Change Your Image
moab-is-my-washpot
Reviews
Attila (2001)
A perfect rainy afternoon viewing
What more could one ask for on a cold and rainy afternoon than an engaging historical epic with some saucy looking men in muscle defining outfits? I'm not so sure about the historical accuracy of the film, but as I'm an early modern historian I'm not going to get all indignant on this issue. I leave that to the classicists. Instead I shall report that I sat there enjoying the scenery, wondering how the story would unfold and would Powers Boothe (the best baddie in the business) get it in the end and how did Gerard Butler get to be so yummy. It is a well done flick, beautifully filmed, competently acted by all, (including Australian Simmone Jade Mackinnon) and just a pleasant viewing indulgence for a lazy Sunday afternoon.
Dear Frankie (2004)
Dear Frankie
This movie is just warm, gooey and lovely. I bet even W.C. Fields would have been happy enough to work with young Jack McElhone if it meant having a performance like this to look back on. Wow! As usual, Sharon Small is a complete delight. And can I just say to those women responsible for creating the character of The Stranger and the casting of Gerard Butler in that role - you are really really mean! Talk about heightening a young girl's romantic illusions to unrealistic levels! Wonderful men like The Stranger just don't exist, and I am quite certain that they wouldn't come in as delightful a package as Mr Butler, but movies like this get us thinking it might be possible. This isn't a good thing! Shame on you, yet at the same time, thanks very very much!