Sense and Sensibility (4.5*): Ang Lee’s Period Piece is an Exquisite Joy.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Sense and Sensibility”. Ang Lee’s superb period adaptation of the Jane Austen novel is an utter delight. 4.5/5.
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Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy (4*): OK, I Admit It – I Cried A Bit.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy”: A “Final Chapter” for Bridget hits the high notes.Fans will love it. 4/5.
Wicked Little Letters (15): You’d have to be a ******* **** not to enjoy this one.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Wicked Little Letters” (2024). It always gives me great joy to walk into a cinema screen and see that virtually every seat in the place is taken. A gasp-inducing joy! That’s what happened to me yesterday afternoon seeing “Wicked Little Letters”. This sweary but lovable tale is hitting a … Read more
Emily (15): Riddle me this… why is this movie like The Corrs?
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Emily” (2022). I wasn’t particularly impressed by the trailer for this one. And on understanding that actress Frances O’Connor had written and directed this as her debut feature film, my first thought was “uh, uh – here comes a vanity-project disaster”. But nothing could be further from the truth. … Read more
One Mann's Movies Film Review: Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
Come the F*** on Bridget… who’s the Daddy? The world’s favourite lonely-hearts diarist is back. Bridget (Renée Zellweger) once again starts the film ‘all by herself’, haunted by occasional meetings with ex-flame Mark D’Arcy (Colin Firth) – now married to Camilla (Agni Scott) – and facing the natural discomfort of the early funeral of another … Read more