/tt. this film ix
enjoy able only if yott have a degree in cult classic teen flicks. (‘ieneral release. Notting Hill (15)... (Roger Micltell. 1K. 199% Jtilia Roberts. Hugh (irant. Hugh Bonneville. 123mm. lit a now prohibitively expensive part of London. (irant‘s lowly bookseller literally bumps ittto Roberts‘ film star. 'I‘hereafter. they engage in romantic pursuits arid eventually ptit class and culture clashes aside to live happily ever alter. The leads don't strain themselves. but Richard (‘urtix' script ix filled vvitlt witty
iok‘cx. particularly about national
xtereolpr'x. ()deon (‘ity (’entre. (ilaxgow. Ocean’s Eleven 1 lSt 00.. (Steven Soderbergh. LS. 3001 t (ieorge ('Iooney. Brad Pitt. Jtilia Roberts. llontin. ()l'f tlte cuff ix the operative term for Steven Soderbergh'x remake of the l.ax Vegas caxino heixt thriller that l‘rankie arid I)ino atid their Rat Pack had xo much fun making back lit l‘)(il). But where the Rat Pack raxcalx iixed the original film as art escttxe to run riot in their adopted home city Soderberglt. xcreeitvv riter Ted (iriffin arid aii all—xtar caxt have worked to produce a tightly »-xcripted xty lixlt movie. ()ne.
ltow ev er. which remains at all times self- cottxciotlxly throwaway fun. Not quite as cool ax the original. but a better film. .-\dam Smith. Kirkcaldy.
0 Panic Room I lSt 0000 tl)avid l‘inchcr. IS. 2002) Jodie I'ktxtc't‘. l‘orext Whitaker. Jared l.eto. 1 12min. Panic Room may w ell be more xty le than substance btit it nevertheless xooti has the viewer gripped. Jodie l'it\\lL‘I"\ t‘iL‘lt. L‘tttttlittttztll} ltt‘tlixL‘tl divorcee and her teenage daughter ltave barely taken possession of their new Manhattan ltotne when they ltav e need of its fortified. hidden chamber aka the panic room. On their first night iii the place. they are forced to take refuge there vv hen three intruders break iii and what follow x ix a tcttxe. cunning game of cat attd mouse. l'ittle‘t‘ ghex slitttlL‘x It) ltL't‘ L‘ltttt'dL‘IL‘t' [hill the xcripl doexn‘t dexerv e. and of the bad guys. \Vhitaker ix doleftil and honourable aitd l.eto ix cartoon-like ax the loud-mouthed Junior. (ieneral release.
The Pledge t l5t O... tSean Penn. LS. 300] t Jack Nicholson. Robin Wright- l’enn. Satii Shepard. 123mm. In the cold mountain reaches of Nevada the body of a little girl is found. raped and murdered. A simple-minded Native American is swiftly taken into custody and a confession is extracted. following vvhich the man kills himself. An open and shut case . . . for everyone but Jerry Black (an admirably low key Nicholson). a retiring police officer who thinks they have the wrong man. Coucth in the conventions of a thriller. Penn's third film as director is first and foremost a compelling psychological study of a middle- aged man attempting to give his life meaning post-retirement. Jerzy and Mary ()ison Kromolowski's script. adapted from l-‘riedrieh l)tirrenntatt‘s novel. keeps things ambiguous. l’enn counters this. directing
w itlt an even hand arid casting a sombre mood over the proceedings. ('ameo. lidinburgh.
Pollock I lb') 000 did llarrix. t‘S. lelllt lid llarrix. Marcia (Say Harden. Illinin. Yet another tortured artist story. The life of .-\nterican abstract cXPrcxxionixt painter Jackson Pollock ix recreated with a formulaic approach. revealing nothing new about the famous painter. Though the acting and directing remain relatively Iitiflavv ed. the xL‘t'tpl ltlllx liltll. It also requires the tttltliL‘ltL‘L‘ to be overly sympathetic to a woiitanising
w ile- beater. No thankx. See review. (il-‘l‘. (ilaxgow; l’ilmhoiixe. lidinburgh.
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