HiFi’s Film Reviews

353 Films have been rated or reviewed by HiFi.

Bridesmaids (2011): The talented cast have comic chops aplenty, there are some scenes of great buddy chemistry between Wiig and Rudolph and a nice romantic–lead turn from O\'Dowd . Somewhat gross and status–anxiety laden but quite satisfying (if a bit too long).
Family Plot (1976): Poor reputation, but completely delightful. A return to the comedy–suspense of \'North By Northwest\' (Both scripted by Ernest Lehman). Wonderful cast, especially Harris and Dern. Great score by (gasp) John Williams.
Young and Innocent (1937): Enjoyably familiar Hitchcock fare. Highlights: the strangely menacing birthday party, the climactic tea dance, and the entrancing Nova Pilbeam.
Dial M for Murder (1954): Not the greatest Hitchcock film, but there are pleasures...Anthony Dawson\'s seedy conman, John Williams\' patented air of distraction. Grace Kelly is more than competent as the endangered wife. Ticks along nicely.
Saboteur (1942): Familiar Hitchcock premise with some wonderful interludes along the way, and some great character turns from Norman Lloyd, Otto Kruger and Alan Baxter. Lloyd\'s reminiscences in the \'making of\' documentary are not to be missed.
Notorious (1946): Lots of cruel sexual manipulation going on here...one of Hitchcock\'s best, with a great cast (including Rains & Calhern), Ted Tetzlaff\'s chiaroscuro cinematography and steadily...building...tension.
Philadelphia Story, The (1940): Peerless, perfectly cast and performed. They really don\'t make them like this any more...
Mighty Boosh, The (TV Series) (2004): All great comedy has an element of terror. As surreal as the Goons, as woolly and slapdash as the Goodies, this centers around a wonderfully chalk–and–cheese duo. Sometimes it even manages to be strangely beautiful. Series 2 is the best, IMHO.
IT Crowd, The (TV Series) (2006): Tacky, cheap–looking, set–bound, this almost seems like a relative of \'When the Whistle Blows\'. For all that, it\'s screamingly funny and the cast are brilliant. Well worth a look.
One, Two, Three (1961): Relentless cold–war satire. Cagney barks his lines with lunatic glee. Frenetic, but fun.; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70

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