June 6, 2009
Adoration (2009) **
Directed by Atom Egoyan, it's a complex film about terrorism, racism and finding the truth. Far from Egoyan's best, but very typical of his oeuvre.
Love And Savagery (2009) *
Hopelessly dated film set in Ireland about a young man who falls in love with a girl who is about to become a nun.
Secret Of Kells (2009) **
Animated film about Irish monks facing devastating Viking raids in the early Middle Ages. The graphics are outstanding, but the story is surprisingly unexciting.
In The Loop (2009) *
Frantic and confusing English political satire about the behind-the-scenes schemings leading to the invasion of Iraq in 2003. The film foolishly tries to have it both ways (neither too "pro-war" nor "anti-war") and fails to score any points whatsoever (even easy ones, completely ignoring Saddam's quite numerous admirers at the time, especially in England). At the end, "the doves" come across as bumbling and incompetent fools, while "the hawks", though clearly mean-spirited, at least look competent and bright.
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