Time for a film

With a similar feel to Drake Doremus’ last film Like Crazy, Breathe In captures the moment perfectly again, with stand-out performances from leads Felicity Jones and Guy Pearce going a long way to providing a mesmersing love story.
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The plot starts of with UK exchange student Sophie (Felicity Jones) arriving to her host families upstate New York home. We meet the host family and instantly see how Keith (Guy Pearce), a high school music teacher who still longs for a career in music of his own, has an almost nervous feel towards young Sophie. His wife Megan (Amy Ryan) and daughter Lauren (Mackenzie Davis) also star quite well in the film, however it’s the connection between Pearce and Jones that is so strong and fascinating.  Read more

Despicable Me 2 is much the same as the first film, with kids sure to have a blast with the great humour and voicing from the likable characters. Adults too should enjoy, an entertaining experience for the whole family!
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Director Pierre Coffin returns with the sequel to the popular 2010 film Despicable Me. Steve Carell lends his voice again for the lead character of Gru, who’s stepped it up as a fatherly figure and is no longer one of the world’s biggest villains. The result though is much the same, with a fun, laid-back film that fills the 98 minute run-time perfectly.  Read more

Thrilling and tense, World War Z is certainly one of the best apocalyptic films of the last few years. With some extraordinary CGI and an eerie, gripping soundtrack, it will be sure to have you on the edge of your seat as Brad Pitt battles to stop the zombie pandemic.
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Based on the 2006 horror novel by Max Brooks, Director Marc Forster has adapted World War Z quite effectively, turning a collection of individual accounts into a flowing narrative. Brad Pitt plays Gerry Lane, a U.N. worker who must travel the world to find a way to stop the zombie pandemic that is wreaking havoc across the world. Pitt gives a fine performance as usual, with his character pretty calm under a crisis.
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Extravagant and visually stunning, The Great Gatsby won me over with it’s perfect soundtrack, cinematography and impeccable acting from Joel Edgerton, Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan.
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I had previously only seen one film from Australian Director Baz Luhrmann (Romeo and Juliet) so I wasn’t sure what to expect from his modern adaption of the 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. What I was presented with though was a 142 minute spectacle, filled with brilliant colours, costumes and an amazing amount of detail in both the set and characters.  Read more

The Hangover Part III makes the most of it’s characters varying personalities and adds a stronger plot and purpose to the story than the previous installments. While it’s very hit and miss at times, there is enough laughter throughout to entertain, with fans of the series sure to have a decent experience.
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Director Todd Phillips (The Hangover) brings back the characters we know and love from the first two films and takes them on another adventure, this time on the road, as they try to track down Mr Chow (Ken Jeong) and return the valuable gold bars he stole from Marshall (John Goodman). While we don’t get to see much of Doug (Justin Bartha), the rest of the Wolfpack each have highlights, with Alan (Zach Galifianakis) getting a strong focus again. While Stu (Ed Helms) wasn’t the worst, it’s still Bradley Cooper‘s character of Phil who is the most likable of the bunch and provides some structure as the most normal guy.

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With an opening scene that blew me out of the water, Star Trek Into Darkness did just enough to entertain and captivate me throughout with some nice humour thrown in as well. As someone who had only seen the 2009 film, my lack of Star Trek knowledge didn’t affect the movie negatively, while I’m sure those who are big fans will get even more out of it.
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Director J.J Abrams returns for his second Star Trek film, bringing along most of the cast members from the first and they don’t disappoint, with Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto’s chemistry impressing as Captain Kirk and Spock. This time around the plot focuses on a manhunt to capture the lone villain who wreaked havoc from within their own organisation.  Read more

A film of multiple layers and stories, The Place Beyond the Pines is often mesmerising but not without it’s faults. The first act is hard for the rest of the film to match, with Ryan Gosling giving a standout performance as a motorcycle stunt rider who turns to robbing banks as a way to provide for his lover and their newborn child.-

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Director Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine) grips the audience to the screen as they witness the film’s characters dealing with one event that has a flow on effect for the rest of their lives. The supporting cast is also strong with Bradley Cooper, Ben Mendelsohn, Ray Liotta and Eva Mendes all providing an emotional connection.  Read more

Oblivion is an often mesmerising Sci-Fi film with stunning cinematography and a soundtrack that provides tension and intrigue around every corner. It’s complex plot may not be perfect but the music and the film’s ease on the eye does enough to carry it and give an entertaining, suspenseful viewing.
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Director Joseph Kosinski (Tron: Legacy) enters the Sci-Fi realm again with his 2nd feature film, this time starring Tom Cruise as Jack Harper: A veteran assigned to extract Earth’s remaining resources who begins to question what he knows about his mission and himself. Like many films of this nature, the story-line is somewhat complicated and there is much more than meets the eye, as something darker brews that the audience and Jack himself soon discovers.

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