Atonement: really amazing film. Normally I can't stand stories focusing on upper class English characters, but this was really stunning, with a hell of a kick at the end. Oooooh boy. Had weird old guy sitting behind me who went 'ooo ho ho yes!' when the word 'cunt' flashed up large on the screen.
Hatchet: Oh my god, this was terrible. I adored it. Cheapo horror film, the sort I was born and raised on, was great to see something like that actually at the cinema. Only saw this cos I was late for Control, the Joy Division biopic, which has been getting great reviews. Oh well!
Mala Noche: Gus Van Sant's first film, and it was fairly fantastic. Really beautifully shot, properly rough and harsh. It's about this cute Portland gay guy (slightly crooked teeth! Swoons) falling in love with this hetero Mexican immigrant who can't speak a scrap of English. Unrequited lust stories, aaaah. My Own Private Idaho, wot got similar themes, works far far better than this, but this was still pretty wonderful.
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