johntstrick Reviews

Knives Out (2019)

Modern yet familiar take on the genre

[8/10 · 18 January 2023]

Cracking little whodunit, with a great cast. Enjoyed the way the story unravelled with each character telling their part of it. Fresh take on the genre, and once you get your head around Daniel Craig's southern drawl, you get used to him being someone other than James Bond and being an interesting fella.

The way the story plays out keeps you guessing what, how and who, like a game of Cluedo but without the nightmare of having to play Cluedo.

All the characters were believable, and you get the feeling that the actors enjoyed every minute making this, as they get to ham it up a little and each makes the most of their small part in the tale.

I personally felt this was better than Glass Onion, but only because it came first.

Bank of Dave (2023)

Feel-good British at it's best

[9/10 · 18 January 2023]

Everything you'd expect from a UK based film, pulled heartstrings, decent soundtrack, good character acting and a nice story, well told.

Joel Fry is excellent and stakes a claim for the next slightly nervy, slightly cute, slightly awkward leading man that all UK based comedies/love stories need. Rory Kinnear rapidly becoming a mainstay too, justifiably so despite the questionable accent that tended to wander around the Northern Shires throughout the film but this didn't take anything away from the decency of his character.

Lots of top names appear throughout the film, that'll have you pausing it and trying to remember what you last saw them in.

I enjoyed the film a lot, and it's message is worth remembering; that good people DO exist, but you don't always notice them.