A tricksy, convoluted neo-noir thriller that’s nowhere near as tricksy or convoluted as it thinks it is
Though still known to many in the UK as chain-smoking Fi from Four Weddings and a Funeral, Kristin Scott Thomas has, thanks to her impressive language skills, been making a name for herself in many an artistic French film.
‘Are you sitting comfortably? Well, put your seatbelts on ‘cos you’re in for a harrowing ride, ‘cos this is Ill Manors where dark sh*t goes on at night.”
A mixed bag of city-dwelling
On December 26th 2004 most of us were recovering from over-indulging on Christmas Day with a well-earned leftover sandwich.
Despite its apparent internationalism, world cinema is in fact a deeply conservative environment where known quantities and familiar names resonate far more clearly than either innovation or talent.
Eerie. It’s rare these days for a film to be eerie. To be mysterious.