The Guard is a quirky Irish film starring Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle. The plot is fairly straightforward, starting with a murder in a small town in the west of Ireland.  Gerry Doyle (Gleeson) is the local Sergeant of the Garda. Enter the FBI and Doyle's murder turns into an anti-drug smuggling operation. Wendell Everett … Continue reading The Guard

We went to see this in the theatre a couple of weekends ago. It sees the return of all the main characters, and the despatch of two of them. Although I love to watch Johnny Depp playing Captain Jack Sparrow, I was sorely disappointed with this episode in the series. Unlike the previous installment, this … Continue reading Pirates of the Caribbean III: At World’s End

This is another of the films watched in-flight on my recent Singapore excursion. I like Uma Thurman, she can act and somehow manages to look good in vinyl. As for Luke Wilson, I can watch him for hours without getting too badly bored. I even enjoy tongue-in-cheek, mickey takes of genre. But this one unlike … Continue reading My Super Ex-Girlfriend

Right at the outset I need to let you know that my flight inbound to Singapore was spent in an aisle seat next to a portly (but very nice) Frenchman. And I had to watch Cars in black and white. In all fairness to childrens animated films, that is probably not the best way to … Continue reading Cars