Mark's blog about the 2006 Melbourne International Film Festival.Tuesday, August 01, 2006
A LITTLE TRIP TO HEAVEN
6/10
My rating for this is possibly unfair/harsh. I'm not sure though. I had a hard time following the plot in this film and really, it wasn't till afterwards that I was able to piece together what had been going on. I suspect that I must have vagued out at a critical point near the beginning of the film and therefore was trying to play catch up for the rest of it. This is a very coen brothers like film (think fargo) which revolves around a nice enough woman who's unsavoury brother is trying to commit large scale insurance fraud. The initial scene is quite horrific and very well done though. One other point was that it was hard to understand some of the dialogue, especially from Forrest Whittaker who was playing his part with a strong (Minnesotan?) accent
TOUGH ENOUGH
7.5/10
This was a good film, great job done by the young actor who played the lead. The film is based on the life of a young guy (around 15) who's mum is a bit of a floozy, mooching off her boyfriend at the time and not really making a way for herself in the world. When a doctor kicks her (and her son out) they drop down a couple of notches in accommodation and suburb. The story shows how the boy makes his way in the new environment, initially being bullied until he starts associating with a local crime figure. This could easily have been a bad film, but it really was enjoyable, not pushing too far towards melodrama. I particularly liked an early scene when the boy arrives at his new school - the director really managed to transfer to the big screen the feelings of starting somewhere new where everyone is a stranger.
FUNNY HA-HA
4/10
I mean, you know, it's not... Umm, you know, i mean... the acting and scripting and editing is... you know. I mean, it's not good. it's umm bad. you know? i mean, yeah... Imagine watching/listening to dialogue like that for a couple of hours with poor acting and you'll get the drift. Some people watch horror movies just to get scared. People who are enthralled by uncomfortable/awkward conversations will like it a little more. This is the first film by the director of Mutual Appreciation, which I'm also going to at MIFF - let's hope he's improved for that one.
6/10
My rating for this is possibly unfair/harsh. I'm not sure though. I had a hard time following the plot in this film and really, it wasn't till afterwards that I was able to piece together what had been going on. I suspect that I must have vagued out at a critical point near the beginning of the film and therefore was trying to play catch up for the rest of it. This is a very coen brothers like film (think fargo) which revolves around a nice enough woman who's unsavoury brother is trying to commit large scale insurance fraud. The initial scene is quite horrific and very well done though. One other point was that it was hard to understand some of the dialogue, especially from Forrest Whittaker who was playing his part with a strong (Minnesotan?) accent
TOUGH ENOUGH
7.5/10
This was a good film, great job done by the young actor who played the lead. The film is based on the life of a young guy (around 15) who's mum is a bit of a floozy, mooching off her boyfriend at the time and not really making a way for herself in the world. When a doctor kicks her (and her son out) they drop down a couple of notches in accommodation and suburb. The story shows how the boy makes his way in the new environment, initially being bullied until he starts associating with a local crime figure. This could easily have been a bad film, but it really was enjoyable, not pushing too far towards melodrama. I particularly liked an early scene when the boy arrives at his new school - the director really managed to transfer to the big screen the feelings of starting somewhere new where everyone is a stranger.
FUNNY HA-HA
4/10
I mean, you know, it's not... Umm, you know, i mean... the acting and scripting and editing is... you know. I mean, it's not good. it's umm bad. you know? i mean, yeah... Imagine watching/listening to dialogue like that for a couple of hours with poor acting and you'll get the drift. Some people watch horror movies just to get scared. People who are enthralled by uncomfortable/awkward conversations will like it a little more. This is the first film by the director of Mutual Appreciation, which I'm also going to at MIFF - let's hope he's improved for that one.
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Thanks for confirming my hunch to swap this session (was to be Wassup Rockers) for another film. By the sounds of it I doubt I would have lasted all the way to the end! Sounds too much like being trapped at the local multiplex/game zone/juice bar with a group of vocabulary restricted teens/tweens!
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