HiFi’s Film Reviews

About me: Movements restricted by an electronic bracelet, I daily escape into the limitless world of film, which I then review with an ignorance masked by boundless pretentiousness.

211 Films have been rated or reviewed by HiFi.

Battle: Los Angeles (2011): Gosh, almost total rubbish. Every stale old (and new) war–movie cliche gets an airing. Terrible score.; DVD $39.95 | Blu-Ray $44.95
My Life In Ruins (2009): Leaden pacing, flaccid comedy, national stereotypes, 'important' lessons. Dreyfus (on autopilot) is having fun, I most emphatically was not.; DVD $39.95
Sense and Sensibility (1995): Beautifully mounted (interiors by Vermeer?) and a wonderful cast. The way careless words evoke a symphony of hurt on Thompson\'s face: stunning. It\'s worth watching the film just for her performance.; DVD $19.95
Smell of Reeves & Mortimer, The (TV Series) (1993): Not so much a comedy as a parallel universe ruled by a surreal, mind–altering Morecambe and Wise. Wonderful songs – \"Like a shrimp in a suitcase laying on a window ledge...\". Just go there, you won\'t be sorry...; DVD $29.95
Adam's Rib (1949): Very good, but fairly leaden in places. I know it\'s heresy, but I preferred \'Pat & Mike\'. David Wayne seems to be having the most fun as an acid–tongued gadfly in love with Hepburn\'s character.; DVD $24.95
Pat and Mike (1952): Terrific. I know it\'s heresy, but I enjoyed this more than \'Adam\'s Rib\'. Great chemistry between the stars, great supporting players. Still smiling, me.
Bored to Death (TV Series) (2009): Terrifyingly familiar narcissistic child–men in a Wes Andersony NY. The female characters are ciphers, but this is funny, inventive and has a genuine tenderness to it. Danson: incredibly deft comic actor. The show: magic.; DVD $39.95, $39.95, $39.95 | Blu-Ray $49.95
Safety Not Guaranteed (2012): I wanted to like this, but it\'s undercooked in almost every respect. The two stars are for Plaza – an able performer, and when the deadpan breaks it\'s like the sun coming out...; DVD $24.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Girls (TV Series) (2012): I thought this would be all hip gab and zeitgeist schtick but was surprised by the real tenderness and generosity towards the characters. Wonderfully written, directed and performed. Genius, obvy.; DVD $39.95 | Blu-Ray $49.95
Iron Sky (2012): Grindingly inept tosh, lacking even the gleeful idiocy of low–budget disasters of yore. No stars, avoid.; DVD $39.95 | Blu-Ray $44.95

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