Nobody quite does horror the way that Hammer Studios does. It’s nice to sit down and watch a horror film and be genuinely scared rather than have to sit back and watch countless people hacked up for some sicko’s pleasure, no The Woman In Black goes back to that old Hitchcock style horror that has you jumping out of your seat throughout the film.

Based on a novel by Susan Hill The Woman In Black follows a depressed lawyer named Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe – Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Parts 1 + 2) who despite having a young son, Joseph (Misha Handley – newcomer) has never really recovered from the death of his worth.

In a bid to save his job Arthur takes a trip to a mysterious coastal town where he is to settle the estate of a recently deceased estate. Once there though he discovers that the estate consists of a mansion that all the locals warn Arthur not to go to.

Despite their warnings Arthur goes to the mansion and after he sees some mysterious events there the children of the village start dying. Soon the town’s people don’t want to have anything to do with Arthur, all except for Sam (Ciaran Hinds – John Carter, Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance) and his wife (Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs, Island) whose own son was the victim of a tragic accident.

Director, James Watkins (Eden Lake) keeps the audience on the edge of their seat after easing them with a slow opening that does consist of some alarming deaths… let’s just say that this is one horror film that isn’t scared to kill kids.

Watkins uses every tool in the horror handbook (except gore) to scare his audience and he is certainly one director that isn’t afraid to show that good old-fashioned sound effects can still terrify an audience within an inch of their life.

He also owes the screenwriters a hell of a lot because they really have come up with a good supernatural thriller that never allows the audience to predict what is happening at all. The ending may be a little weak but the dark Gothic style of the film will leave even the hardened horror fan very happy indeed.

It does take a little while to get used to seeing Daniel Radcliffe in a role other than Harry Potter, but give it time as soon you find yourself accepting him as Arthur Kipps. Radcliffe performance is credible although you can’t help but wonder if he is a little too young to be cast as a father. Still he does surprisingly seem suited to period pieces and his performance here would suggest that he will in fact of an acting career outside of The Harry Potter series.

The Woman In Black is a return to old-school horror and shows that it still has a lease of life in modern cinema. This is a great supernatural thriller that is guaranteed to creep you out.

Year: 2012

Director: James Watkins

Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Misha Handley, Ciaran Hinds, Janet McTeer

Classification: M

Runtime: 95 mins

Rating:

Dave Griffiths

It’s very easy to sit back and point the figure at Iron Sky’s ordinary special effects, a cast of unknowns or even the fact the story is so far-fetched it’s hard to believe that a human could conceive it, but there is still something that you have to love about a film that despite its weaknesses still keeps you entertained for its entire running time.

The ‘out there’ plot tells the story of ‘moon Nazis’, a party of Nazis who in the closing stages of World War II left Earth and set-up a base on ‘the dark-side of the moon’. Now days the base is inhabited by Nazis including the determined (and in line to be Fuhrer) Klaus Adler (Gotz Otto – TV’S The Last Cop & Stuttgart Homicide) and his bride-to-be, the naïve Renate Richter (Julia Dietze – 205: Room Of Fear, Berlin Angels).

While the Nazis plan for an attack on Earth their plan is rushed forward, in the year 2018, when a space-shuttle containing astronaut, James Washington (Christopher Kirby – I Love You Too, Mao’s Last Dancer) lands near the base. The Nazis believe that it is a sign that there base is under attack when it is actually a political-stunt by U.S. President (Stephanie Paul – Separation City, The Frequency Of Claire) and her PR advisor, Vivian Wagner (Peta Sergeant – TV’S Satisfaction & Canal Road). The result is inter-galactic war.

The reason that Iron Sky works is because the screenwriters and director, Timo Vuorensola (Star Wreck: In The Pirkinning, Norjalainen huora) doesn’t let the film take itself too seriously. They know that the film is ‘out there’ and they film it in such a way that they are making fun of themselves without ever dipping into complete parody.

In fact when you take a look at the script it actually has some ‘intelligent’ aspects. The Sarah Palin-esque President is a great touch, but it is when the film takes a mighty swing at U.S. politics and the U.N. that you begin to realize that the screenwriters have used ‘comedy’ to mask a pretty serious message… one that you may or may not agree with.

It is also worth noting that the screenwriters don’t really make light of the Nazi party so nobody should be too concerned that the film will offend anyone. It’s a thin line that the screenwriters skate, but they do it remarkably well.

Some of the acting is a little wooden and at times poor old Christopher Kirby has to suffer wearing some very ordinary special-effects make-up but the star of the show really is Julia Dietze. She is brilliant from start to finish and even if Iron Sky does nothing else it has certainly put this talented actress on the map.

Iron Sky isn’t for everybody but if you enjoy a sci-fi that is a little left-of-centre but doesn’t become a farce than you certainly won’t be disappointed if you give it a glance.

Year: 2012

Director: Timo Vuorensola

Stars: Julia Dietze, Peta Sergeant, Stephanie Paul, Gotz Otto, Christopher Kirby

Classification: M

Runtime: 93 mins

Rating:

Dave Griffiths

The art deco Astor Theatre is a Melbourne icon, the last of our great single screen picture palaces. It has survived a World War, the advent of video, DVD, movies on demand and the multiplex.

After almost 80 years of continuous screening, The Astor Theatre is under threat. 

The Astor also prides itself on taking presentation seriously. Some younger audiences today probably don’t even know that an actual highly trained person used to man actual projectors to ensure the movie runs smoothly. We have become the place to see classics in 35mm, rare 70mm presentations and now in 2K and 4K DCP format. Our auditorium features the giant Superscreen and acoustics that are not found in any multiplex – simply said – it’s a whole other experience.

And there is the history. The theatre has stood, intact, for over 75 years. The loss would be devastating. And now we are ready to officially and loudly launch THE FRIENDS OF THE ASTOR ASSOCIATION. A group of very devoted individuals from various demographics and areas of expertise to lead the charge to ensure the closure of The Astor to the public will never happen.

That’s why we are calling on Melburnians to get active to Protect The Astor. 

Dave Griffiths

Sacha Baron Cohen (Hugo, Bruno) set the comedy world alight with one of the finest (and funniest) comedy films of all time with Borat, but then bombed out terribly with Bruno, a film that was so bad it could arguably be one of the worst comedy films of all time. Everybody knows that Sacha Baron Cohen has talent, the main question is does he bring his A-game to The Dictator.

The film takes a fictional look at Aladeen (Sacha Baron Cohen) a dictator in the ilk of Kim Jong Il who rules over the land of Waadeya. However, his dream of creating nuclear weapons for ‘peaceful’ reasons put the world on edge and he is called to appear before the U.N. in America.

Aladeen’s trip to the U.S. is turned on it’s head however by a plan thought up by his Uncle Tamir (Ben Kingsley – Noah’s Ark: The New Beginning, Hugo) who wants to see the end of the dictatorship and Waadeya making its oil resources available to the world for profit.

Tamir’s plan soon sees Aladeen replaced by an imposter and then forced to roam the streets of the U.S., where nobody knows his name. Soon, he is calling upon Zoey (Anna Faris – Alvin & The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, What’s Your Number?), a woman he would normally despise, to help him with a job.

But it is when he finds an ally in fellow-countrymen and former Waadeyain nuclear scientist, Nadal (Jason Matzoukas – The Bluegrass Brainwash Conspiracy, TV’S The Life And Times Of Tim) that Aladeen is able to put together a plan that may see him return to power.

The thing that really holds The Dictator back as a film is that we know that Sacha Baron Cohen and director, Larry Charles (Outnumbered, TV’S Curb Your Enthusiasm) are capable of so much more. There are times in The Dictator where the comedy is red hot, there are also times when the film makes a valuable point (think back to Aladeen’s speech about democracy and America), but it is the in between bits, the bits that see the comedy go beneath the gutter and into the storm water drain below that really hold the film back… and that itself is a shame.

Likewise Sacha Baron Cohen is okay as Aladeen but when you’ve seen the skills her has shown in Borat, Hugo or Sweeney Todd you know only too well that his performance here could have been a lot better. The same could be said for Anna Faris, at one stage in her career she showed promise but if her last few films are anything to go on, she is going backwards quickly.

At least cameos from people such as Megan Fox (Friends With Kids, Passion Play) slide into the film remarkably well and it would be a crime not to mention that Bobby Lee (Paul, A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas) steals every scene he is in as the hilarious Mr. Lao… now there is a character that deserves his own film.

Parts of The Dictator do work very well, but when it dips out it does so in spectacular fashion. This is one film that can only be marked as ‘could have been better’.

Year: 2012

Director: Larry Charles

Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Jason Mantzoukas, Anna Faris, Bobby Lee, Megan Fox

Classification: MA15+

Runtime: 83 mins

Rating:

Dave Griffiths

For all of you out there who are waiting to see Robert Pattinson (Cosmopolis, Water For Elephants) fall flat on his face simple because he is the star of Twilight than Bel Ami is not the film for you. Because just as he did in Remember Me and Water For Elephants Pattinson again shows the world that he has more in his acting bag-of-tricks than just his good looks. This time around he adds ‘bad guy’ and ‘romantic lead’ to the bag.

Based on a novel by Guy de Maupassant (and made into more than a few films over the years) Bel Ami sees Pattinson star as Georges Duroy who has returned from war and is now unemployed in late 1800s Paris.

A chance meeting with a former army colleague, Charles Forestier (Philip Glenister – Treasure Island, TV’S Mad Dogs) leads to Georges landing the job of journalist at a political driven newspaper.

However, this isn’t enough for Georges who is determined to climb the social ladder and become rich. He decides to put his other skills to good use, his skills as a seducer and use the most influential women of Paris to get what he wants. Now instead of fuelling his sexual appetite with the likes of prostitute Rachel (Natalia Tena – Skirt, Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 2) he turns to women such as Clotilde de Marelle (Christina Ricci – Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star, War Flowers), Madeleine Forestier (Uma Thurman – Ceremony, Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief) and Virginie Walters (Kristen Scott Thomas – The Woman In The Fifth, Salmon Fishing In The Yemen) to get what he really wants.

Directors Declan Donnellan (The Making Of Martin Guerre: A Musical Journey, The Big Fish), Nick Ormerod (The Big Fish) and screenwriter, Rachel Bennette (TV’S Lewis & Lark Rise To Candleford) don’t try to disguise Bel Ami for what it really is, and that is a good old-fashioned period-piece sex romp that throws in aspects of betrayal, lust and jealousy just to spice things up.

And despite the filmmakers all being relatively inexperienced they do pull off what is essentially a good film. Those who don’t know the story at hand will find themselves intrigued by Georges world and just waiting to see how long his luck can last. The script zeroes in on characterization well and Bennette should be congratulated for bothering to give the female characters such strengths and weaknesses… that is one of the things that lifts this film above being ‘just another film’.

Aside from Pattinson going from strength-to-strength Bel Ami lets a couple of Hollywood’s forgotten ladies remind us all of their abilities. Uma Thurman really stands out as Madeleine while Christina Ricci plays the vixen especially well. As usual Kristen Scott Thomas pulls out her A-game and in scenes where she really has to over-act she does it in a way that is never distracting for the audience.

Bel Ami really does come across as Upstairs Downstairs on Viagra, but with a story that intermingles with all the ‘bedding’ and moves the plot along, nobody is likely to complain. A surprisingly good film that should shut-up the Pattinson doubters.

Year: 2012

Director: Declan Donnellan, Nick Ormerod

Stars: Robert Pattinson, Natalia Tena, Christina Ricci, Uma Thurman, Kristen Scott Thomas, Philip Glenister

Classification: MA15+

Runtime: 102 mins

Rating:

Dave Griffiths

Somewhere in Turkey someone had a good idea ‘let’s do a criminal investigation film in virtual real time’. It may have sounded good on paper but the result, Once Upon A Time In Anatolia is a mixed bag. On the one hand you have some great shots of the Anatolia countryside but then you’ve got a film that runs way too long and has the potential to be a cure for insomnia.

The general story at hand is that Kenan (Firat Tanis – After The Revolution, Vay Arkadas) confesses to a murder and as a result a party of people led by Commissar Naci (Yilmaz Erdogan – Neseli Hayat, Organize Isler) and Prosecutor Nusret (Taner Birsel – Our Grand Despair, Siyah Beyaz) then drive around the Anatolia countryside one night as they attempt to help the confused Kenan find where he has dumped the victim’s body.

Then once the body is eventually found it is up to disillusioned Doctor Cemal (Muhammet Uzuner – Gorunmeyen, Munferit) to try to piece together exactly how the victim was killed.

There are some aspects of Once Upon A Time In Anatolia that work really well. Director, Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Three Monkeys, Climates) brilliant shot selection make the film visual candy to look at but sadly the audience finds their minds wandering (or worse still find themselves falling asleep) when the ‘real time’ nature of the film takes over and you find yourself watching characters argue over inane things such as yoghurt… it feels like you are watching a strange mix of Seinfeld and C.S.I. taking place in Turkish.

Still the screenwriters do get a lot of things right as well. The underlying story about Prosecutor Nusret’s wife is well written and a lot of other writers could learn from the characterization that the script sets up so well.

The other big plus for Once Upon A Time In Anatolia is the acting. Yilmaz Erdogan, Taner Birsel and Muhammet Uzuner all put in fine efforts, the later maybe could have even conjured up an Oscar nomination if the overall film had been better… he is certainly someone to watch the career of though.

Once Upon A Time In Anatolia is one of those annoying films where one moment you find yourself marveling at aspects of it but then five minutes you are eagerly anticipating the end credits. This is a good film that lets itself down by being over long.

Year: 2012

Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Stars: Muhammet Uzuner, Yilmaz Erdogan, Tane Birsel, Firat Tanis

Classification: M

Runtime: 150 mins

Rating:

Dave Griffiths

Well Mel Gibson (The Beaver, The Edge Of Darkness) pushes aside all his personal problems (and ain’t there a heap of them) to use show the world that he is still a fine actor. In fact it his performance that makes Get The Gringo such a great action thriller to watch.

Gibson plays Driver (yes Get The Gringo is one of those films that thinks it is smart not to give the characters proper names) a criminal who while on the run from American authorities crashes his car through the Mexican border and then is arrested by corrupt Mexican cops who like the cash that he has on him.

Driver then finds himself placed in a jail known as ‘El Pueblito’, which appears to be more of a town behind a wall. When he realises that he still has some people who are ‘after’ him Driver realises that he is going to have to find some allies inside that can keep him alive. He soon meets a ten-year-old boy (Kevin Hernandez – The Sitter, Eye Of The Future) and his mother (Dolores Heredia – A Better Life, Days Of Grace) and while their friendship is invaluable it also places him in more danger.

Director/screenwriter Adrian Grunberg (newcomer) really takes a big risk by casting obvious good mate (they have worked on films together before) Mel Gibson in the lead role for his debut film as director. Gibson still seems to be blacklisted and could arguably be blamed for the flop that was The Beaver, but here Grunberg’s loyalty deserves to be rewarded.

Get The Gringo is a stunning film. It’s style, location and storyline should be enough to make this work but the inclusion of Mel Gibson is just icing on the cake. Gibson is sensational and shows that even at 56 years of age he has what it takes to be an action hero. Add that to the fact that he is also won of screenwriters on this terrific film and we should all be praising him quite highly.

This has to be one of the most interesting action-thrillers ever made. The audience is kept on the edge of their seat throughout and El Pueblito is a great setting for a crime-thriller. Grunberg and Gibson’s script constantly keeps the audience guessing at what will happen next, and yes you do find yourself hoping that Driver survives everything that is thrown at him.

Grunberg is also a surprisingly good director, and it comes as a shock to learn that this is in fact his directional debut. He captures action scenes in a way that doesn’t allow the audience to become lost and the way he shoots an old style Western shootout here needs to be seen to be believed.

Those who choose not see Get The Gringo simply because it has Mel Gibson in it are robbing themselves of the opportunity to see one of the best action films of the year. You better believe it, Mel Gibson is back… better than ever.

Year: 2012

Director: Adrian Grunberg

Stars: Mel Gibson, Kevin Hernandez, Dolores Heredia

Classification: CTC

Runtime: 95 mins

Rating:

Dave Griffiths

With any ordinary director at the helm, Dark Shadows would have become the shallow comedy that its trailer hinted it could be. But Dark Shadows isn’t directed by any ordinary director, no it has the legendary Tim Burton (Alice In Wonderland, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) in charge… and with his unique sense of humor infused into this dark tale you have a very good film indeed.

Based on a television series Dark Shadows tells the story of Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp – 21 Jump Street, The Rum Diary) a young man who is cursed by a witch, Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green – Perfect Sense, Womb), and becomes a vampire whom is then imprisoned for 200 years.

When Barnabas is awakened her finds that Angelique has destroyed his family’s business and now pretty much ‘owns’ the town that his family set-up. Even the mansion he once lived in is in ruins as his distant relatives struggle to make a dime.

Barnabas arrives back at his old home and encourages his relatives, Elizabeth (Michelle Pfeiffer – New Year’s Eve, Personal Effects), Roger (Jonny Lee Miller – TV’S Emma & Dexter), Carolyn (Chloe Grace Moretz – Hugo, Hick), David (Gulliver McGrath – Hugo, The Long Night), the family doctor, Dr. Julia Hoffman (Helena Bonham Carter – Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Toast) and the butler, Willie (Jackie Earle Haley – Louis, A Nightmare On Elm Street) to help him rebuild his family empire and destroy Angelique.

And while trying to get used to the culture of the 1970s Barnabas also tries to find out how to impress the 1970s’ female when he finds himself falling for the Collins family governess, the mysterious girl who calls herself Victoria Winters (Bella Heathcote – In Time, Beneath Hill 60).

Tim Buton’s cool imagination runs riot with Dark Shadows and it is one of the things that makes the film work. The film’s humour works, and despite some of the jokes being really obvious it seems to fit with the films style. But more importantly Burton gets the right mix of comedy and darkness. As a result you like Barnabas as a character despite the fact that he does in fact kill innocent characters throughout the film.

The screenwriters need to be congratulated for that, but they also need to be thanked for not taking away any of the suspense that this film needs either. Together with Tim Burton they really have created a surprisingly good film.

As a credit to what a fine actor he is Johnny Depp manages to outshine everyone else even though this is an ensemble cast. He is unrecognizable as Barnabas, a role he seems to totally lap up. Eva Green gets the chance to announce herself as the ‘baddie’ but so many of the rest of the cast, such as Chloe Grace Moretz, really aren’t given enough screen time to allow them to shine. You especially feel sorry for poor Bella Heathcote who does nothing wrong but at times it feels like her character has been forgotten about by the script. Let’s hope that if a sequel gets made some of the other characters get a look in as well.

As far as a good mix of horror and comedy goes Dark Shadows works absolute wonders and is a joy to watch. Dark Shadows is a lot better than its trailer suggest and really does deserve to be seen on the big screen.

Year: 2012

Director: Tim Burton

Stars: Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Bella Heathcote, Chloe Grace Moretz, Gullivar McGrath

Classification: M

Runtime: 113 mins

Rating:

Dave Griffiths

From the producers of Bridesmaids promises a lot for The Five-Year Engagement after all Bridesmaids is one of the funniest comedies to hit our screens for a long time. Unfortunately, the same can not be said for The Five-Year Engagement which works in parts, but also hit rock bottom a few times as well.

Tom Solomon (Jason Segel – The Muppets, Friends With Benefits) and Violet Barnes (Emily Blunt – The Muppets, Salmon Fishing In The Yemen) seem like the perfect couple, so it is no surprise when Tom pops the big question.

However, when Violet lands a plumb job in a leading university Tom and Violet put the wedding on hold, which horrifies parents such as Sylvia (Jackie Weaver – Summer Coda, Animal Kingdom) and lands Tom and Violet in a smaller (and colder town) where Violet’s career takes off under the guidance of Winton Childs (Rhys Ifans – Anonymous, Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows: Part 1) while Tom’s stalls as his chef qualifications are wasted as he works in a sandwich shop alongside the likes of the strange Tarquin (Brian Posehn – Lloyd The Conqueror, TV’S Holliston).

To put even more pressure on them as Tom and Violet keep pushing back the date for their wedding Violet’s sister, Suzie (Alison Brie – TV’S Community & Mad Men) marries Tom’s friend Alex (Chris Pratt – What’s Your Number?, Moneyball) and starts a family right away.

The first person who should be held responsible for what is wrong with The Five-Year Engagement should be director/screenwriter Nicholas Stoller (Get Him To The Greek, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) who blots his once perfect ‘directing-great-comedies’ book by allowing this film to run way too long, delivering some groan-worthy jokes and to have a hole in its plot as large as the one supposedly in the ozone player.

Does anyone that has watched this movie ever believed that a couple has to put a wedding on hold simply because they are going to relocate for a couple of years? That in itself doesn’t make sense and the film’s script just sadly gets worse as the unfunny jokes quickly erase the memories of the ones that do work. At the end of the day the script is so bad it even makes Emily Blunt look like a bad actress, and that is something that is nearly impossible to do.

The second person who needs to be held accountable for how bad The Five-Year Engagement is, is the leading actor Jason Segal. Segal has to be one of the most overrated actors in Hollywood. Here he drags down the rest of the cast with a pitiful performance, and clearly shows why he shouldn’t ever be cast as the romantic lead in any film. The fact he also co-wrote the script means he should get two strikes next to his name.

At the end of the day it’s actually the supporting cast that rescues this film from being completely unfunny. Brian Psehn steals a lot of the scenes he is while Alison Brie continues her fine comedic work from Community on the big screen and clearly outshines he own screen sister, Blunt. For any Aussies who are curious, Jacki Weaver is credible but really doesn’t get a lot to work with.

The Five-Year Engagement wishes it was as funny as Bridesmaids but a poor script and some poor acting really just makes it an average rom com.

Year: 2012

Director: Nicholas Stoller

Stars: Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt, Alison Brie, Jacki Weaver, Rhys Ifans, Brian Posehn

Classification: MA15+

Runtime: 124 mins

Rating:

Dave Griffiths

The Lucky One is like a guilty pleasure. Yes it is as corny as hell, and if you really think about the story at hand kinda creepy, yet there is still something about the way that it is written that makes it an okay film to watch.

Based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks (yes the same guy that brought us The Notebook and Dear John) The Lucky One begins with a U.S. marine, Logan (Zac Efron – Dr Seuss’ The Lorax, New Years Eve) who survives an explosion in Iraq because he is stopping to admire a photo he has found in the sand.

When he arrives back in the U.S. he decides to hunt down the girl in the photo and discovers it is Beth (Taylor Schilling – Dark Matter, TV’S Mercy) a young woman who runs a boarding kennel with her son, Ben (Riley Thomas Stewart – A Christmas Wedding Tail, TV’S NCIS) and her grandmother, Ellie (Blythe Danner – Hello I Must Be Going, What’s Your Number).

However, when Logan eventually tracks down Beth he can’t tell her why he is there and instead takes a job working with her at the boarding kennel. This soon causes problems for her with her jealous ex-husband, Keith (Jay R. Ferguson – TV’S Mad Men & Burn Notice).

You get the feeling that this one novel that hasn’t been well transferred to film. The book tells of a bedraggled looking Logan arriving in Beth’s town where here director, Scott Hicks (The Boys Are Back, No Reservations) has Zac Efron looking very much like a male model throughout the entire film.

Still if you can put aside the corniness there are some good moments in this film. The characters are likable and any audience member is lying if they say they don’t find themselves ‘barracking’ for Logan and Beth. The fact that Keith is always circulating does add a little suspense to the story because you simply can never work out exactly what he is capable of doing.

Zac Efron really does use this film to shine. Me And Orson Welles showed everyone that Efron can really act while The Lucky One reveals Efron to be a sex symbol for woman of all ages…not just the teeny boppers that lusted after him when they saw High School Musical. Efron is also well supported by Taylor Schilling who seems to have arrived on the scene from nowhere, but they are both overshadowed by Blythe Danner who seems to really relish her role.

Not the best romance to arrive in cinemas this year, but if you are looking for a film that sizzles with sexually chemistry between its leads then this is certainly the film for you. Not awful but not great.

Year: 2012

Director: Scott Hicks

Stars: Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, Blythe Danner, Riley Thomas Stewart, Jay R. Ferguson

Classification: M

Runtime: 101 mins

Rating:

Dave Griffiths