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THE BUSINESS OF STRANGERS (15) 83min 0..
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OF STRANGERS
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Stockard Channrng's Julre Styron rs a workaholrc l)trsrnesswonrart who finds herself stranded rn an arrport rnotel when her plane rs cancelled. Also stranded rs her assrstant Paula ’Jtlliti Stylesr. who recogr‘.:ses a man (Fred ‘v‘./'el|erv who she says raped Her trrend at college. the raprst turns out to he a corporate lt(}£t()"trlti(}l' ot Julre's acguaintar‘ee. and. outraged. the ‘.'.'on‘en dec <r'-:; to exact sorne rexertae.
So far so fascenatrng. The hurld 2.): To the trrst ot a nurhbe' '3‘ r'evelatroris :5; ‘.'.'(;-ll handled 1:. drr'eetor‘ Patrrck Stettner. but the trln‘. doesn't gurte delrver' on rts rrtrtral prornrse. Strll. the sharp cast play thrs dark thrrller perfectly (Morrrenturr‘ VHS and DVD rentalr llvlrles Frelder.
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CITY OF LOST SOULS
(18) 102mm .000
More graturtous altra vrolence tr’orr‘ ,lapan's great eccerrtrrc trlrr.rr‘aker lakes'nr Mrrke. the lliétf‘: benrnd Arid/tron and the torthcornrng l/re Happrn 2sr, of the K.'r.'akuras. lhrs :s
actually the second part of hrs Dead or A/rve serres ot Yakusa rnovres. lvlarro (Team is a psycho Bra/rlran hrtrnan who sates hrs beloved Ker rlvlrchelte Rersr from the grrps ot the deportatron authorities; but he hadn't countered on two ‘\.'.'errd Yakusa gang leaders.
lhrs rs chaotrc. lethal fun that. as usual ‘.‘.’lllt Takeshr. amounts to absolutely nothrng and ever\,,rthrng. l‘akeshr rs such an energetrc trlrnrnaker rt rs drttrcult to not buy rnto hrs cornrc book vrsron ot a n‘oder‘n day hell created by lrttle rnen ‘.'.rrth brg guns. «Metro tartan DVD retarlr uPaul Dale.
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40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS
(15) 95min ooo
40”
DAYS
On the rel )ou'rd from a long-term r'eiatronshrp. Josh Har‘nett's San Francrsco '.'.'eb-desr<_;ner grves up sex for l ent -re «10 days and nrghtsr. But hrs newt}. ll‘.£t(l(} vouv ot chastrty rs put to the test. frrst by hrs work pals .'./ho thrnk the, can break the boy and then when beautrtut Shannyn S< ssarnon corr‘es hrs '-.'/a\,'. 'l he attr'actron's rnutuai. but can the parr conirnue therr relatronshrp ‘.'.'rthout sex? «10 Days and x10 Nrghts Is a cut above the recent spate of US sex cornedres. Director Mrcnael Lelxrr‘ann keeps the pace (aunty. .'.rhrie hrs players are .'./ell served by snappy and sharp dralogue. Sarpr‘rsrnglg,’ lrkeable. rtlll) Vl l8 and DVD rental; rlvirles l relder‘r
(LOP/ll DY SLACKERS (15) 86min 0
lhrs slopprly rrtade trlrr‘ has pretentrons to he sorr‘ethrng altogether
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SPIDER-MAN (12A) 121 min on.
Vibrant and thrilling from start to finish
On its original publication in the early 605, Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man captured the hearts and minds of America’s teens because the hero had the same problems they had. Like Peter Parker before he got fanged by a radioactive spider (updated to a genetically-designed one in the movie), they too got picked on at school, ignored by the girl/boy they loved and misunderstood by the families that tried hard to protect them from the harsh realities of the outside world. And it’s precisely this appeal - the combination of the real and the fantastic — that director Sam Raimi pays tribute to in this loyal film adaptation.
But then, he’s a fan, and a big one at that. And while that could worsen and make precious his treatment of high school nerd Peter Parker’s transformation into your friendly neighbourhood super-hero, it doesn’t. Instead, Raimi’s concise understanding of Peter’s innate vulnerability as an insecure adolescent gives real depth to a film that could otherwise be simply a sum of special effects and overblown melodrama.
Vibrant and thrilling from start to finish, and superbly cast with Tobey Maguire playing Peter Parker/Spidey, Kirsten Dunst playing his unattainable sweetheart Mary Jane Watson and Willem Dafoe camping it up as the Green Goblin, Spider-Man even succeeds in escaping the episodic quality that the X-Men film fell prey to, and goes on to achieve a satisfying coherence as a film even though it only portrays Spidey’s early initiation into web-slinging. That’s not to say it doesn’t leave you wanting more. It does and thankfully, the next installment is not that far away.
(Catherine Bromley)
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SCOOBY DOO (PG) 83min .0
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