There is so much that is familiar when you go to see a Richard Curtis movie. Not quite his best, but there is much to enjoy in About Time. There is also a lot of silliness this time, not only the plot that involves time travel, but the characters too. But we do get a decent script and the acting mainly goes with flow. There are plenty of laughs and heart stopping moments. And yes, we get a wedding and a funeral (didn't we have that in an earlier film?) The soundtrack is great and we do get one unforgettable montage set to Friday I'm In Love by The Cure. This was worth the price of admission alone. However the theme music that ran through the movie sounded so familiar. Nick Laird-Clowes original score just sounded a little like David Gray's This Year's Love. Or is that just me.
(P.S. Just caught up with Ellie Goulding's cover of The Waterboys' How long Will I Love You that ends the movie. I'm off to buy the soundtrack.)
I was going to resist seeing White House Down as it seemed a repeat of the recent movie Olympus Has Fallen. But one critic did say it was a far superior film. In the end, although it was only a little better, the best thing I can say about it was it made me totally forget the earlier movie. There was plenty of action, a developing plot and a script that was not too bad. A starry cast for this type of blockbuster was unusual. At least director Roland Emmerich had his tongue in his cheek, check out references to his earlier movies.
I had expected more out of Runner Runner. I had been very impressed with director Brad Furman's The Lincoln Lawyer. And the concept of a thriller based on online gaming sounded OK. But unfortunately it drifted into too familiar territory. Justin Timberlake was suitably intelligent but vacant in the lead role, although Ben Affleck's acting seems to get worse as his directing gets better.
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