Sandy’s Film Reviews

656 Films have been rated or reviewed by Sandy.

Game Night (2018): Very silly, very American, very funny & rather clever!
Edge of Heaven, The (Auf der anderen Seite) (2007): Thought\–provoking & mainly very well–acted but the plot structure ultimately lacked substance, I thought.
Phoenix (2014): Disappointing Holocaust movie. Nina Hoss is good; but forget the "plot"!
In the House (2012): Very amusing family farce. Brilliant witty script by Ozon, as always. Top intelligent entertainment. Has spine as well as humour; leaves one thinking. Excellent!
Woman With the Five Elephants, The (2009): An intense, complex, & intimate portrait of a brave, kind and intelligent Ukrainian expatriate. Extremely informative on language, translation, & history. Her return to Kiev after 65 years with her granddaughter is intensely moving. Very fine.
Manipulation (2011): Choppy & incoherent thriller at least exposes extreme 'armed neutrality' of Switzerland which has deterred any external attacks for 200 years, but created a rather strange society. Either fails to develop characters or maybe they are mere functionaries.
Yella (2007): Very unusual, but manipulative. Fine acting by Nina Hoss, let down by a weak plot. Awful men. A drama for accountants!
Odyssey, The (L'odyssée) (2016): Cousteau's family adventures. Characters true to life, on meeting Cousteau I recognized the ruthless driver behind 60 years of ocean exploration & transition from technocrat to conservationist. No–one has done more for the world's oceans.; DVD $29.95
La La Land (2016): Very weak peaen to Hollywood. Brickbats would be better. Long & boring; only jazz towards the end prevents it dying in the roadway.
Landfill Harmonic (2015): Inspirational doco. If you only see one film this year this should be it. Remarkable story of how music & creative drive changed the lives of some of the poorest children in the world and gave them memories that money couldn't buy. Marvellous!

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