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NATIONAL RELEASES<\/strong><\/p>\n Revolutionary Road<\/a><\/strong> (Paramount): Adapted from\u00a0the acclaimed\u00a01961 novel<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Richard Yates<\/a>, this stars\u00a0Leonardo DiCaprio<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Kate Winslet<\/a>\u00a0as a young married couple who yearn to break free of their stifling lives in surburban\u00a0Connecticut<\/a>. Directed by\u00a0Sam Mendes<\/a><\/span>\u00a0from a script by\u00a0Justin Haythe<\/a>, it was widely expected to garner critical acclaim and Oscar nominations.\u00a0<\/p>\n It hasn’t quite worked out that way because the film, despite having numerous qualities, doesn’t quite add up to more than the sum of its parts.\u00a0Winslet is excellent as the frustrated housewife yearning for a deeper existence, but DiCaprio feels a little adrift in a more unsympathetic role as her husband. In the supporting cast Michael Shannon<\/a> and Kathy Bates<\/a> are interesting but occasionally come across as too one note in how they comment on the central characters, almost as if they are a 1950s-style Greek chorus.<\/p>\n One can’t help avoiding comparisons to Mad Men<\/a>, a TV series that covers the same period with a richness and originality that a film like this can’t really match.\u00a0Despite the problems, there is much technical brilliance here to feast on: Roger Deakins<\/a> continues to dazzle with some marvellous cinematography, whilst\u00a0regular Mendes colloborator\u00a0Thomas Newman<\/a> delivers another affecting score that complements the action superbly (watch out for the dance sequence).<\/p>\n The overall effect of the film is a rather downbeat, a factor which may have reduced its Oscar chances and could limit its box office here in the UK.\u00a0Although on paper, two big stars in a prestige picture would seem likely to do well, word of mouth might affect its long term theatrical gross when certain audiences (i.e. couples) realise how close to the bone the film cuts in its depiction of an unhappy marriage. [Cert\u00a015 \/\u00a0Odeon Leicester Square & Nationwide]<\/span><\/p>\n Nick And Norah’s Infinite Playlist<\/a><\/strong> (Sony Pictures): I’m very reluctant to call this film,\u00a0based upon the novel by Rachel Cohn and\u00a0David Levithan<\/a>, a romantic comedy because that genre has been polluted by mindless garbage appealing to female audiences who should know better. However, it would be an accurate depiction of this charming tale of two people (Michael Cera<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Kat Dennings<\/a>) who fall in love over the course of one night in New York. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n In some ways you could call it a genuine<\/em> romantic comedy because it is both romantic and funny, but it is also smarter than the average movie of this type. The two lead characters are nicely drawn and there is a standout supporting performancefrom\u00a0Ari Graynor<\/a>\u00a0as one of Norah’s best friends. I’m surprised it didn’t do better in the US when it opened there back in October, but perhaps Sony couldn’t find the right marketing hook for it. The impressive soundtrack and feelgood vibe might ensure more success for the film as people discover it on DVD.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>[Cert\u00a012A \/\u00a0London & Nationwide]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [ad]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n IN SELECTED RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n Barry Lyndon<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(PG): The BFI give a limited re-issue for\u00a0Stanley Kubrick<\/a>‘s masterful 1975 adaptation of\u00a0\u00a0William Makepeace Thackeray<\/a>‘s novel\u00a0The Luck of Barry Lyndon<\/a>\u00a0about the adventures and misadventures of an 18th century gambler and social climber (<\/span>Ryan O’Neal<\/span><\/a>). The visuals by cinematographer\u00a0<\/span>John Alcott<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(who won an Oscar for his work) were lit with\u00a0a specially-adapted\u00a0<\/span>Zeiss<\/span><\/a>\u00a0camera lens originally developed for NASA and are still quite stunning to behold. One re-issue definitely worth catching on a cinema screen, especially as Warner Bros can’t be arsed to give it a decent DVD release. [BFI <\/a>Southbank<\/a>]<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n The Broken<\/a><\/strong> (The Works): A contemporary\u00a0horror thriller written and directed by Sean Ellis and starring\u00a0Lena Headey<\/a>\u00a0as woman who\u00a0wakes up in the hospital following an encounter with a mysterious\u00a0doppelganger<\/a>.\u00a0Richard Jenkins<\/a>\u00a0co-stars, but this is unlikely to make any serious waves at the UK box office. [Cert\u00a015\u00a0<\/span>\/\u00a0London & Key Cities] \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n JCVD<\/a><\/strong> (Revolver Entertainment): An action film\u00a0directed by\u00a0Mabrouk El Mechri<\/a>, and starring\u00a0Jean-Claude Van Damme<\/a>\u00a0as himself (!), a down-and-out action star whose family and career are crumbling around him as he\u2019s caught in the middle of a post office heist in his hometown of\u00a0Brussels, Belgium<\/a>.\u00a0[A limited release at the\u00a0<\/span>Prince Charles Cinema<\/a> in London] \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Luck By Chance<\/a><\/strong> (Adlabs Films): A\u00a0Bollywood<\/a>\u00a0film directed by Zoya Akhtar<\/a>\u00a0that stars\u00a0Konkona Sen Sharma<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Farhan Akhtar<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0Rishi Kapoor<\/a>,\u00a0Dimple Kapadia<\/a>,\u00a0Juhi Chawla<\/a>,\u00a0Hrithik Roshan<\/a>,\u00a0Isha Sharvani<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Sanjay Kapoor<\/a>\u00a0in the supporting cast.\u00a0Supposedly a satire of the\u00a0Bollywood<\/a>\u00a0film industry, it\u00a0is about an actor named Vikram Jaisingh (Farhan Akhtar<\/a>) who arrives in Bombay to make it big as a film star with the help of a TV star friend.\u00a0 [Cert 12A]<\/p>\n Tokyo Sonata<\/a><\/strong> (Eureka Entertainment): A drama directed by\u00a0Kiyoshi Kurosawa<\/a>\u00a0about an everyday\u00a0Japanese family that slowly disintegrates after its patriarch loses his job at a prominent company.\u00a0[Cert 12A \/\u00a0<\/span>ICA Cinema & Key Cities]\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n >\u00a0UK Cinema Releases for January 2009<\/a> NATIONAL RELEASES Revolutionary Road (Paramount): Adapted from\u00a0the acclaimed\u00a01961 novel\u00a0by\u00a0Richard Yates, this stars\u00a0Leonardo DiCaprio\u00a0and\u00a0Kate Winslet\u00a0as a young married couple who yearn to break free of their stifling lives in surburban\u00a0Connecticut. Directed by\u00a0Sam Mendes\u00a0from a script by\u00a0Justin Haythe, it was widely expected to garner critical acclaim and Oscar nominations.\u00a0 It hasn’t quite worked out that way because […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[460,791,718,535],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4669"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4669\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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