Мокри поръчки / Haywire - Steven Soderbergh is definitely among the most curious contemporary directors out there and his latest work is definitely worth taking a look. Though infested with A-star glamour, Haywire is a revenge movie relying on its protagonist - martial arts fighter Gina Carano, and she succeeds in making her role interesting. Eventually, however, the whole film is let down by its direction. All that is happening on the screen is attractive but feels sterile and cold, and never really engages the viewer. The plot is also too complicated and if you blink you'll miss a clue or two. In addition, among the big cast members, it's only Michael Fassbender whose part is really memorable but he is on screen for far too short. At the end, Haywire is more watchable than, let's say, Full Frontal but still feels as a genre exercise by its director. *** (Tandem)
Двойник на дявола / Devil's Double - There has been much controversy lately for some eye-popping omissions in the actor categories at the Oscars 2012 but not many people have pointed out one more - Dominic Cooper. Yes, the one who sang "Lay All Your Love on Me" in Mama Mia! has given his best performance three years later in Devil's Double, managing to play with ease the son of Saddam, Uday Hussein, and his unwilling double Latif. He succeeds so perfectly that five minutes in and you'll forget that one and the same man plays the two characters. Of course, no one in the Academy would have noticed a young actor in a commercial movie but still it's a performance to be remembered. Elsewhere, the film, albeit "suffering" from tiny budget manages to be intriguing and grips you from the very let-go. The Lee Tamahory direction is steady and though perhaps too-Hollywood at places the description of a true monster will haunt you even after the end. **** (Forum Film)
Малката голяма панда / Little Big Panda - It's a rare thing to see a traditionally animated movie, albeit in 3D, getting a wide distribution in Bulgaria but this German-Chinese flick will enjoy such a fate. However, though Little Big Panda will be loved by the littlest ones, in comparison to the Dreamworks, Pixar and Disney stuff, it offers nothing for their older relatives. The story borders with pure simplicity, the characters are more or less one dimensional, while the patronising and moralising side of the script is a little over the top. And lines such as "humans now help pandas" when they are threatened by a (possibly global warming caused) flood are stupid at least. Children between two and five will not care though. The others should wait for Kung Fu Panda 3 instead. (Tandem) **
Previews this week:
One For The Money
Man on a Ledge
The ratings:
***** Perfect
**** Unmissable
*** Fine (just give it a try)
** So-so (for genre aficionados only)
* Stay away
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