In all seriousness however I have been all over the place this week and for that reason this is only the third post of the week.
Moving past the blubbering and onto the weeks releases...
The Boat That Rocked (dir. Curtis)
It could be argued that Richard Curtis hasn't written, directed or produced anything decent since 1999's Notting Hill. Even the aforementioned film has a pack of wolves ready to tear it apart. Just bring it up in conversation at a party, it'll run and run...
So 'The Boat That Rocked' comes along without a huge marketing push and looking to put the terrible wrongs of Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, right.
Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost & Kenneth Branagh. Quite the 'pick and mix' of a cast. The story revolves around this group of rag-rats who set up an illegal radio station out in the North Sea in the 60's.
Opening reviews are middling for this one, though I can see why many people would go and watch this without much hesitancy. Richard Curtis + British Cast = Box Office. I can honestly promise you this won't be as bad as Mr Bean's Holiday...or anything Mr Bean!
Monsters Vs Aliens (dir. Letterman/Vernon)
Monsters Vs Aliens is the almost quarterly animated release to reach out to audiences and soak up their cash. Shot by the directors of Shark Tale & Shrek 2 (hardly an endorsement) im guessing the film does exactly what it says on the poster. Maybe a sub-Monsters Inc?
The voice cast is strong not unlike other Dreamworks animations. Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogan, Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Kiefer Sutherland...the list goes on.
The reviews have been gently positive for this one, with Rotten Tomatoes scoring it a 72% average sought from critics on both sides of the Atlantic.
Not too bad a weekend then. Solid if not spectacular. Next week brings us the much anticipated Fast & Furious (likely to be hideous if early notices are any valid indication...)
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