nanny mcphee and the big bang (susanna white)

i never thought i'd say this, but... i loved it!! it has the right feeling, the right atmosphere, the right humour... basically, if you liked films like mary poppins, you'll like this. it's so much fun. i'm dying to see the first one now! and not even that annoying maggie gyllenhaal managed to spoil it. i want a scratch-o-matic. and a black crow called mr edelweiss who likes eating putty from windows. my only criticism (apart from that gyllenhaal woman) is that they go a bit over the top with the cgi, especially in the final scene with the harvest, but, hey, i guess they couldn't help it, it's probably there for the kids. i'll watch this again, i have no doubts about that.

Ratiing: 9/10

sex & drugs & rock & roll (mat whitecross)

this was a bit.. rubbish, wasn't it? i was really bored most of the time. i found more interesting what happened to his kid or to his wife or girlfriend than anything to do with him at all. he was just a twat. a disabled twat full of anger and frustration, but a twat nonetheless. and i hated the theatricality of the visuals, all full of tricks and gimmicks, with too many transitions between 'real life' scenes and operatic stage shots more proper of a cabaret act... in other cases the whole thing just looked like a video clip or the opening credits of a cheap british comedy tv program.  it didn't work at all for me. i've never been a big fan of his music, always found him more an icon than a musician (he himself admits in the film that he doesn't consider himself as a musician, but an entertainer... not sure if that's true, but, anyway, i wasn't entertained). i still like 'hit me with your rhythm stick', and a couple of other songs, but... that's it, really. i never liked records where the lyrics are more important than the music. still, i usually enjoy films and documentaries about music, even when i don't really like the music itself, but not in this case.

Rating: 4.5/10