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Guy X (2005)
Not the film you were expecting - and MUCH better for it.
I was taken to see this film by a friend, so knew nothing about it before seeing it (except that it starred the guy from "American Pie"). I thought the film was strange and unusual, but very thought-provoking, with shades of the Vietnam War, the "War on Terror", the mysterious CIA 'rendition' flights etc. I was surprised by the way, the comic tone shifted into something heavier and more serious.
Then, I went home and looked the film up on the internet... Boy! If ever a film was mis-sold! The poster says "Biggs is a comic genius". Well, he might be, but in this film he's the straight guy for sure. If I'd gone to see this, thinking it was "American Pie 4" (or does that already exist?), I would have been REALLY disappointed.
Really recommended.
Match Point (2005)
Finally, something DIFFERENT
I was so pleasantly surprised by this. I went with really low expectations, since I think Woody's recent (as in last 10 years) films have been horribly tired and half-hearted. Even the camera-work was beginning to look the same all the time,
This is a Wooody Allen film without the clichéd old Woody Allen-isms, and a real pleasure to watch. London seems to have invigorated him. And, the plot is actually interesting - his most interesting since Crimes and Misdemeanors, I think.
Emily Mortimer was particularly good as the wife. And, I loved the litte cameo by Spud from "Trainspotting"