neilwaddington-1 Reviews

Lancaster Skies (2019)

Suddenly.... nothing happened!

[1/10 · 27 March 2020]

The slowest, most boring, wooden film ever.

Long, lingering closeups of the main characters, obviously intended to show what they are thinking, but not enough clues as to what's going on, which leaves closeups of people looking pained for minutes on end.

Poor or absent soundtrack, very little action of any kind.

Characters you don't care about, stilted dialogue. Apparently the lead character is damaged, you never find out how or why. There is a subplot with a young boy that dies... or something...? again, the story so poorly told i may have missed something by nodding off.....

Deeply regret the time wasted in front of this.

Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007)

Significantly better than other reviewers have said

[8/10 · 19 September 2009]

Yes, okay, it's not laugh a minute, but that is the point.... It is based on real life - what would happen if a person genuinely believed the communist ideal and moved their family to east Germany in the sixties?

Reminiscent of Hideous Kinky, this is a genuine look back from the point of view of a daughter in an unusual and poignant situation. The movie handles the story with charm and while moments are a little cheesy, it is well worth viewing, particularly for fans of Catherine Tate, who does a great job here.

I guess it depends if your glass is half full or half empty!!