Year: 2006 Director: Kevin Macdonald Page: 942 The quasi-historical Last King of Scotland is a brilliantly constructed film which outlines the rule of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Starring James McAvoy and the ridiculously amazing Forest Whitaker, Last King takes the viewer on a confronting, yet mostly intriguing journey through a nation that is otherwise so distinctly foreign.
Archive for the ‘Drama’ Category
The Last King of Scotland
April 27, 2011
Babel
April 11, 2011
Year: 2006 Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu Page: 944 The gorgeous, confronting, suspenseful film Babel takes the viewer on an elaborately weaved roller-coaster ride of death, drama and humanity. The ensemble cast present a raw, emotionally complex story that reveals how life can be so subtly and intricately linked.
The Queen
April 11, 2011
Year: 2006 Director: Stephen Frears Page: 945 A film depicting the fallout from Princess Diana’s death and the impact on the British Royal Family, The Queen is a triumph of acting and accuracy, with Helen Mirren being the absolute stand out in this magnificent film of loss, power and struggle.
Apocalypto
April 10, 2011
Year: 2006 Director: Mel Gibson Page: 946 Mel Gibson’s epic film Apocalypto is a brutal, confronting, gory action film that makes weak attempts at symbolism, meaning and depth, yet ultimately falls into the realms of melodrama, presenting a bare-bones plot that fails to offer any originality.
The Departed
March 28, 2011
Year: 2006 Director: Martin Scorsese Page: 947 The Departed, staring a plethora of big-names, is a crime film that digs deep into the heart of the Irish-American mobsters of Boston. The film deals the viewer a plot full of twists and intricate nuances that the cast deliver with stellar performances.
Volver
March 25, 2011
Year: 2006 Director: Pedro Almodóvar Page: 948 – 949 The 2006 Spanish film Volver, starring Penélope Cruz in her native tongue, is a beautiful drama dealing with death, secrets and their impacts on a family of women linked by more than just blood.
