damo1971

This was the first film that I saw in 2009, and to be honest there are2 ways of looking at this, 1 that this is going to be a bad year forcinema or 2 it can only get better.I am not aware of the comic TheSpirit. The main problem I have with the film is that that the directordid not have a clue as to how to portray some intelligent subjectmatter. To me the film is strange to say the least but not in aninteresting way, it is weird and exceptionally boring. I watch atleast2 films a week at the cinema and have done for the last 3 1/2years and have never known so many people walk out.As for the look ofthe film, and again whilst it is different, it is not different in aninteresting way, it is far too dark and it gets depressing after 5minutes.I just cannot begin to say how dreadful this film is. Watchingpaint dry is far more exciting and far less offensive!!

What makes football great is that it is a game of opinions. It is obvious from reading some of the postings on here that some people have judged the film on whether or not they like David Beckham. Yes, he does appear in the film, but then so do a lot of the other players. Like it or not David Beckham is one of the most bankable stars in football, so it inevitable. Lets face it anyone from Arsenal (as one of the postings is from) is not going to be a Beckham fan. Anyway, as for the film, I think the makers of the film are so intent on steering the film away from the predictability of most sports films, ie player/team starts off badly, then ends up winning an hour and a half later (well you all know what happens) that it leaves out any real moments of drama or tension. What we have left is a bit of footballers soap opera. Saying that though, I thought it was good entertainment.

I have recently watched Mission Impossible 1 and 2 on DVD, whilst I thought 1 was good, I wasn't over impressed with MI 2. So I went to watch the 3rd film with mixed feelings. I was greatly surprised at how good it was. I thought the cast were good and worked well together, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman was outstanding (as usual), unbelievability menacing. Tom Cruise, did what you would expect from Tom in this type of film, though at times I thought there were times when it was obvious that he was acting, though this maybe being a little picky. As for the special effects, in my opinion they were as good as any film of this type that I have seen. This is for 2 reasons, 1. They were extremely stunning and realistic, in the films context. 2. In my opinion, the effects didn't overpower the storyline. This is an action film, that is high in action and a reasonably good story line which is well worth checking out.