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A man finds a suitcase full of cash

Starring Sean Bean, Chris Hemsworth and Victoria Profeta

Written and Directed by Stephen Milburn Anderson

This is an enjoyable romp that kept me hooked all the way through. It's not the greatest movie ever made and it has it's fair share of plot holes and unrealistic elements, but I enjoyed watching it.

Sean Bean makes this film. Without him it wouldn't have worked. He is superb. The other two main characters, Chris Hemsworth and Victoria Profeta were less good. For much of the movie they seemed quite lacklustre and I didn't buy Hemsworth's accent. He was trying desperately to disguise his Australian accent but I think he struggled.

If you can get past the unrealistic plot in parts, this is a fun movie. Sean Bean at his best.

7/10

A man discovers he can travel in time and sets out to find love

Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams and Bill Nighy

Written and directed by Richard Curtis

Well I am a sucker for any movie that includes time travel so how could I resist this one?

Okay it's more Love Actually than The Time Machine if you add a dash of Groundhog Day, but it's a really good feel good film. It's funny and witty in all the right places and it's really cleverly written. It more than keeps you interested for every scene. Normally I wouldn't really consider myself to be a rom-com kind of guy but this is an exception.

Domhnall Gleeson as the lead is a little bit of a wimp and the part could easily have been played by Hugh Grant but that aside he still played a good part as did everybody else.

This is one I would recommend.

Enjoyed

9/10

A bunch of high school kids spend their Saturday in detention

Starring Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall and Ally Sheedy

Written and directed by John Hughes

This is another one that I somehow managed to miss during the eighties. But then again I was only thirteen so it was probably a little old for me.

I was expecting this to be just like St Elmo's Fire and, although I really liked that movie, this was surprisingly totally different. It really is a great movie. It's very much a typical eighties film but this one has that something extra. It's funny in all the right places but also grabs at your heart strings with a splash of drama in all the right places as well. It's surprisingly well acted and probably has to go down as one of the greatest teenage high school movies ever made.

A lot of the plaudits must go down to the terrific script and direction by John Hughes.

I wasn't expecting to like this film as much as I did. But it turns out I love it.

10/10