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The Edge of Love (2008)
Worth a glance if you're REALLY interested otherwise it's not worth the entrance fee.
I went to see this as the Edinburgh Film Festival the other day and I have to say I was a bit disappointed.
The score and the cinematography were lush and gorgeous and the acting was very good but the script lacked characterisation. I realise that Dylan Thomas was not meant to have been an overly pleasant man, but I failed to see why the seemingly likable, headstrong character of Vera Phillips ever fell in love with him. He came across as completely selfish and sleazy with virtually no redeeming qualities and it frustrated me that there seemed to be no explanation for every woman fawning over him. Characters made choices out of the blue and eventually I just grew to dislike all the characters I have loved in the first half.
What also grated about this film is that sometimes I swear I could have been watching 'Atonement' the amount of time Keira Knightley said "Come back to me." I really hope she wasn't trying to relive the glory of 'Atonement' through this film because I am afraid she will be sorely disappointed. Even though I personally did not enjoy 'Atonement' I can recognise that it is a marvellous film and sadly "The Edge of Love" just cannot compare.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
A one off watch maybe....
I'd have to say, if you haven't read the book don't go and see it. It misses out so many crucial details that if you don't already know the story you will be completely lost and confused. New characters that are prominent in the book are given their own scene to be set up in honour of the original story but only appear for about 5 seconds in the rest of the film (Rita Skeeter as an example).
As in all the other Harry Potter films there are some incredibly cheesy lines that are cringe worthy and you feel really sorry for the actors who have to say them. The filmmakers should really have spent more time developing the characters of the actors who can actually act. Alan Rickman is sorely under-used, as is Robbie Coltrane and I don't think I even saw Julie Walters!
But after all that it is quite fun. Complete mindless tosh but it has some good lines. If you're a die-hard Harry Potter fan you may be disappointed because (unsurprisingly) there are many character and plot cuts, but if (like me) you think Potter is just a fun story, and not particularly a good book, then you'll have a laugh. Nothing too intellectually challenging or hard. But not a film you'd want to watch twice!