The children of Bougainville, the island that Mr. Jones locates in the vicinity of Papua New Guinea, learn to treat Pip as a mixture of deity, best friend and rock star.
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2008-08-11 18:10
"A richly detailed screenplay supports the clever structure and the film ends on a perfectly satisfying note."
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2008-08-08 19:45
"... wears it’s irony rather too consciously on its sleeve ..."
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2008-08-07 18:45
"I’m sure there is a lot in there to reward a patient and attentive viewer but, apart from watching one of the great modern screen actors at work, I couldn’t find it."
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2008-08-06 18:45
"... worth watching for the impeccable early-70s, East End art direction ..."
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2008-08-04 22:00
"Understandably light on laughs but heavy on everything else ..."
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
2008-08-04 18:00
"... needs more pacy direction and snappier cutting to really come to life ..."
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2008-08-03 18:00
"... would have been infinitely more interesting if the casting of Cooper and Brosnan had been reversed."
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2008-08-03 11:00
"... a film with a good heart and it serves very nicely for a wet Sunday afternoon."
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The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
2008-08-02 14:25
"... preposterous (or should that be post-posterous considering how many times they have already been around this block) ..."
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2008-07-28 11:00
"It is disappointing that Nolan’s vision of Gotham City from the first film seems to have faded. Instead of the hyper-modern city in disrepair we got last time, now it looks like plain old modern day New York crossed with Chicago crossed with Toronto, and I guess that was one of the sacrifices made in the decision to ditch digital but the city itself is well short on atmosphere."
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2008-07-27 18:15
"... carefully directed Apron Strings' flaws are on the page rather than on the screen."
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2008-07-13 16:00
"All the ABBA hits are performed with considerable karaoke-style energy from the mostly non-singers and Streep provides a lesson for the likes of Robert De Niro that when you take on a frothy commercial comedy you don’t have to leave your talent in your trailer."
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2008-06-23 13:00
"... contains plenty of diverting comic moments while never losing sight of the human stories unfolding close at hand, reminding us that Social Workers may well be the heroes of the 21st century."
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian...
2008-06-22 12:45
"... chugs along at an excellent pace and the whole thing is sprinkled with plenty of wit."
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2008-06-19 15:300.3
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2008-06-16 20:00
"The usual cross-cultural misunderstandings occur but the characters all grow on you, much like India grows on our hero."
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2008-05-11 13:30
"... an adorable confection, easy to praise and a pleasure to recommend."
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2008-04-26 18:00
"... the images are ravishing, the performances are uniformly excellent and you could do a lot worse on a wet weekend."
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2008-04-07 20:15
“Gosling’s performance is a thing of wonder but it wouldn’t be half as successful without great work from Paul Schneider, Emily Mortimer and Patricia Clarkson to play off. Kudos to them all. Not to be missed.”
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I wonder where on a map Ms Maslin would locate the USA?
Did she not even read the press release that came with the book?
It’s pretty crazy because, if you don’t realise the whole Bougainville situation is based on reality, you mis-read the whole book.
Which is what she’s done.
Great novel which Ms Maslim doesn’t quite understand