Tag Archives: Emma Thompson

Bridget Jones’s Baby review — Stale third outing from the famed singleton

October 18, 2016 flawintheiris

Directed by Sharon Maguire | Written by Helen Fielding, Dan Mazer, and Emma Thompson, based on the book by Fielding | 123 min | Crave, Hoopla Hugh Grant never gets much credit. The British actor's role as Daniel Cleaver, the quintessential dashing British cad, was an essential spice adding flavour to the first two Bridget Jones… Read More

Burnt review — There’s Sizzle in this Steak

October 28, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by John Wells | Written by Steven Knight, from a story by Michael Kalesniko | 100 min There was a time when Adam Jones (Bradley Cooper) was a hotshot chef in a high end Paris restaurant, but he lost it all to his attitude and addictions. After more than two years of detox and… Read More

A Walk In The Woods review — Old friends take an entertaining hike

September 8, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by Ken Kwapis | Written by Rick Kerb and Bill Holderman, based on a book by Bill Bryson, and an earlier screenplay adaptation by Michael Arndt | 104 min. Just as there is comfort food, there are comfort movies, which is what A Walk In The Woods does its best to be. When it… Read More

Saving Mr Banks review

December 26, 2013 flawintheiris

Directed by John Lee HancockWritten by Kelly Marcel and Sue SmithIn order to enjoy Saving Mr Banks, you'll need to check your skepticism at the cinema door. I'm not saying it's impossible, and I'm not saying it's recommended. It's your call.For me a little skepticism is baked in. It makes me recognize that there's something… Read More

My thoughts on Love Actually

December 25, 2013 flawintheiris

Directed and Written by Richard Curtis | 135 min | Crave and Amazon Prime Earlier this month, one of my favourite film writers, Christopher Orr of The Atlantic, wrote a piece excoriating the Richard Curtis film Love Actually. It generated quite a bit of discussion, which Orr kindly gave a nod to in his follow-up… Read More

Brave review

July 8, 2012 flawintheiris

Directed by Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman and Steve PurcellWritten by Andrews, Chapman, Purcell and Irene Mecchi, from a story by ChapmanIf you'll excuse the mixed metaphor, the multitude of cooks in the writing pantry along with tales of changing horses in mid-race in the directorial department brought atypical negative buzz to this Pixar joint in… Read More

A Cult of One: Impromptu

March 21, 2012 flawintheiris

Welcome to a new occasional feature on Flaw In The Iris. A Cult of One is where I write about unheralded films, generally unloved and unpopular. They're misunderstood and deserve a larger fanbase... besides just me. Impromptu (1991) | Directed by James Lapine | Written by Sarah Kernochan | 91 min I stumbled across Impromptu… Read More