Separation City

Not often does a movie come along that is so thought provoking and sobering.  Promoted as a man flick, we follow Simon’s (Joel Edgerton) relationship with his wife Pam (Danielle Cormack) whilst he struggles with infidelity and what drives him to that place.

Similar to another film ‘Sideways’ the story has a unique storytelling perspective – the male perspective!  The story has a lot of humour that covers the sobering and often destructive behaviours.  This film covers a lot of adult material and unsuitable for young people.  The film is based in Wellington, New Zealand and the cinematography is stunning.

This film will deeply affect you 1) as the male perspective is so refreshing and because 2) nothing hurts more than betrayal and lost love.  It may not be a movie that you will love, but it will stir a lot of thought, respect and appreciation for your current loved one.

Steph’s rating: 8/10

Public Enemies

The story is about John Dillinger (Depp) who is being hunted by Christian Bale, an agent of the new formed FBI.

This movie promised so much, Johnny Depp, fast cars, 1930’s style and gangster action.  While the cinematography was beautiful, the story and pace of the film were surprisingly weak.  This movie did not make an impact on me as I had hoped.  Throughout the film you are willing John Dillinger to outsmart the cops, as the FBI just wreaks of bad guy tactics.  But the speed of the film never generates that build up of adrenaline that a good gangster movie should.

Definitely a snoozer.

Steph’s rating: 6/10

Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen

We can all agree that the first Transformers movie was something pretty special.  But lets face it, it’s always pretty tough for a sequel to beat the original (just think of Terminator, Back to the Future, Matrix).

However I was pleasantly surprised, it was as good as a sequel could be.

While the first was rated pretty highly by both guys and girls, this part 2 is most definitely for the guys and as there’s plenty of Action, Girls and CGI to boot.  We’ve already heard that Critics hate it, but stuff the critics – this if fun watching.  Enjoy.

Steph’s rating: 7.5/10