Filed under: Published film reviews | Tags: Abbie Cornish, Bradley Cooper, Robert DeNiro
Wannabe writer Eddie (Bradley Cooper) is out of money, heart broken, and has writer’s block until he discovers a top-secret drug with brain-enhancing qualities, which gives him a four-digit IQ. Robert De Niro plays a billionaire on the trail of Eddie’s secret and Abbie Cornish plays our hero’s skeptical girlfriend. Soon, Eddie finds himself haunted by blackouts and hunted by bad guys.
This is silly material, sure, and very high concept, but the actors – particularly Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro (both in form in their respective roles) have a lot of fun in this film, which does not take itself seriously. This is a smart, stylish and hugely entertaining movie that makes you wonder “what if?”.
Filed under: Published film reviews | Tags: Abbie Cornish, film review, Jane Campion, John Keats
If you’re in the mood for a love story that leaves you both devastated and uplifted, then BRIGHT STAR is the movie for you.
London 1818. Fledgling poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw, LAYER CAKE) meets neighbour Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish, CANDY) and they fall intensely in love, much to the irritation of Keats’ best friend (Paul Schneider, ELIZABETHTOWN), who schemes to break them up – but it’s a more daunting opponent that kills their relationship in the end.
Similar to her most famous film THE PIANO, Writer/Director Jane Campion tells us that it’s through the unlikely pairing of Fanny and Keats that the passion in his poetry is exposed.
This isn’t a creaky costume drama or Keats from a dusty old book – this is a buxom and touching ode to love.
Victoria Jelinek 