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Safe House (2012)
watchable Spy Hard film but very predictable
The action sequences in this film are very well done which kept me watching to the end, people have commented on the excessive 'shaky cam' but I thought the camera work was good and made an average film with an average plot a bit more watchable. I can't see how anybody could give this high ratings as the film is very formulaic and apart from the main two actors Washington and Reynolds the rest of the cast including the stellar Brendan Gleeson just dial in their performances. 85 million dollars could have been better spent at the end of the day, not a terrible film but nothing special, and above average action sequences if you are into that kind of thing. Jacques Cracker
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
Keira Knightley wrecks this film
Most people watching this from the UK would be irritated beyond belief by Keira Knightley after just a few minutes like I was. I found it impossible to concentrate on the film with her strange performance, I'm not sure if she was happy to play a stereotypical US view of a Brit but she certainly obliged. Not only that but she made sure all the Americanisms stayed in her dialogue to go with it. Not many people I know refer to petrol as 'gas' for example and thats just for starters, to be honest I found myself switching off after a while. Carell is very flat in this too, miscast maybe. Not a good film at all, could have been good with a different cast maybe.