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Great review J Only I don't agree with is the Deadpool comment, because I loved that film and haven't laughed as much watching a film in ages, Ryan Reynolds was born to play that role (check out his hilarious Twitter account!). I've not seen the newer extended version of Suicide Squad yet, but it's on my to watch list.
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Next up. Odd Man Out. Carol Reed. 1947. A superb James Mason plays Johnny McQueen the leader of an unnamed but rather obvious 'organisation' in Northern Ireland. Recently escaped from prison after being jailed for smuggling weapons Johnny is holed up in the house of sympathisers Kathleen and her Grandmother while he plans a daring robbery to provide funds for his group. Not really ready for such a job following prison Johnny is caught off guard by an overzealous clerk and ends up getting wounded during the getaway. Panicking the getaway driver leaves Johnny for dead and head back to headquarters. And so begins Johnny's journey through the backstreets of snowy Belfast, evading police and bumping into all manner of characters both helplful and threatening. Kathleen meanwhile has fallen for Johnny and sets out into the night to find him and get him away before the police get to him. Carol Reeds best known film close as I can tell is The Third Man but this is in my opinion a far far superior piece of Cinema. Wonderful and dreamy as our anti-hero, a man who gives no real reason to deserve our sympathy other than Masons superb charismatic performance stumbles through the surreal alleys and bars and shelters of a romanticised Northern Ireland. A cracking assortment of character actors mostly new to me populate this alien landscape, F.J.McCormick, William Hartnell, Robert Newton amongst others. And an excellent atmospheric score that does masses to bring the scenes to life too. My biggest bugbear with The Third Man was the godawful music that had me wanting to gouge my eardrums out with a fork by the halfway mark. None of that crap here. Highly recommended. |
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