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After.Life (out 06 September 10, Cert. 15) Liam Neeson, Christina Ricci, Justin Long, directed by Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo, 2010, cert. 15
Monkey Score: 72%
Anna (Christina Ricci) wakes up after a terrible car crash to find the local funeral director Eliot Deacon (Liam Neeson) preparing her body for her funeral. Anna refuses to believe she is dead, despite Eliot Deacon's reassurances that she is merely in transition to the afterlife. He convinces her he has the ability to communicate with the dead and is the only one who can help her. Confused and terrified, Anna is trapped inside the funeral home, with nobody to turn to except Eliot. As she is forced to face her deepest fears and accept her own death, her grief-stricken boyfriend Paul (Justin Long) still cannot shake the nagging suspicion that Eliot is not what he appears to be.
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Supernatural - Season 5, Part 2 (out 06 September 10, Cert. 15)
With Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, created by Eric Kripke, executively produced by McG, originally broadcast in the U.S. between January and May 2010
Season 5 kicked off with Lucifer’s rising and brothers Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) facing the catastrophic aftermath, leading them to come face to face with a demonic Paris Hilton, futuristic viruses and real life Grimms fairy tales.This road of destruction led up to the end of part one which saw the boys entering a psychiatric hospital where the monsters preying on patients turned out to be less of a threat than the brothers own personal demons. Fortunately they man up just in time for the concluding part of the series and the boys get back on the road to try and force the devil back to his lair. In doing so they face an itinerary of terror that includes clearing up the blood spills left by a teenage nerd and his body-switching spells, townspeople who mysteriously start killing for love and even trouble closer to home when Sam and Dean’s close friend Bobby is reunited with his dead wife and refuses to let go. By the time Horsemen of the Apocalypse arrive focus is firmly set on the future and in a heart pounding two part finale the Apocalypse is finally upon them, it’s time for the brothers to confront the ultimate question - can good really conquer over evil?
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Defendor (out 06 September 10, Cert. 15)
Woody Harrelson, Elias Koteas, Kat Dennings, Sandra Oh, Michael Kelly, directed by Peter Stebbings, 2009, cert. 15
Monkey Score: 70%
Arthur Poppington (Harrelson) is a dim-witted construction worker by day, and self-appointed superhero wannabe Defendor by night. Determined to rid the city of thugs in general and the evil Captain Industry in particular, Poppington / Defendor comes across young prostitute Kat (Kat Dennings), corrupt cop Chuck Dooney (Koteas) and court-appointed psychiatrist Dr Ellen Park (Sandra Oh.)
Why competing studios always seem to bring out similarly themed films out at the same time defies logic. The marketing budget and star-power of one usually eclipses the other into oblivion, yet sometimes the better film doesn't always win the box office war. In some instances, while the films look similar on paper and get bunched up together by lazy media, both really would deserve to be seen in their own right. This is the case with Defendor. While it will inevitably get compared with Kick Ass, it seems suicidal to release it on the same week as it really needs to be seen as a stand-alone effort. Harrelson, hot on the heels of the excellent Zombieland, delivers a faultless performance as the turtle-neck clad wannabe hero. Overall Defendor is touching, funny and hints at an inner darkness that makes it a very satisfying film. Do not make the mistake to take Defendor for Kick-Ass's lesser cousin: Poppington may parade around the dark streets with a gaffer tape "D" stuck to his chest, but the film deserves an unequivocal "A". |
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