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Your Christmas or Mine? (2022)
Brilliant British Festive Rom Com
Surprisingly entertaining. The storyline is relateable. We all have family dynamics to deal with around Christmas time.
Great acting from the cast. Asa Butterfield and Cora Kirk hold their own as the leads. A great role for Daniel Mays. Alex Jennings seem to by typecasted for the English posh roles, especially after playing the abdicated King in The Crown.
In parts, the film is a little bit cliche and unrealistic. Cheesy (yet likeable) soundtrack. And when was the last time in snowed in England on Christmas Day?
It's not going to win a BAFTA, but it's a nice and easy watch to enjoy with your family, I would highly recommend.
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022)
Could be a trigger for people with abandonment issues!
It's a fun little film. Catchy tunes from Shawn Mendes and the cast. Delightful animation of Lyle the crocodile, especially when he was young. And Javier Bardem's theatrical talent is a revelation.
However, I am not sure that this film is entirely safe. In fact, it could be a trigger for people with abandonment issues. We first meet Lyle in a pet store. We are not given the background information but it is clear that he was ripped away from his family and environment and sold for commercial reasons. He was then adopted and loved by Javier Bardem's character, Hector. However, the development of their relationship is underpinned by exploitation and grooming. Hector trained Lyle to be a money-maker for himself. When Lyle was not able to deliver, Hector abandoned him. Leaving hin to fend for himself in the concrete jungle that is New York City.
Lyle eventually discovers unconditional love in the form of Josh Primm and his family but only to be interrupted by Hector's return. More manipulation, exploitation and abandonment. But all is forgiven in the end when Hector turns up in Court with the miraculous title deeds that made everything better.
The movie is very Hollywood in that it ties everything with a big red bow in the end. In the real world, people (especially children) face abandonment, exploitation and manipulation and have to interact with dangerous and self-serving people like Hector. For a child (or an adult) with issues, this film could be triggering. So viewer beware!!!
Project Iceman (2022)
It has everything!
For a documentary, it has everything. Suspense, drama, action, information. And most of all, it has an uncanny ability to motivate and inspire the viewer that limitations are only perceptions. That you can do anything.
It's honest. The main characted, Anders, is so relatable and yet inspirational. Despite the heroic feat achieved by Anders, the viewer is encouraged to belive that they too can achieve such heroic feat.
I especially love the scene when Anders finally completes the antartic ironman challenge. The film flashes back to his first jump into the wintry water of the Danish sea when he could hardly stand the cold and stay in the water for over a minute. Giving that viewer the ability to celebrate with Anders' superhuman achievement but at the same time relaise that they too could do something the seemingly impossible.
The cinematography and the storytelling are top class. The film is so exhilirating and mesmerising that you start to think that you are in Antartica with Anders and his team.
This film is a celebration of humankind's ability to achieve almost anything if they put their hearts and minds into it and if they have the love and support of a community.