A Bigger Splash (2015), Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton
Directed by Luca Guadagnino, A Bigger Splash is a new mystery/crime/drama starring Matthias Schoenaertz, Tilda Swinton, Dakota Johnson and Ralph Fiennes.
I rather like the vibe of the trailer but not just because it seems to be set in sunny Italy.
The music, editing and the little we know about the characters, plus the tensions so far also have me mighty curious.
At this stage, it’s probably a safe bet that for the characters of A Bigger Splash, things are unlikely to end well. Additionally, Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) randomly came to mind I need to re-watch that movie.
Fifty Shades Of Grey (2015), Jamie Dornan (Christian Grey)
Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan star in Fifty Shades Of Grey, the Sam Taylor Johnson directed film adaptation of E.L. James’ best selling book of the same name.
There has been plenty of well-publicised negative feedback about the quality of writing in the book and subsequently, the film. Yet, all that seems to have caused minimal damage to the movie’s overall commercial success.
Clearly the story of the masochistic relationship between a university student (Anastasia Steele) and a handsome, rich businessman (Christian Grey) is just too appealing. Thanks to some rather steamy content and a definitely mysterious Mr. Grey; a man audiences can’t help but be desperate to understand.
For me, there are no particularly stellar performances in the film. I remember laughter escaping my lips in response to some of the dialogue. Had the book been better written, perhaps the movie would be too. Nevertheless, by the end, I did find myself quite curious about the tortured Mr. Grey. Though absolutely not curious enough to ever pick up the book(s), in the event that the follow-up films were to be cancelled.
Fifty Shades Of Grey (2015), Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson
Whether it’s the love story, sexy content or even the dialogue, if you’re planning to watch, I hope you’ll find one or two things in the film that are worth the experience.
Oddly enough, my favourite thing about Fifty Shades Of Grey is probably not what one might expect. For it is the following line delivered by Christian Grey within the first ten minutes.
Trailer 2 for Black Mass, one of the year’s most promising films is here.
Featuring the brilliant acting talents of Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch and Dakota Johnson, to name just a few, the story of James ‘ Whitey’ Bulger, south Boston’s most infamous violent criminal is looking like something no true film fan is going to want to miss. I can tell you agree.
After seeing this trailer, what’s suddenly very intriguing is the female characters. Particularly how much denial they were likely in. I guess we’ll all find out in 5/6 months.
I get the feeling that the soundtrack to this movie is going to be memorable.
Johny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson and Joel Edgerton are the stars of Black Mass, the film that has brought me my favourite trailer of the year… so far.
Watch it and understand.
I strongly hope that the finished product is as amazing as this brilliant trailer edit suggests.
