Widow Clicquot (15): Bubbles with potential but struggles to be a great vintage.
One Mann’s Movies Film Review of “Widow Cliquot”. A beautifully shot story of the origin of a Champagne brand. 3.5/5.
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Cyrano (12A): “Endlessly Quotable” but rather a mixed bag
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Cyrano” (2022). Peter Dinklage perhaps never imagined that being the male lead in a film musical might be a career option! But sometimes, dreams can come true as “Cyrano” cleverly changes the rules of the game for a classic tale. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: In 17th … Read more
Hillbilly Elegy (15): General shouting and a glowering Glenn Close.
A One Mann’s Movies review of “Hillbilly Elegy” (2020). Bob the Movie Man Rating: I missed Ron Howard’s “Hillbilly Elegy” when it came out at the end of last year, but principally wanted to catch up on it to see Glenn Close’s Oscar nominated performance before Sunday’s Oscars. Plot Summary: J.D. Vance (Gabriel Basso), although … Read more
One Mann's Movies: The Girl on the Train (2016)
You won’t uncork a bottle of Malbec again without thinking of this film… “The Girl on a Train” is the film adaptation of the best-seller by Paula Hawkins, transported from the London suburbs to New York’s Hastings-on-Hudson. It’s actually rather a sordid story encompassing as it does alcoholism, murder, marital strife, deceit, sexual frustration, … Read more
One Mann's Movies Film Review: The Magnificent Seven (2016)
A Hornery Exit. As a big fan of the original – a staple of many Bank Holiday afternoons in my youth – I was prepared to be sniffy about this remake and came to the film on my high-horse (I left that tied to the rail outside the cinema by … Read more