Loop

I own, and actually enjoy, all of Steven Seagal's movies... I think I'm the only person who liked Batman and Robin... Keanu Reeves' acting really puts a smile on my face...

As I'm sure you've guessed, I am a lover of bad movies and when I saw this in a bargain bid outside a newsagents in Islington, I thought, for 99p, I can't go wrong. But boy oh boy, wrong I was!

This movie is awful in every department, from its lame script, to its amateur acting, to its stilted direction. There was not one camera movement in the whole film, not a single pan or tracking shot; all of it was shot with a static camera, making for a very static film. The plot, forced as I am in a critical comment to mention it, was non-existent, some guff about a woman on the run which didn't so much end as just finish. And not one funny line in the whole movie. It must take some work to write a comedy and not include a single gag, but this movie managed it.

I've sat through Rancid Aluminium, House!, Circus and a slew of the worst that Britain has to offer, but this one tops the lot. And the thing that bothered me most about this film? That for another 50p I could have had Death Wish 4; I'm sure the extra investment would have been worthwhile.

LOOP is a sweet and gentle film. Niblo explores the territory between tragedy and comedy and exhilaration and despair and the permanent conflict that affects us all - the conflict between man and woman. the film's romantic and emotional power is irresistible. it is impossible not to feel engaged. the plot unravels to reveal a magical and endearing love story which is eloquently voiced by Niblo and first time director who has gone onto produce two of the most influential films of our generation ' HUMAN TRAFFIC' and THE FOOTBALL FACTORY. Although the acting is a little off par especially the once toast of independent Irish cinema mccourt just manages to be convincing by the skin of her teeth - mainly owed to the patience and craft in Niblo's direction. probably not a classic but worth watching.