A highly entertaining film with Christian Bale as Ken Miles in his best ever role. The scenes of cars racing around a track are pretty boring, but that maybe just me. Matt Damon was fine, but it was Caitriona Balfe in the small role of Ken's wife that was hugely impressive. The screenplay from from Jez Butterworth and two others veers between ordinary and brilliant. It is when it's good that makes this movie well worth seeing. James Mangold directs with style.
Knives Out is another entertaining movie. An American cinematic whodunit with an Agatha Christie type cast brought together following the death of patriarch Christopher Plummer. Much more of a whodunit than a howdunit. I guessed that early on and I'm notorious for never doing that. Daniel Craig is the private investigator whose southern accent lapses more than once. Rian Johnson deserves great credit for both writing and directing.
Despite the excellent reviews for Ordinary Love, I found it hard going. Yes, the acting from Lesley Manville in particular was superb, but the story was unremittingly bleak. OK, it was all about cancer treatment, and there were some lighter moments, but it's not surprising it gained only a small audience. Owen McCafferty has written an intelligent screenplay but it is the NHS that is the star of the show.
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