The Killer Inside Me

set in 50,s Texas this film is a tribute to that period ,the clothes, music and lifestyle perfectly framed with some beautiful photography,Casey affleck plays the softly spoken polite sheriff Lou ford who is every ones friend a chance encounter with a beautiful prostitute brings out his dark side although this quickly becomes love tinged with some s&m ,the 2 plot to extort money from one of her clients but Lou has other plans to with darker motives,this film has been controversial because of the violence towards women and i must admit that the scenes with Jessica Alba and affleck did make me turn away this was shocking ,but effective in showing how seriously deranged afflecks sheriff was,generally the whole cast give good performances ,affleck,Alba and Kate Hudson shine through but it was affleck softly spoken psychotic sheriff who steals the show,the film looses some momentum toward the end but never the less i found it very engaging and thought provoking.

The Losers

after being betrayed and left for dead by CIA kingpin max a black ops  team set out to even the score with a mysterious stranger the beautiful Aisha ,played by the easy on the eye Zoe saldana she gets the team back on American soil where they seek out the elusive max through a series of action set pieces, i must say going to see this film knowing it was based on a comic book i expected over the top action and while its not restrained at times it does feel mandatory,however the performances r what lifts the film Jeffery dean Morgans clay has charismatic presence as does Idris Elba Chris Evans supplies comic relief as the quipy tech guy,although i have to say i really enjoyed Jason Patric's sardonic deadpan max very dry and funny,all in good not great action flick good chemistry between the actors a sequel could capitalise on this.

sex and the city 2

oh dear where to begin? well it opens with Carrie and co,s 2 gay friends getting hitched in what can only be described as the most bizarre wedding ceremony from hell presided over by Liza Minnelli, who promptly goes into a song and dance routine looking like a weird living dead robotic version of herself,next the bawdy Samantha gets an all expenses free trip to abu Dubai whilst doing pr for a very rich sheik,this is basically a showcase for the girls to change outfits every five minutes ,there are some shades of the old show Carrie running into Aden,Miranda chucking her job,Charlotte getting the baby blues ,but its not enough the whole middle eastern section was like a "carry on" film very disappointing especially when you think back to the show which was ground breaking and liberating for women ,well written and witty which this film is not, i went with 2 female friends they hated it ! i actually dint mind it so much although it doesn't compare with the old show.