Just an average family (Out this week - 12/11/10)

It's certainly not a classic week with some right stinkers coming out of the studios this week. There are plenty of foreign language options this week though with China France and Mexico all presenting hig qulaity work. Film of the week is the Mexican option, a down to earth cannibal family drama We are what we Are.



Aftershock

Chinese film about the events leading to and following the Tangshen earthquake of 1976 which took the lives of 240,000 people. It's an unusual blend of domestic drama and spectace, being the first Chinese film made for IMAX screens.

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Brilliantlove

Poetic love story set in a quiet corner of the UK. Watch a taxidermist and a photographer, squatting in a derelict garage, planning a future and taking drugs. Watch out for the sniffy Daily Mail review mind, because the leads have a lot of fairly realistic sex.

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My Afternoons with Margueritte

Gerard Depardieu stars in this sentimental French drama about a shy workman who befriends an octogenerian bookworm (Gisèle Casadesus) who teaches him her love of literature. Looks pleasant but not stretching.

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Skyline

Surprisingly poorly advertised big budget alien invasion movie, with the population of LA being sucked off the streets. I really can't see this being a success which begs to ask why haven't they tried to sell it more?

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We are what we Are

When I first heard about this Mexican movie, reading it's premise was based on how a family cope after the sudden death of their father I thought, oh well sounds like it might work. But when the twist - they're cannibals - is revealed it suddenly becomes a lot more interesting. There's even a coming out subplot so what's not to love.

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You Again

Teen flicks are so hard to judge, a few weeks ago we had Easy A which was smart, sassy and comedic, unfrtunatley this Kristen Bell vehicle about standing up to your bullies looks like it misses. Although it does get some love due to it's female supporting cast including Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver, Betty White and Cloris Leachman.

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