1 - Film Flare

01/01/2012

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Hello.

Welcome to the first entry of my new blog Film Flare, a New Years Resolution twelve hours in the making.

It is now 2012 and there are many exciting and interesting films coming out this year and I shall be mentioning many of them in further installments of the blog.

Not only that but 2011 was full of fine films of all genres and again, some of those will be mulled over in the future as well alongside reviews of random films that I just watch as time goes by.

*A small note*

Obviously whilst talking about the films I will try to reveal as little about the plot as possible but in the event I do slip up, I'll give advanced warning of any spoilers there might be so you, dearest reader can ignore it and read the spoilers anyway.

So, a film I watched a few days back is called Hanna.

This 2011 action/thriller film was directed by Joe Wright, a step away from his usual genre of films such as Atonement and Pride and Prejudice.

Teaming up with Atonement actress Saoirse Ronan, and the ever awesome Eric Bana, the film is about a girl (Hanna) who is raised by Eric Bana as an assassin. And it's pretty damn good.

Rounding off the cast are the icy Cate Blanchett, Jason Flemyng and (hilariously enough), Tom Hollander, a man I mostly recognise as being 'the fucker' from The Thick of It as a peroxide blond, camp german called Isaacs.

The direction is a little bit frantic at times, but at others, long tracking shots are used to impressive effect. The acting is overall good, the main cast doing very well with odd idea, Blanchett's accent seems to vary slightly from time to time but it never really distracts. The soundtrack was done by The Chemical Brothers and to start it seems a little techno to really fit but as the film's pace increases, the music seems to fit more and more.

The film never outstays it's welcome and isn't as similar to Leon as you'd expect, a worthwhile way to spend 111 minutes and it gets a thumbs up.

Hanna is out on DVD now.

Watch the trailer below:

If you've seen it and disagree (and you might disagree, even though you'd be wrong) then comment below.

The day after watching Hanna, I went to the cinema and laid my merry peepers on a little known film called Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, starring the world's most intense Hoodie.

Watching this film highlight several points to me:

Tom Cruise (personal life aside) is a charismatic star, his Ethan Hunt somehow comes across well, especially in this film.
Brad Bird is one of the best American action directors around at the moment. Most scenes of the film are impeccably well directed, tense, gritty, and one scene in particular gave me a genuine sense of vertigo. Unlike Michael Bay, Bird's action scenes have a fluidity that makes them a beauty to watch.
This is Brad Bird's first live action film as a Director, previous films he's directed include the Pixar films The Incredible and Ratatouille as well as Disney film The Fox and the Hound.
Jeremy Renner is amazing. Fact!
Simon Pegg is a scene stealer and everyone in the cinema loved him.

The long story short, this film is the best in the series, re-invigorating the franchise but you can read that in any paper or any website worth its salt. I'll just say that it's only noticeable flaw is that is goes on about 20 minutes too long.

A damn fine action film, if you like action and film, then you should see it at some point.

Thumbs Up

Trailer here:

Alrighty then.

I'll be back soon with more news and reviews and something that rhymes with those two things.

(I may also drop the thumbs up bit if I can think of anything better)

Posted at 02:58 PM in Current Affairs, Film, Trailers, Weblogs | Permalink

Tags: 2011, 2012, action, Brad Bird, Film, film flare, flare, Ghost Protocol, Hanna, Jeremy Renner, Mission Impossible, trailer

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