Going To The Movies

When I stay up in Newbury I do actually get the chance to watch actual television, not just the constant barrage of iPlayer streams that I'm normally exposed to. So since my friends up there have Sky, me and Kerry have been keeping up with GAME OF THRONES, which I was undoubtably going to have to talk about at some point. It's a pretty cinematic series, if that term works, in that if definately feels like they've tried to make Lord of the Rings in a ten-part installment. I'll talk about that one in a more complete sense some other time.

Back with the BBC, IN WITH THE FLYNN's is a sitcom too far for Will Mellor, who should really try and break out of the rut he's in. I watched the first episode and didn't find it to be much of a patch on OUTNUMBERED, which has a much more cynical take on parenting small children.

In reference to the title, I very rarely actually watch movies on the iPlayer, I always think that I'll try and get round to it, but never manage to, they're just too long for the amount of time that I devote to the iPlayer each time. However, I did make an effort for this particular one...

GROW YOUR OWN.

Now while I appreciate that this film did get a cinema release and I normally talk about things that get a cinema release in my other blog, I caught this one today on the iPlayer and it's co-made by the BBC, so I figure 'what the hell' and watch. And I loved it, this was a lovely little film.

It suffers in a number of areas, I can't quite tell if it was meant to be a multi-protagonist film, since there quite a few little stories running through the piece, also I wasn't certain about Benedict Wong's central character, I'm not sure he held up the film, our real hero was Kenny.

Omid Djalili (yes, I had to check to remember how to spell his name) recieves very little screen time, which is a shame for such a recognisable and well-loved face. The mobile phone company 'villains' of the piece weren't very noticable, we could have had a bit more of them, I think.

But these little things aside, this was a charming film with some good funny moments and a lot to root for.

No, I can't quite believe I just made that joke either. Next time will by SHADOW LINE. Definately SHADOW LINE.