Sandy’s Film Reviews

656 Films have been rated or reviewed by Sandy.

Gone Girl (2014): Gripping US thriller with as many twists & turns as a python. Rosamund Pike is outstanding and certainly has us guessing to the very end.
Cadillac Records (2008): Great mocumentary on the huge achievement of Chess Records in recording the explosion of Chicago blues 1950–1969 led by Muddy Waters and other exceptional stars. All roles in the movie are played by contemporary musicians & actors, remarkably well.
Tanna (2015): Outstandingly acting by local villagers of a true story of the recent past. Wonderfully conveying the beauty of Tanna and its people, this unique film rightly deserves to be a global hit.
Brassed Off (1997): Entertaining, moving, and...? Ultimately empty.
Very Long Engagement, A (Long dimanche de fiançailles, Un) (2004): I found it very long and very shallow. The bicycle skids are particularly unconvincing. Maybe Tautou's least interesting film to date.
Good Night, and Good Luck (2004): A very penetrating and interesting look at the rise of CBS News and the persecution of independent thought in America by Congress in the 1950s. Essential viewing in the Trump era – and enjoyable!; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby (TV Series) - Series 1 (2005): A great NZ TV comedy of which there are now none! Funny & interesting caricatured characters.; DVD $20
Orator, The (O le tulafale) (2011): Extraordinary insight into Samoan village life & customs. Very well made. See it!
Crumb (1994): Disappointingly shallow documentary on the brilliant satirical cartoonist; a major figure in the 1970s. Instead of delving into his creative imagination it focuses on trivia. A similarly–styled film would have presented Salvador Dali as a madman.
Pure Formality, A (Una pura formalità) (1996): A terrific thriller. Polanski is brilliant as an interrogator; Depardieu equally brilliant as the "victim". Recommended

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