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KMacfie
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Enigma (2001)
Disappointing film of an interesting subject
When I read the book I found it rather disappointing also. The story of the Enigma machine and the people of Bletchley Park who worked to crack the German codes is one full of suspense and interesting, eccentric characters drawn from a wide spectrum of society to work on the riddle. The book and the film , I feel, rather trivialises their efforts by turning it into a rather second rate detective story with the Enigma machine as a bit player. To be fair the film is well made, capturing the period well. The actors give good performances although the intelligence officer's is rather melodramatic.
Happy Gilmore (1996)
The worst film I have ever seen - definitely
Sandler's performance in this as in any other film I have seen him in, few I am glad to say, is irritating in the extreme. The plot is ridiculous and simply not funny. In golf terms at least a treble bogey. I was no great fan of Caddyshack, normally felt to be the definitive humorous golf film, but at least there Chevy Chase and Bill Murray did their best to cover up a tired old plot. Sandler just isn't in that class.