Tautly told rescue-release-chase movie set in Roman occupied England era with a lengthy excursion across the border. A good sprinkling of character actors like West, Fassbinder and Kurylenko and often grimly weather beaten location filming keep what could be ludicrous grounded in reality. Finally, there is brutality aplenty for the gore hounds out there.
In my twenties, I adored Boyd's work. It seemed to hit the perfect mark between the worldly, romantic, and distinctly human while often bringing to life locations and periods of history I'd rarely encountered. Somewhere along the line in the late 2000s, his newer works and I fell out of love with each other.
I rather enjoyed this documentary romp through some of the more interesting projects being undertaken around the world's cities. From memory, and it's been a few weeks since I watched it now - but projects in South America, North America, Germany and even Brighton in the UK are covered.
Taken has a lot to answer for. Without it, I doubt we'd see quite as much of Neeson striding across our screens as a not-quite everyman trying to puzzle his way through a succession of action thrillers. Unknown is perhaps better than most as it see the big fella try to figure out why his identity has been stolen or has it?
Satisfying and worthy Oscar winning road trip which is a near perfect execution of the formula. Not only highly entertaining, but also well judged on the education side of things. Mortensen and Ali perfectly capture two very different people who are thrown together and slowly gain an appreciation of each other's finer qualities while being personally transformed.
Collins' book helpfully adapts what has worked for athletes and other sports people to us ordinary mortals. In truth there wasn't much that was new here, but if you've never considered the impact diet and exercise can make on your life and want a relatively no-fuss way of taking your first steps.
