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Sting is truly one of the worst of the recent pop star biopics. Okay, maybe his time growing up in Newcastle isn't particularly cinematic, but that's no excuse to throw in giant CGI spiders just to keep the audience entertained. And I understand it's expensive paying for royalties, but none of his famous songs are used at all. Instead we just have a suspenseful soundtrack which I don't think he even wrote.

And The Police don't even get a mention. One of the key New Wave bands of the 70s and 80s, ignored so we can watch a huge arachid jumping on people.

Check out Boheian Rhapsody, Rocketman or I Wanna Dance with Somebody instead.

An unsual film. Good first act. Great last act. The middle act, shot on videotape, is essentially one long scene of the two characters arguing, apologizing, and arguing again. It feels very much like a BBC adaption of a stage play, and is relatable but reptetive.

However, stick with it; the scenes of what may be either ghosts or hallucinations become increasingly frightening, leading up to a shocking climax where we find out exactly which they are.

Gayle Hunnicutt's does wonders with her haunted gaze, and the fog-shrouded country house location has a nicely ynderstated atmosphere of isolation and dread.

Comparisons to Don't Look Now are apt; there are also similarities to 2001's The Others.

I consider Tron Legacy the best music video ever. Daft Punk, fantastic visuals, Jeff Bridges as creator of an über cool neon digital universe, and Olivia Wilde looking both hot and weird.

Even Michael Sheen's cameo is more like an actor cameoing in a music video than a proper film role.

Whilst the CGI version of the younger Jeff Bridges doesn't compare to modern standards (how could it?), it works perfectly in the context of the story, as the character exists inside a computer programme.

If you want to follow a solid story, you'll be disappointed (although thematically it's quite rich).

I was lucky enough to see it at the cinema in 3D, and it was amazing.