Chloe 's Reviews

Following the death of his beloved wife, a grizzly old man tries to re-live his childhood dreams. He attaches balloons to his home and flies to adventure, not realising that the local boy scout is still on his porch. An unlikey friendship begins as the scout tries to obtain his 'helping the elderly' badge and the grizzly man tries to take his home to his dream location.

Steve Lopez is a journalist (Robert Downey Jr.) looking for a story on a deadline. He meets Nathaniel a mentally ill, homeless man who is a talented professional musician. Nathaniel's life has taken many hard turns and his illness prevented him from playing his music to the world. The journalist learns more about himself, as he tries to assist Nathaniel and realises the social responsibility of his article, beyond the words on the page. A friendship that spans all boundaries and a true story.

I had read the book and so it's no surprise that personally the film did not live up to my expectations. The characters were depicted well and the opening of the film was near-perfect to the book and after that the film lost all the excitement of the books plot. The film became an emotional battle about a lady who loses her child in a terrorism attack on a British football match and only touched on the conspiracy that the government knew. Read the book and leave the film.

If you're not crying tears of joy at the end of this film, then i'll eat my laptop! Miss Pettigrew, loses her job and finds her way into the life of an up and coming american actress, who needs some organisational and emotional help with her busy social life! A fast paced film with intricate plot twists and some wonderful characters and period costumes.

A simple storyline but incredibly enjoyable to watch. Young city cop moves to the country for an easy life but his first day at work becomes a nightmare as an escapee prisoner comes back to wreck revenge on the people who put him behind bars. This film is humorous in parts, full of suspense and has a heartfelt ending.

I kept my eyes peeled on this filming hoping for a crescendo. The dark daunting moments, the patient and laborious story line and yet I wasn't rewarded for my patience. The ending was weak and I was left not even wanting to get an answer to the glaring gaps in the story line. This is not the 'thriller' film it appears to be.

I normally adore the colour and fantasy of Jean-Pierre Jeunet film's, but this one had me a little bored. All the set design, fantasy was there but lacking in any surprises or suspense in the storyline.

Gorgeous cinematography, light and cute story line about a little boy and his ballon. This is a film to watch on sunday afternoon movie with your family and will give you the neccessary touch of cinematic culture to boot. Just wonderful.

A fantastic battle of wits, as happy-go-lucky UK gameshow host David Frost, gets a lucky chance to interview ex- US primeminister Richard Nixon, following the Watergate scandal. It's the interview hard hitting journalists would die for and no one's sure if David is up to the job, as the camers rolls can David give Nixon the trial he never got!

It;s certainly the next Matrix. The dream navigators are out trying to explore peoples subconsious to implant or gain information from their dreams. There's an architect who builds the dream, a forger who brings imagination to the dream and then there is Leonard DeCaprio who has been involved in navigating dreams for a little too long. So long he's losing a grip on reality and wondering which world he prefers and whether thats the dream world or not. A film which keeps you wondering as the spinning top keeps spinning : )

I'm not even sure I can give this film a star. It's terrible. Imagine the strangest set of circumstances where there is a murder, in a murder, in a murder with some light comedy and your close.

If I hear "He's not my son" anymore I think I will scream. The script writer obviously couldn't find more painful dialogue in which for Angelina Jolie could explain the loss of her son and so repeatedly wrote "He's not my son". Behind all the sobbing, is interesting plot about the Los Angeles police departments corruption and cover-up to resolve cold cases, without investigating beyond what is obvious.

I'm still not sure if this film is a hoax or not. It's a Banksy film about a french guy who pretends to make a film about Banksy, which is terrible, and the end result is a documentary film about a mad french guy who sells his art for millions, based on the fact that Banksy, say's its crap "a force of nature...and I don't mean that in a good way" and heaps of people buy it. thus proving Banksy's consumerist ideals about street art. Hmmmm

A quirky couple is expecting their first child and with fleeting grandparents, there is little at home, they can call home. They set off on an adventure and a sweet folky soundtrack follows the couple on their journey, to find the perfect place to raise their child. Along the way they meet some hideous examples of family life and determine very quickly they will raise their child their own way! Watch out for the scenes with Maggie Gyllenhaal - they're hillarious.

A fairytale film set in a council flat in France. Ricky is the baby son who surprises his family when he grows a set of grotesque chicken like wings, which turn into beautiful angel feathers. Watch as they try to hide his plummage! It's a story you'd only hear about in the 'What in the weird' section of the newspaper.

This film is cringeworthy, the main character makes you want to shout at the screen, in the hope that numskull Mark Whittaker will just do one thing right. A clever and deceptive film which will keep you guessing

A slow series, with some unlikable characters, but don't let that put you off - hang in there this series has depth under the surface and is certainly worth the wait. The era is portrayed spectacularly and the costumes are to be adored. Enjoy

The only reason I couldn't give it 5 stars is because I found some parts so hard to watch. The Indonesian Millitary are about to invade East Timor and we accompany Roger East back to East Timor, as he tries to find out what happened to the 5 Australian journo's before him. This film is full of suspense and is simply terrifying. You''ll cry at the injustice, you'll feel the terror the journo's would have felt as they are shot one by one and you'll be horrified at the injustice of an Australian journalist being shot in cold blood on the streets of DIlli. Sometimes the truth is too hard to swallow.

Coco is not your typical, extravagant fashionista of today's era - but more of a sullen, independent woman who has no time for frivolities. Having realised that in order to survive she needs the support of the rich and connected, Coco pursues a Baron - who treats her as a plaything and embarrasses her in front of his friends. Coco is stubborn and decides she's not going anywhere, probably more out of survival than love! The barons friends delight in Coco's unique and drab style and begin to take an interest in her millenary abilities. Coco soon falls for a swarve and debonaire young man and begins to become an independent designer, whose ground breaking fashion styles have altered what women wear today. A light film, which could have taken us further into Coco Chanel's career, rather than the budgeoning roots.

It's a Toni Collette film so I was always going to watch it, think 'Little Miss Sunshine' and you are close. Toni's the calm, together household mother, whose juggling a little too much in this family. A new home, two teenage sons (one of whom is autistic), a deluded unhelpful father - oh and she's pregnant too! The Black Balloon is deeply watchable and is primarily about young love, as teenage son Thomas falls in love with the beautiful Jackie at his new school. While Jackie is very understanding of Thomas's autistic brother Charlie, Thomas is embarrassed by him and finds it hard to balance his responsibilities as a older brother, whilst trying to impress Jackie. The Black Balloon has both light and dark moments and all the quirkyness of an Australian film.

A true story about Operation Bernhard, a forced operation on Jewish prisoners in concentration camps to produce fake foreign currency for the Nazi's. Solomon "Sally" is King of the counterfeiters, having already been arrested for running a major counterfeiting operation in Berlin, post war. Now inside the concentration camp, Sally's unique skills help him to survive the perils of the concentration camp to lead Op. Bernhard. Sally's quick thinking saves the lives of many of his fellow prisioners, in hard times, but fellow inmate Adolf Burger, is looking for more than survival, he is looking for an uprising against the Nazi's at any cost. A toe clenching film, where it's hard to know who is our hero - Sally, who looks out for his mates or Adolf, whose prepared risk the lives of all his fellow inmates, to stand up against the Nazi's and ensure Op. Bernhard can no longer aid the Nazi's war efforts.

Jean Baptist is a survivor, but he's also a little misguided. He is born with a gift, a unique ability of smell. Jean baptist tries to hold on to the memory of every smell he can, he sees the world through his nose, but this leads to an unhealthy obsession of capturing scents forever. The cinematography in this film is so sensory, that you can really feel as if you are getting the same experience as our 'hero'. The narrative is super quirky with the most surprising scene I have seen in a film ever. Hold on to your nose as you head through the grimy streets of Paris to the tranquil fields of Grasse. A Spectacular film.

This is a film for people who love cinematography, characters, hidden meanings and symbolism - yes you. It's a beautiful film noir picture with close insights into a small village in Germany, where the seemingly sweet, christian residents in the street, have a darker story to tell at home. It's a film which highlights the root of evil, ingrained in traumatic family situations, from psychological - physical abuse and is told retrospectively by a young teacher who listens to those around him but is still deceived by the people he trusts.

The opener in this movie is grotesque and shocking, but hang in there, the humour is to come. The editing techniques in this movie are fast and edgy, with super slow cam to make the most of the zombie gorging horror. There's a light love story among the zombie gorging, but most of all its a movie about survival. You'll love Woody Harleson, as he plays a super bad-ass character with soft heart and a strange obsession with Bill Murray. I suggest watching this film with some mates and a pizza with super stringy cheese and salami, to re-create the zombie devouring moments!

Three stories originating in Morroco, America, Mexico and Japan, are all interconnected through the causes and effects of the ownership of a rifel. In a blend of different cultures and seemingly unrelated stories, we are still provided with an intimate insight into each characters environment, values and thoughts. This film recognise that nationally and environment is the only distinctive difference in our culture and we all have similar challenges and values in our lives and people we hold dear. A strong cast and a simple story hold this dramatic film tightly together.

A British comedy which is not laugh-out-loud but will have you giggling in places. Journalist Jed Winter(Huge Bonneville) has the job to interview a famous french director about his films, which all centre on a theme which Jed is very cynical about, love. Jed is an awkward character who hasn't quite grasped the real feeling of true love and is stuck in a 10-year relationship with his long term girlfriend Cheryl (Victoria Hamilton). Things aren't looking too good between Jed and Cheryl and they are parodied against their friends the love-sick duo "Marcus and Sophie". As Jed goes on a quest to understand the French Film director, he is yet to interview, he finds himself on his own quest to understand true love and tries to learn from his closest friends, Marcus and Sophie. This film claims that true love is found when you're not looking, in the strangest of places and always starts with an excellent beginning.

An absolutely fascinating documentary series about the word beneath the ocean. The cinematography in this film is incredible and will stir even the most melancholic person to excitement! The most fascinating episode is "The Deep" (season 1, episode 4) which gets up close and personal With undiscovered life beneath the sea. You can't help but imagine that the real UFO's exist in the water around us and not in the skies above. Narrated by the dependable David Attenborough, you will need to take some time to watch this series and you won't regret it.

This film is long and slow. It is interestingly filmed as a doco about a cocky, cultureless, affluent British businessman taking part in the Gumball Rally, but turns into a bizarre stalker-ish film about a sucidal girl who becomes very attached to him. This film is interesting in style, but has a weak story line, built on emotions alone.

A sweet film with a predictable ending. Julie is having a small mid-life crisis about where she is going in life and sets herself a challenge to complete every recipe possible from a French cooking book "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" written by Julia Childs. Along the way the challenge affects her relationship, she grows in self esteem and becomes a well-rounded person. This is not a particulary thought provoking room but is as sweet as a chocolate fondant!

A patient film about a vacious actor who in a desperate attempt to rid himself of his worries in life, puts his soul into storage. Not content, without a soul, he rents someone elses soul, which proves equally traumatic, soon learning that his worries aren't quite as tangible as the person whose soul he is carrying. After confessing to his confused wife that his soul is in storage and he is carrying anothers persons soul, he learns the hard way about the unethical "soul industry" when going to get his soul back!

A seat clenching, tension building movie. A must see for movie lovers who like to consider the motives of life from other planets. A raw look into peoples faith and how circumstances can often bringh us closer together.