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Truth About Kerry (2010)
Hilariously bad, especially if you're Irish.
Terrible dialogue that would barely be convincing on the page, appalling acting - especially from the bit parts that immediately lessen the impact of a group of amateurs doing their very best, and sloppy camera work that appears to have been filmed kit borrowed from a nearby wedding.
Worse still, this is overloaded with Irish stereotypes to the point of being laughably offensive.
Still, thank you Netflix for being such a reasonably priced service so I didn't have to pay top dollar for this garbage, though I do wonder how on earth it managed to find its way onto the service in the first place.
Avoid unless you're drunk and feel like watching a predictable "thriller" written by children and performed by card board boxes.
Panic Room (2002)
A fantastic movie if you just ignore the plot holes.
Okay, Panic Room is not a hash on Fincher's previous efforts like the incredible Fight Club or Se7en, but this is Fincher paying homage to the work of Hitchcock - it certainly borrows the formula that made Dial M For Murder and The Apartment successful. Jodie Fostor is brilliant as standard, breathing life into the cliched cardboard mother. Kristen Stewart is definitly one to watch, with a stunning performance from such an inexperienced actress. Dwight Yoakham is devilishly fiendish as Raoul (who steals the movie), Whitaker playing safe with the bankrupt father, and Jared Leto making his character even more exciting than it deserves to be. David Koepps script isn't for the kind of people who like brain food movies - ultimtaely he realises there isn't much he can do with the story, but he pumps it with amazing wit and excitement that you really don't know what to expect from one minute to the next. And, of course, David Fincher's contribution, with the stunning pan-scan that has to be seen to be believed, wonderful CGI cameras that makes the Matrix looks like yesterday's technology. His film noirish qualities bring style and glamour to an otherwise dull subject, even though Koepps screenplay does play with the audience's emotions. All in all it's well worth watching (especially for the tensest moment in the movie - BEING PLAYED IN SLOW MOTION! GENIUS!) just to see how David Fincher can go wild into mainstream once in a while, coming out on top.
9/10 - its not perfect, but its a terrific night in.