agmoldham
Joined May 2003
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The dig tells the story of Basil Brown's (Ralph Fiennes) archaeological dig on Edith Pretty's (Carey Mulligan) land. It is a very slowly paced movie and is pleasant enough. There are various tensions and romantic interests throughout the movie as we see if Edith's suspicions are right about what lies beneath the soil. It is one of those movies which is very watchable without you ever really getting enthralled by any of the characters. I'm not entirely sure why that is as some of the storylines should carry a lot of emotion. The cast is strong and they all put in reasonable performances. I couldn't shake of the feeling that I should have been more engaged with the characters.
I've noticed a few reviewers suggesting that this movie was touted as Ghost for teenagers. Not sure if that was the way the film was promoted, but I can't really see why the 2 movies are being compared. I watched the movie a few days ago and was hard pushed to remember much about it. It is a paint by numbers movie which leaves you feeling frustrated because it could have been better. Having said that it isn't overly long and kept my interest for the 90 minutes running time. Would have been better if there was a bit more chemistry between the 2 leads.
I've never really reviewed many tv productions in the past, but the Small Axe series are worthy of a movie release. The episodes are directed by Steve McQueen and they focus on the West Indian community in the late 20th century.
The Education episode examines the institutionalised racism that Kingsley Smith faces during his education. At school Kingsley is singled out for being a trouble causer even though he isn't really behaving any differently from the other children. Rather than addressing Kingsley's needs he his sent to Special school which is completely inappropriate. Kenyah Sandy is excellent in the main lead and you have a real emotional investment in the film by the end of it.
The Education episode examines the institutionalised racism that Kingsley Smith faces during his education. At school Kingsley is singled out for being a trouble causer even though he isn't really behaving any differently from the other children. Rather than addressing Kingsley's needs he his sent to Special school which is completely inappropriate. Kenyah Sandy is excellent in the main lead and you have a real emotional investment in the film by the end of it.