My cricket watching has slowed down my film watching and kept me too occupied to write so here I am in catch up!
Film 35 – Their Finest – 12A – 117 Minutes
Director – Lone Scherfig
Main Cast
- Gemma Arterton
- Sam Claflin
- Bill Nighy
- Jack Huston
- Paul Ritter
- Rachel Stirling
- Richard E Grant
This one left me with a strange feeling, it was entertaining to watch. Th stale of a young Welsh girl with a flair for writing who becomes a screen writer during the war. It’s a love story/Comedy/Drama with a bit of an unnecessary twist for me. Gemma Arterton and Bill Nighy are both very good, with Nighy bringing the humour.
Film 36 – A Dog’s Purpose – PG – 100 Minutes
Director – Lasse Hallstrom
Main Cast
- Josh Gad
- Dennis Quaid
- Peggy Lipton
- Bryce Gheisar
- K.J. Apa
Well, this one made me shed bucket fulls of tears! A tale of a dog and his lives, there are several, we see a dog, loved, mistreated and finding his way back to his very first owner. It’s a pointless, lovely, feel good film!
Film 37 – King Arthur, The Legend of the Sword – 12A – 126 Minutes
Director – Guy Ritchie
Main Cast
- Charlie Hunnam
- Astrid Berges-Frisbey
- Jude Law
- Djimon Hounsou
- Eric Bana
- Aiden Gillen
- Cameo part – David Beckham
Bearing in mind the director of this film, it takes some time to accept King Arthur as a cockney geezer, but it’s all good. I loved this film, and don’t feel the need to be disparaging about David Beckham’s small appearance, he was fine! This is a larger than life, highly entertaining film, one I may well need to own on DVD to watch again!
Film 38 – Hampstead – 12A – 112 Minutes
Director – Joel Hopkins
Main Cast
- James Norton
- Diane Keaton
- Brendan Gleeson
- Simon Callow
- Lesley Manville
- Hugh Skinner
- Jason Watkins
An utterly delightful film! I saw this one in Cardiff Bay with my friend Monica. Based on a true story of a man who made his home on Hampstead Heath, this is a gentle love story with some added humour. It made me laugh, it made me cry, this is definitely one to watch!
Film 39 – Spider-Man, Homecoming – 12A – 133 Minutes
Director Jon Watts
Main Cast
- Tom Holland
- Michael Keaton
- Robert Downey Jr
- Marisa Tomei
- Jon Favreau
I’m writing this having watched Spider-Man this afternoon and this confirmed I do love a Marvel Movie! This is quite hard to understand because it seems to ignore all previous Spider-Man films, but, as realistic as any comic book movie can be I got the reasoning behind the film. As you’d expect with a Marvel film, it’s crazy, funny and larger than life. A must see!
