Riz Ahmed, Rooney Mara and Ben Mendelsohn’s latest film Una is based on the playwright David Harrower’s play Blackbird.
It’s a story about a young woman’s journey to reclaim her past after seeing the photo of a man she used to know as a young girl, she tracks him down and shows up unexpectedly.
This, I’m curious about because of the talented cast; Riz Ahmed was brilliant in Nightcrawler (2014), Ben Mendelsohn had a great turn in Starred Up (2013) and last but not least, Rooney Mara, an actress I’ve only so far seen fully in The Social Network (2010).
Tobias Menzies, Tara Fitgerald and Isobelle Molloy also star.
Rogue One – A Star Wars Story. That’s right. Starring Felicity Jones, Mads Mikkelsen, Forrest Whitaker and Genevieve O’reilly, we have another new Star Wars movie.
Teaser Trailer
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I’ll admit that I’m not very excited about this one. But then again, I still have yet to watch a single Star Wars film because fantasy isn’t my favourite genre. Nevertheless, I couldn’t help but notice that the teaser trailer makes this film look more ‘low budget’ thanStar Wars – Episode 7- The Force Awakens. It may appear low budget because, well, it is.
Those who really love the franchise likely won’t agree, but I’m just thinking, isn’t this overkill? It still feels like The Force Awakens was released just yesterday.
Instead of J.J. Abrams, Gareth Edwards is directing. Riz Ahmed, Jonathan Aris and Donnie Yen also star.
It’s always exciting when you look into the eyes of the character an actor is portraying and it’s immediately clear that you’re about to experience something more than interesting.
I first saw Jack O’Connell in the very well-edited and scored trailer for this movie, Starred Up, and within seconds, I just knew.
Director David Mackenzie’s film also stars a great Australian actor who had me believing he was British thanks to his flawless accent; ladies and gentlemen, Ben Mendelsohn.
Starred Up is a brilliantly executed film that follows an explosively violent young man, Eric Love, from the day he’s transferred from a juvenile institution, to the adult prison where his father also happens to reside. Watching the father son relationship really helps answer the most important question for me, and that’s how it is that Eric came to be where he is.
As is often the case in horror movies, because Starred Up is, in a way just that, you’ll find yourself wanting Eric to make it out of jail, in one piece and as soon as possible.
Part of the magic that makes Starred Up so good is the fact that at no point as you watch the film are you actually ever really sure that the young Love will make it. In fact, as time goes on, such a prospect appears more and more unlikely, which makes for a very tense, gritty and memorable viewing experience.
If you didn’t already believe that ending up in jail is really best avoided, this movie will convince you, once and for all. Especially if you’re a teenager. Also, as you continue to watch, the idea that your own parents might not be so bad after all may come to mind more than once.
Every single performance in Starred Up is great. What a brilliant choice casting O’Connell proved to be. Watch this moviefor the ‘realness’ and O’Connell’s excellence. What I know for sure is that from this moment on I’m a massive fan.
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