Enjoyment comes in many forms:
- A week before his wedding, a bridegroom drives to Las Vegas with two mismatched buddies and an odd soon-to-be brother-in-law. The next morning, the groom is missing and the other three remember nothing. A recipe for a frat-boy comedy dud, surely? Yet the script of The Hangover, directed by Todd Phillips, is full of delightful surprises and the acting, especially by Bradley Cooper, lifts this film into the category of quite sophisticated, belly-laugh fun. 2½ stars
- In District 9, by writer/director Neill Blomkamp, hideous aliens from a stranded spaceship are sequestered in a camp behind barbed wire. When a naive company man (superbly played by Sharlto Copley) ventures among the ‘cockroaches,’ as they’re dubbed, he stumbles upon truths about them and himself. Fast-paced, artful sci-fi that plays up the apartheid theme, District 9 belies its low budget by being instantly credible and fascinating. Great idea, great plot, great script. 4 stars.
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Hi Andres
Yes, I loved District 9 , too.
I’m interviewing Peter Temple this Friday for the new look Crime Factory. Should be out in late May.
Huston’s Sleepless arrived two weeks ago but it’s in the pile. I’ll let you know.
Best
Dave