One Hairy Biker (Out this week - 03/06/11)

So here we are entering the merry month of June and already we have an utterly lackluster week of releases - excluding the fantastic looking Senna but as we all know I try to avoid chatting about docs here. Of course there's a certain (x) movie that will clear up at the box office however in spite of all the lovely CGI and attractive cast there's something that just doesn't work for me in the merchandising. Here at RLAG I'm going to continue my gallic themed preferences and support our third French film of the week this year with Mammuth.



Mammuth

It's the second film of the week this year for directors Gustave de Kervern and Benoît Delépine after their delightful black comedy Louise-Michel took the prize in April and whilst this Gerard Depardieu pension comedy may not have the bite of their previous film there is a lot of fun to be had in the trailer. Also starring Yolande Moreau and Isabelle Adjani.

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Last Night

Keira Knightley and Sam Worthington are two corners of a love rectangle as a pair of marrieds who are both visited by temptation on the same night. All the characters are ridiculously attractive and absurdly wealthy so you're unlikely to feel much sympathy for their situation but some interesting points about the meaning of fidelity may lurk under the surface.

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X-Men: First Class

Or X-Men : Babies as one wag put it. The writing/directing team behind Kick-Ass reboot the flagging X-franchise by reviewing the origins of the split between Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erik Lensherr (Michael Fassbender) against the backdrop of the civil rights movement and the Cuban missile crisis. Look our for Jennifer Lawrence in blue body paint.

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How to get rid of Cellulite

Polish sex comedy (not that you'd guess from the trailer) about a trio of bff's who will go to any length to maintain the perfect figure. Not a sniff of cellulite in the main cast, mind. Gets an extra point for the great title.

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Ready

Bollywood action-comedy that seems to be pinning the marketing on the cinematic return of Salman Khan. I'm sure he's a very good actor, but the year and a half since Veer was released does not seem like Terence Malick levels of waiting.

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Prom

I'm clearly not the target audience for Disney's multicharacter look at the build-up to the high school prom, taking in the many variations on the school experience and the hopes and dreams associated with the event. In fact the direct to camera interviews in the trailer hint at something interesting - but ultimately the whole thing looks just a little flat.

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Screwed

Nasty looking British prison drama with plenty of violence and implied threat based on the biography of Iraq veteran turned screw Ronnie Thompson. Noel Clarke has been pushing this as his first real adult role, but as much as he does good interview I'm not sure I care to see the movie.

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