elby_monkey Reviews

Fast Five (2011)

Great fun!

[7/10 · 5 April 2011]

Fast Five - you'd think by the fifth instalment the Fast & Furious franchise would have run out of nos but this film really 'packs a punch'. Think of what you expect from this film, and then make it really amazing! Great chases - all kinds! -, great fist fights (Vin Diesel vs. The Rock..!!), great action sequences.... everything you would want from this film is IN IT and if you suspend all disbelief and go with it, its done brilliantly. Even the cheesy lines and plot twists become enjoyable.

Not sure I'd pay a full adult weekend cinema price to see it, but if you can get 241 or a student discount, definitely see it on the big screen! Or wait for the blu-ray. Either way, you won't regret it when you see the beads of sweat running off The Rock's huge, bald head. Weird.

Bridesmaids (I) (2011)

One for the girls!

[6/10 · 5 April 2011]

Saw this film yesterday at a preview screening, and enjoyed it. Most of the girls in the screening loved it, whereas the one man was saying at the end, "I didn't get it!"... I guess I was somewhere in the middle of the two opinions.

I was hoping for more sass from Rose Byrne. And less vom-com from Sukie From Gilmore Girls. The comedy is a blend of well-timed mutterings and over the top cringe moments, but overall Wiig does well, and has great Meg Ryan-esque hair.

As I walked away from the film, what stayed with me most wasn't the comedy, but an overwhelming desire to call some old girlfriends I hadn't spoken to enough recently. Its a great portrayal of female friendship, and its difficulties (we've all been there in one way or another), topped by the very genuine-seeming moments of in-jokes between Wiig and Rudolph. They were definitely the best moments.