The films opening this week promise much. But can they deliver?
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CARRIE……FILM OF THE WEEK
USA | 99 minutes | Horror
Director: Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don’t Cry)
Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Judy Greer, Portia Doubleday, Gabriella Wilde, Alex Russell, Michelle Nolden, Max Topplin
The second cinematic adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel in which a shy girl is bullied by her classmates and her religious nut-job mother…until she discovers she has telekinetic powers. Payback time.
Not usually a fan of remakes but I have my fingers crossed that the exciting Peirce-Moretz combo can deliver the goods. Plus it’s supposed to better represent the novel than the original flick.
Distributor: Sony Pictures
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JACKASS PRESENTS: BAD GRANDPA
USA | 91 minutes | Comedy, Documentary
Director: Jeff Tremaine (Jackass: The Movie, Jackass Number Two, Jackass 3D)
Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Jackson Nicoll, Phil Margera, Georgina Cates, Kamber Hejlik
Legendary prankster Johnny Knoxville takes us on a rather unusual road trip; playing an 86 year-old man taking his grandson across America. Cue crazy pranks unleashed on an unsuspecting public.
If reports are to believed this film has real heart to go with all the madcap antics.
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
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ONE CHANCE
UK | 103 minutes | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Director: David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada, Marley & Me)
Cast: James Cordon, Colm Meaney, Mackenzie Crook, Julie Walters, Alexandra Roach, Jemima Rooper, Kathryn Drysdale
Dramatisation of the true story of wannabe opera singer Paul Potts, as he battles adversity and rejection to become a worldwide sensation on the reality show Britain’s Got Talent.
A feel-good film, apparently not just for avid fans of talent reality shows.
Distributor: Roadshow Distribution
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NT LIVE: MACBETH
UK | 180 minutes | Live Performance
Directors: Kenneth Branagh (Thor, Hamlet), Rob Ashford
Cast: Alex Kingston, Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh loves his Shakespeare. This time he directs and stars in the National Theatre’s performance of The Bard’s tale of treachery and tragedy.
Branagh and Shakespeare. Need I say more?
Distributor: Rialto
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THE FIFTH ESTATE
USA | 128 minutes | Biography, Drama
Director: Bill Condon (Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Dreamgirls)
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl, Anthony Mackie, Carice van Houten, Laura Linney, Stanley Tucci, Alicia Vikander
The story of WikiLeaks; from its underground beginnings to the phenomenon that shook the world.
Cumberbatch looks and sounds the business, but can this do more than give a glossy sheen to this compelling story?
Distributor: Disney
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Will any of these keep their promise?
