redhenry Reviews

Popetown (2005)

Avoid it - it's rubbish

[2/10 · 22 July 2008]

Forget the offence taken by soft-lad Catholics, what about the offence to people who like comedy and animation. Not funny, not clever, not witty and not interesting. The character of The Pope is SOOOOO annoying that just thinking about Ruby Wax's voicing of it wants to make me slap her - hard. The other characters are bordering on boring and none are remotely unique or eliciting laughs. Do yourself a favour and spend the time watching other things.

I am not sure how they got the go ahead for this. Even on paper it must have come across as rubbish, although the lure of some of UK's better comics must have helped it over the line. It's not in the league of your better known animated series, and in fact is not even close.

The Big Blue (1988)

Ethereal, emotive and breath taking images. A love-of-the-sea story.

[9/10 · 22 August 2001]

If you need a film with haunting images, atmospheric music and a deep understanding of the emotions that pass between soul brothers in a bid to outdo each other in the chase for respect and admiration, essentially form each other, then this is it.

It's about a love of the sea and a love of nature and a love of solitude.

It is not a thriller, or a love story or an action drama. It is a human drama that I challenge viewers not to relate to.