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Rogue One (2016)
Great special effects
As ever the special effects were outstanding. However don't believe the 10/10 ratings these are likely to be from people with a Star Wars shaped void in their lives living for the next release. There are numerous new characters in this episode, all with their own stories some of them very interesting unfortunately possibly too many characters to develop any affinity with as they feature all to briefly. This is despite the story being quite long and meandering. Enjoyable battle scenes and nice to see the resurgence of the 70s/80s moustache for the fighter pilots. However the lead characters are weak it's difficult to develop any empathy for them or really care what happens to them. Diego Luna......... Why? He has the charisma of a wet rat in this film. Enjoyable as a family film but ultimately disappointing for my 11 year old who usually leaves talking about the best characters or machines or robots. No one is outstanding here actor wise, the characters back stories are undeveloped the stars are the special effect coordinators and designers here.
Close to the Enemy (2016)
Is it me or is it just awful.
The worst most wooden acting since the Woodentops. What on earth is that terrible accent the leading man affecting. Someone has already likened it to Harry and Paul do the 1940s from the Fast Show ,which would have more credibility. Every time he opens his mouth I'm so irritated by his accent I can't concentrate on where the story is going. Then there's the creepy "Allo allo stereotypical German " . The younger brother "with problems". It's an endless catalogue of characters who telegraph their stories with in 5 minutes of opening their mouths. Mmmmm blackshirts and a disinhibited younger brother what could possibly happen next..... Of course the women are so much more complex, no sorry I'm lying. It's incredibly sad that all the sets costumes and hard work of the rest of the team come to nought with appalling acting, direction and at the end of the day a pretty threadbare story. What a stinker!!!!!