Steve Jobs is one of my favourite films of the year. A wonderful theatrical movie in three acts. With a marvellous screenplay from Aaron Sorkin superbly realised by director Danny Boyle and an outstanding performance from Michael Fassbender. It was a brilliant idea to set the movie before three product launches in 1984, 1988 and 1998. As the camera follows Jobs around the conference centres, we are reminded of the equally fine Birdman. But I enjoyed this film even more.
I guess we always had to go and see Spectre. Although it was only a week ago, I am finding it hard to recall anything memorable. I guess it's because we have seen it all before. The fight on the train, the car chases, Bond's capture and escape. Maybe the highlight for me was the cleverly staged opening tracking shot in Mexico City. But the movie never regained this great action sequence. If this is the last of Daniel Craig and director Sam Mendes (he needs to get back to proper movie making), maybe a new team will find something fresh.
The main reason I went to see The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 was because I had seen all the three previous films. However there was none of the fine witty supporting roles we had earlier in the series. Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland and Elizabeth Banks. Unfortunately they are relegated to miserable onlookers. And Jennifer Lawrence is equally morbid as Katniss Everdeen tries to save the world, again. The expected special effects of the traps that face our intrepid band are somehow quite disappointing. In the end this was all for a much younger audience, although resting and wanting something trivial after a hard 10K the day before, it did the trick.
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