Tower Heist

I just saw Tower Heist which stars Ben Stiller, Alan Alda, Eddie Murphy, Tea Leoni and Casey Affleck in a Brett Ratner directed film about a heist carried out on a, you guessed it, tower! It's silly fun which could have been ridiculous but stayed just the right side of that and I thoroughly enjoyed it!! The premise is that The Tower is an exclusive building with wealthy tenants where the staff are basically at their disposal 24/7. The chap who lives in the penthouse is accused of defrauding people of millions and this includes the staff of the Tower who decide to get their money back by finding his stash of cash. Very funny!

In Time

In Time stars Justing Timberlake living in a time where everyone lives until they are 25 when they stop ageing and a clock with a year starts ticking, counting down to the time they die at 26 unless they earn time. They also need to spend it to live. He meets a rich heiress played by Amanda Seyfreid after his Mum runs out of time and dies and starts being a kind of Robin Hood; stealing from the rich and giving to the poor with her help. Cillian Murphy also stars as a Time Keeper (a policeman effectively). It was very enjoyable although felt a little long.

The Ides of March

The Ides of March stars George Clooney, Ryan Gosling and Phillip Seymour Hoffman in a film about a political campaign of a governor in his bid to become president. I fell asleep for a while at the start but guess I must have seen at least the last hour which was very good! Maybe one for me to watch on DVD when I'm more awake!!

Midnight in Paris, The Help and Contagion

Gonna keep this brief as ice cream is calling! I saw Midnight in Paris a couple of weeks ago and I had no idea what to expect other than a Woody Allen film starring Owen Wilson. It was quite mad and reminded my of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure but for people who know a lot about art and literature. Slightly bizarre but quite enjoyable!
The Help was a great film starring Emma Stone as an aspiring writer who puts together a book of stories from the point of view of African American maid's looking after white families in 1960's America.Also starring Viola Davis who was excellent as one of the maid's.
I just saw Contagion which is full of A-list actors including Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow and the irritating Jude Law with a well dodgy Australian/cockney accent! It's about a new virus that starts spreading around the world and charts it progress by day. The film started off well but slowed down a lot and got slightly tedious later on and Jude Law was almost unbearable with his crappy accent and dodgy teeth. Quite a scary film really as it doesn't seem to be beyond the realms of possibility.

Crazy, Stupid, Love

I just watched Crazy, Stupid Love which stars Steve Carrell, Julianne Moore and Ryan Gosling. Carrell is stunned when his wife (Moore) tells him at dinner one day she wants a divorce and it sets in motion his re-invention as a much cooler version of himself when he meets a young man (Gosling) in a bar who sets out to teach him how to look good and pick up women. It also stars Emma Stone and Kevin Bacon in what was a very surprisingly enjoyable film. I'd heard several people say it was just okay and both my friend and I loved it! Plus Ryan Gosling is so hot he looks airbrushed!

Lots of films!!!

I've been very slack so am going to do a quick run down of the films I've seen!
30 Minutes or Less starring Jesse Eisenberg and others about a chap who has a bomb strapped to him and forced to rob a bank or he'll be blown up. Very funny and well worth watching!
The Change-Up starring Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds which is basically Freaky Friday with a married man with kids and a man-whore (best friends) who body-swap. It' was much better than I thought it would be and another one worth the time to watch!
I Don't Know How She Does it stars Sarah Jessica Parker as the mum with 2 kids and a high flying job. Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear are also in it. It was as expected, quite funny in places but not one I'd watch over and over.
What's Your Number I watched today and was expecting a silly funny rom-com and was very pleasantly surprised. It stars Anna Faris and the yummy Chris Evans as neighbours who help each other out: him with finder her exes and her with helping him ditch his latest conquest. Very sweet and funny and I might even buy it on DVD!!

Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Jane Eyre and Friends with Benefits

I saw the Apes film a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it. Starring James Franco and Freida Pinto it's the first of the Apes films I've seen and it well worth a watch. I believe the Ape is played by Andy Serkis with the aid of some computer jiggery-pokery.
Jane Eyre is another adaptation of the classic novel by Charlotte Bronte this time starring Mia Wasikowska (she playes Alice in Tim Burton's Wonderland film) as Jane and Michael Fassbender as Mr Rochester. Both are excellent and it was very enjoyable if a little bleak at times. Still probably not as good as the BBC adaptation years ago starring Timothy Dalton as Rochester though.
Friends with Benefits it one of those films that you see the trailer for and you know pretty much it'll do what it says on the tin! It's a rom-com starring Mila Kunis as a head-hunter and Justin Timberlake as the man she recruits to move to NYC and work for GQ magazine. They become friends and the benefits in the title follow, along with the complications you'd expect. Still, an enjoyable film if a little predictable!

The Guard

The Guard is an Irish comedy starring Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle as cops caught up in a big drug smuggling case. Gleeson is the small town copper and Cheadle is the FBI agent working the case and they end up working together on it. It's very funny in places and well worth watching!

The Inbetweeners

The Inbetweeners film stars the usual 4 blokes pretending to be teenagers up to the usual mischief but set in Malia, Crete. Not much to say about it that you can't get from watching the trailer really. Some funny bits but not amazing and a bit cheesy at the end. Think it's not a bad idea for them to stop now as the last series was mostly pretty shite!

Beautiful Lies

Beautiful Lies is a French film starring Audrey Tautou as the co-owner of a hairdressing salon who receives an anonymous love letter from a man who works for her. She decides to try to cheer her mum up by copying it and sending it to her and starts a farcical sequence of events. It was enjoyable but got a bit ridiculous at times and went on a bit. Worth a watch though.

Horrible Bosses, Captain America and Super 8

I've been a bit slack with these as I saw Horrible Bosses a couple of weeks ago. I wasn't feeling well when I saw it which may have influenced how I felt about it but I didn't love it. It has a great cast including Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Jennifer Aniston and is about 3 guys and their horrible bosses that they decide to kill to make their lives easier. I felt it was just the trailer (which was funny) with a few other little bits holding it together.
Captain America is pretty much what you'd expect from the trailers. Weedy man gets turned into big beefy man, a.k.a Captain America and saves the day. Enjoyable nonsense starring Chris Evans!
I saw Super 8 yesterday having seen the trailers periodically over several months and wasn't massively impressed by what 'd seen initially. The main reason was that it said it was written and directed by J.J. Abrams who also made Cloverfield and it looked similar in terms of an unknown threat that seemed like it must be a scary monster, I really didn't like Cloverfield very much. It's produced by Spielberg and is clearly an homage to many of his films such as E.T., Close Encounters and The Goonies as is set in the late 70's and really feels like it although doesn't look dated like some of those older films do. The young cast are very good as this group of kids making a film who get caught up in the drama of a massive train crash which signals the start of some sinister activity in their small town. There was lots of action and it was a really enjoyable film - possibly the best I've seen all year!

Holy Rollers and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part two

Holy Rollers stars Jesse Eisenberg as a Hassidic Jew who gets caught up in a drug smuggling business along with other Jews. It was quite slow but enjoyable, not much to say about it really.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part two is the last film in the franchise and was fabulous! Starring Daniel Radcliffe and the rest of the usual cast it follows the progress of Harry, Ron and Hermione on their mission to track down and destroy the remaining Horcruxes. It has some fab special effects (I saw the 2D version) and is really well done with excellent battle scenes; very moving too. I may see it again but this time with the husband!

Larry Crowne

Larry Crowne stars Tom Hanks in the title role alongside Julia Roberts as the professor he meets when he goes to college after losing his job. Crowne was 9 times employee of the month until he loses his job at the U-Mart (or something like it), he goes to college as went straight from school into the Navy where he spent 20 years as a cook. He meets Mercy who is the professor teaching one of the classes he takes, as well as meeting other students and between them they change the course of his life. It's a lovely film and very funny in places, much better than the trailer suggests!

Bridesmaids

Bridesmaids stars Kristen Wiig and various others in a film by Judd Apatow about a group of, you've guessed it; Bridesmaids! Wiig is the maid of honour in this hilariously funny look at what is involved in the run up to a wedding, all the stress, the hen do (bachelorette party for those in the USA), the shower (eh! for those in the UK). It's got a bit of boy meets girl, a douche bag 'fuck buddy' in the form of the lovely Jon Hamm, a few 'ahhhhh' moments and lots of laughs. I wasn't sure I was going to love it in the first 15 minutes as had heard it was great but it was really laugh out loud funny. Might see it again!

The Green Lantern

Ryan Reynolds stars as the Green Lantern, a superhero of sorts in this, another comic book adaptation. It also stars Blake Lively as the love interest although the isn't a huge amount of mushy love stuff in it! There were moments of cartoonishness (is that a word?) but was quite enjoyable. The plot is that something or someone is destroying civilisations and it kills the alien wearing the all powerful ring that then finds Ryan Reynolds and makes him the Green Lantern. He then has to fight to save the earth as well as the rest of the universe. There was a little bit after the main credits too which sets us up for Lantern 2 predictably!!

Bad Teacher

Bad Teacher stars Cameron Diaz as the teacher in question and also co-stars Lucy Punch, Jason Segel and Justin Timberlake. Diaz is a lazy teacher whose mission in life is to find a rich man to take care of her so just shows her class films until she finds out that there is a prize for the teacher with the best results in a test the kids take. She also pursues JT when she realises he comes from money (he's another teacher) and is pursued by Jason Segel who is a PE teacher. It's quite naughty but very funny pretty much the whole way through. It's had mainly 3 star reviews but I'd give it 4.

The Beaver

The Beaver stars Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and Anton Yelchin as a family struggling with the effects of mental illness. Gibson plays Walter, a man who is so depressed he is just a shell of a man who spends much of his time sleeping. After a failed suicide attempt he starts to communicate using a glove puppet, The Beaver. This has mixed results in that he turns things around at work and his home life improves but inevitably this can't last forever. Excellent performances by all involved and it's actually a very good film despite the odd premise. I really think Anton Yelchin is a great young actor and one to watch.

X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class is a prequel to all the other X-Men films with a cast including the always fabulous James McAvoy as Professor X, Michael Fassbender as Magneto and Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Shaw (the baddie). It has a host of other well known faces in it including brief appearances by Rebecca Romijn and Hugh Jackman. The film is about how these characters came to be the people we know from the other films including X and Magneto's shared past and how X came to be in a wheelchair. There was lots of action and the film was enjoyable but it felt a tad long at over 2 hours. Also, Fassbender's accent which was neither here nor there for most of the film suddenly turned proper Irish in the latter part of the film and it was quite distracting! Well worth a watch though!

Last Night

Last Night has had almost no advertising here (that I've seen) and I hadn't heard of it til I saw it was on at my local Cineworld. It stars Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Eva Mendes and Guillaume Canet (sp?) as a married couple (Keira and Sam) and two people who tempt them on a night they spend apart. It's very well done and quite sad ultimately but very enjoyable. Watching the beautiful people for a couple of hours doesn't hurt either - Guillaume is beautiful when he smiles!!! It's really a film about temptation and how you deal with it; whether that's in the form of a past love that never faded or a beautiful co-worker. Very good!!

Attack the Block and The Hangover Part 2

Besides the two films above I did see Thor again but this time with my husband - it was still fab!

Attack the Block is about some kids on a council estate in south London who encounter a strange beast that falls from the sky and end up killing it. There are then many more of these creatures seemingly hunting this group so they have to defend themselves and the block. Not really my cup of tea but reasonably entertaining.

The Hangover Part 2 is the inevitable sequel to the first successful film which stars the original cast this time in Thailand instead of Las Vegas. It's much like most of these sequels in that it isn't a patch on the first although I managed to sit through it without wanting to leave but didn't love it. It has it's funny moments but was more crude than the first and much more ridiculous. I won't be adding it to our DVD collection!

Something Borrowed

I really liked this film starring Ginnifer Goodwin and Kate Hudson along with that bloke that's married to Emily Blunt and a handsome man that looks a bit like Tom Cruise! Does just what you'd imagine from the trailer about a woman (Goodwin) who has a crush on the handsome man throughout law school and he falls in love with her best friend (Hudson). She only confesses her crush to him a few weeks/months before he's due to marry her friend and they have a little fling. It goes a bit around the houses to get to the happy ending (inevitably) but is an enjoyable and funny ride. There is also a bit in the credits that hints at a sequel which slightly confused my friend and I until we'd Googled it!!

Cedar Rapids and Water for Elephants

Cedar Rapids stars Ed Helms as a dorky insurance salesman who lives in a small town doing reasonably well at his job but is not really a go-getter. Until the top salesman at the company dies and he gets sent to a conference and is tasked with winning the prestigious '2 Diamond' award. Here he meets some characters who involve him in all sorts of shenanigans including drinking!! Also starring Sigourney Weaver, John C. Reilly and Anne Heche this is a funny film!
Water for Elephants is a film about a young man who joins the circus after his parents die. The man is played by Robert Pattinson and the love interest is Reece Witherspoon and her husband, the circus owner, is played by Christoph Waltz in another nasty role. It's a good film with a beautiful elephant in it but had some unpleasant scenes for anyone who likes animals. Waltz plays these nasty roles so well it's hard to relax as you're waiting to see what horrible thing he'll do next!

Thor

Well, what to say about Thor?! I loved it and so did my friend. It stars Chris Hemsworth, an Australian actor, as Thor as well as Anthony Hopkins as his Dad with Kenneth Branagh directing, Natalie Portman is also in it. I didn't realise it was part of the whole Marvel SHIELD/Nick Fury/Tony Stark malarkey until they mentioned a couple of the above. It was a really good fun film with a fab turn by Hemsworth as Thor, very funny in places and very enjoyable to watch him for a couple of hours cos he's a good looking chap! It did just what it seemed like it'd do from the trailer and is well worth watching!

Country Strong, The Lincoln Lawyer, Submarine, Limitless, Source Code

Wow, I've been slack at updating this! Five films I've missed!! Okay, so better crack on then. Country Strong stars Gwyneth Paltrow as Kelly Canter, a country singer who has been having some personal problems and gone into rehab. Here she meets Beau, played by Garrett Hedlund, who she starts up a relationship with before her husband checks her out of rehab and onto a comeback tour; Beau joins them to help keep her sober. Leighton Meester is also in it as Chiles Stanton, another singer who aspires to be like Kelly (presumably without the troubles though!). The songs are fab as is the singing - who knew Leighton Meester could sing like that! Garrett Hedlund has a gorgeous voice and I've already downloaded a couple of the songs from this soundtrack. The film was pretty good too although it did make me cry. The Lincoln Lawyer stars Matthew McConaughey as Mick, the lawyer who works out of a Lincoln car. It's just what you expect from the trailer and was very enjoyable with a creepy Ryan Phillippe as the bad geezer. Submarine - the less said the better I think. It was a bit too bleak for me but perhaps I just wasn't in the mood for it. Limitless stars the beautiful Bradley Cooper alongside Abbey Cornish and Robert De Niro in a thriller about a man who is given a pill to take that unlocks all of his brain so he is the best possible version of himself. A great idea that was well executed and very enjoyable. Source Code stars Jake Gylenhaal as Colter Stevens, an army pilot who finds himself in another mans body living out the last eight minutes of his life on a train that's going to be blown up. He gets to re-live those eight minutes to try to locate the bomb and bomber. During these attempts he spends time with Christina (Michelle Monaghan) who is with him on the train and uncovers information not only about the bomb but about himself too. This was a gripping action thriller that was ultimately very enjoyable.

Fair Game and You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

Fair Game stars Naomi Watts as Valerie Plame, a CIA agent whose identity is revealed in a newspaper after her husband writes an article contradicting the Bush administration on the reasons for the Iraq war. It's based on a true story and stars Sean Penn as her husband. It was fairly pacy and I really enjoyed it although my friend wasn't so keen; not her sort of film apparently. The actors were excellent and it kept my attention so no complaints from me..
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger is about a pair of married couples, Alfie (Anthony Hopkins) and Helena, and their daughter Sally (Naomi Watts) and her husband Roy (Josh Brolin). Alfie leaves Helena for a much younger woman and Helena starts taking advice from a bogus psychic after trying to kill herself while Sally develops a crush on her boss (Antonio Banderas). Roy meanwhile is becoming obsessed but the woman who lives opposite while he waits to hear what his publisher thinks of his book. It's classic Woody Allen and has the usual voice over narration a lot of his films have. I liked it a lot!

The Company Men and The Adjustment Bureau

I saw The Company Men on Sunday. It stars Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper and Tommy-Lee Jones as the titular "Company Men" who lose their jobs working for a large company. It follows their lives and shows the effect that losing their jobs has on them. Not too much to say about this although it was a good film it wasn't very cheery as you might expect.
The Adjustment Bureau stars Matt Damon and Emily Blunt in what has been described as "Inception Lite". Not something that would sell it to me as I thought Inception was overrated but this is fab. It's about a politician (Damon) who meets and falls in love with a woman (Blunt) and discovered he's not supposed to see her again. The Adjustment Bureau men make themselves known and try to adjust his path in life but he's having none of it. I didn't love the trailer although after seeing it 6 or 7 times I fancied seeing it more than I did initially and I'm glad I did. Even my husband enjoyed it and he rarely likes anything we see at the cinema!

Just Go With It

Just Go With It is a silly comedy starring Adam Sandler as Danny, a plastic surgeon who has his heart broken as a young man and becomes a serial shagger by pretending his wife is a druggie/drunk/husband beater. Jennifer Aniston plays his assistant who gets dragged into his lying by agreeing to pretend to be his soon-to-be-ex-wife in order for him to keep seeing his latest conquest. The plot involves them going to Hawaii with her (now 'their') children, the girlfriend and Aniston's fake boyfriend. They also meet her old college roommate played by an over-the-top Nicole Kidman. It was very silly in places but was funny enough to keep me watching. Probably 3 stars I guess.

Never Let Me Go

I don't wish to spoil this film (for myself as I'm the only person to read this???!) so won't say too much but Never Let Me Go is a heartbreaking sci-fi love story; sounds odd I know! It stars Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew Garfield as three friends who grow up together at a boarding school and two become a couple. I'm not going into more detail than that but it made me cry a lot and I still loved it!

I Am Number Four

I Am Number Four is about a young man who is from another planet who is being pursued on earth along with the other 8 of his kind - the last of his kind. The first three have already been killed so "John Smith" (Alex Pettyfer) needs to stay unnoticed. He lives with his protector (Timothy Olyphant) and doesn't know any of the others - of his people that is - on earth. He meets and falls for a girl in a new town they move to, she's played by Dianna Agron from Glee. It was a great action movie and well worth watching. Looks like there will be a sequel too!

True Grit and No Strings Attached

I saw True Grit on Monday with my husband. It stars Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon and Hailee Steinfeld and is a remake of the John Wayne film, which I haven't seen. It's about a girl whose father is killed and she's trying to find the man who killed him and bring him to justice. She hires Rooster Cogburn as she hears he's a man with 'true grit' and can get the job done. She ends up going along with him and La Boeuf (Damon) to find the man herself. Steinfeld is excellent and I can see why she's Oscar nominated and overall it was a good film if a little slow in places.

I just saw No Strings Attached which is an easy rom-com starring Ashton Kutcher as Adam and Natalie Portman as Emma. They meet as 14-year-olds and meet up a few times over the years until they become fuck buddies. Inevitably feelings eventually come into it and their 'agreement' becomes a problem. A fun film if a little predictable.

Paul

I just got back from seeing Paul, the latest Simon Pegg and Nick Frost film. I'll admit I wasn't sure about this and am not a huge fan of these two chaps although enjoyed Hot Fuzz. It's really, really good! Seth Rogen voices the foul mouthed titular alien who these two English nerds happen upon on a road trip across the USA after attending Comic-Con. Long story short - he's trying to get home and the guys drive him in their rented RV being chased by Agent Zoil (Jason Bateman) and a couple of other agents (one is played by Bill Hader, not sure about the other guy although he looked familiar). They also meet a Creationist played by Kristen Wiig who joins them. It was a little foul mouthed perhaps for some people, although it's probably not aimed at them! I loved it!!

Barney's Version and Black Swan

I saw Barney's Version last weekend and forgot to update this. It stars Paul Giamatti as Barney, a man whose life is charted throughout the film. He marries a rich woman played by Minnie Driver (English actress playing American) but at his own wedding meets a woman who he believes is the love of his life - talk about bad timing! He pursues this woman played by Rosamund Pike (another English actress playing American) and eventually marries her. It follows his story flashing back to his past as he was accused of murdering one of his friends and the detective from the case won't let it lie. The detective incidentally is played by Mark Addy, another English actor whose accent I found a slightly confusing Yorkshire/American cross!! The film was good if a little long.
Black Swan. Well, what to say about this. It's about a ballet dancer (played by Natalie Portman) who gets her break playing the Swan Queen in Swan Lake. It's very odd, as is to be expected from a Darren Aronofsky film, and I did enjoy it but it was slightly disturbing with a few gruesome bits. It also made lots of us watching jump a few of times. Not one I'd see again but I would recommend it and can see what all the awards fuss is over Natalie Portman as she was excellent in it.

The Fighter

We got free tickets to a preview of The Fighter which is out on the 4th Feb I believe. It stars Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale as brothers who are both boxers with varying degrees of success. During the first ten minutes I thought Christian Bale would drive me mad with his fast talking character but I soon got used to it. Very well played by all involved including Amy Adams as Micky's (Wahlberg) girlfriend. As someone who really doesn't like boxing I was still able to enjoy the film and hope it picks up some more awards at the upcoming SAG, Baftas and Oscars.

Morning Glory

Morning Glory stars Harrison Ford as a formerly great news man, Mike, who is now killing time on the TV station where he is still under contract. He meets Becky (played by the lovely Rachel McAdams), a TV producer who wants him for her morning show. Diane Keaton plays Colleen who is the other presenter on the show who does not hit it off with Mike. It was quite funny in places but not one I'd watch over and over, even for the lovely Patrick Wilson as the love interest!! It's had really good reviews and I agree that the great cast do a good job it's just not the most original film out there.

Conviction

Conviction stars Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell a brother and sister who had a tough upbringing and are very close. He gets wrongly convicted of murder and she (a high school drop out and mother of two) puts herself through law school so she can defend him. It's based on a true story and was very good.

The Green Hornet 3D

Not a huge amount to say about The Green Hornet. It stars Seth Rogen looking much slimmer than usual in the title role and the film does what you'd expect albeit slightly more of it than you'd expect given it's almost two hour running time. There is a great turn as usual by Christoph Waltz as the bad guy and the film is generally quite good fun, if a little silly at times.
Oh, and I'm over the 3D thing now! My plan is to only see 2D films unless the 3D is supposed to be stunning or there is no choice like with this film. I'll spend my £1.50 supplement per film on ice cream instead!

The King's Speech

I've just come back from seeing The King's Speech which was the best film I've seen for ages! It stars Colin Firth as Bertie (aka King George VI), Geoffrey Rush as his speech therapist and Helena Bonham-Carter as Elizabeth (as we knew her, The Queen Mother). Bertie stammers and has sought help from many doctors when he meets Lionel (Rush) whose methods are unconventional to say the least. What follows is a touching and often funny account of the life of Bertie during the time before his father, the king, passed away up until he makes his first wartime speech as king after his brother, Edward, abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson. A wonderful film which thoroughly deserves the good reviews it's getting!

Burlesque

Burlesque stars Christina Aguilera as a small town gal who moves to LA to make her mark as a singer and dancer. She ends up working in a club called Burlesque, first as a waitress and later as a dancer and singer. Cher is the club owner who gets to sing a couple of numbers - one inserted very clumsily into the script! The love interests are the lovely Eric Dane and Cam Gigandet. There is also the always scene-stealing Stanley Tucci as the costume chap who, not surprisingly, bats for the other team! A great fun film which may have been funnier than intended!

Tron Legacy 3D

I just watched Tron Legacy 3D which I'll admit I didn't fancy when I first saw the trailer. After seeing it several more times though I came round to the idea and am glad I did as it was really good. I can't really remember much about the original but it wasn't really my cup of tea at the time but this really kept my attention. It stars Jeff Bridges as his current self and as his former self using clever computer jiggery-pokery to show him as he was in the original film - all very clever. The fight and racing scenes were a sight to behold and Michael Sheen was a scene stealer, as he often is, as Castor/Zuse. A good fun film!