Will Arnett – cinemescope

100 Word Review – Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)

July 28, 2015March 6, 2016Posted in 100 Words..., Comedy, Fantasy, RomanceTagged adaptation, afterlife, Comedy, dark, death, Etgar Keret, Fantasy, Goran Dukic, John Hawks, Leslie Bibb, Patrick Fugit, Romance, Shannyn Sossamon, Shea Whigham, suicide, Tom Waits, Will ArnettLeave a comment

This is the latest addition to my every changing top 10 films. Dark, funny and beautiful.

Zia (Patrick Fugit) slits his wrists and wakes up in a grey and dreary world for people who commit suicide. When he discovers his ex-girlfriend has also killed herself, he knows he needs to find her.

Adapted from a novella by Israeli writer Etgar Keret by Croatian writer/director Goran Dukic, it definitely has a more multicultural feel than your average American indie.

Tom Waits, John Hawks, Will Arnett, Shannyn Sossamon, Leslie Bibb and Shea Whigham make up the marvellous supporting cast for this remarkable feature.

100 Word Review – The Lego Movie (2014)

April 12, 2015March 6, 2016Posted in 100 Words..., ComedyTagged 21 Jump Street, adventure, Alison Brie, animation, Batman, children, Chris Pratt, Christopher Miller, Comedy, Elizabeth Banks, family, Lego, Phil Lord, Stop Motion, Unikitty, Will Arnett, Wyldstyle4 Comments

Everything is awesome.

There is nothing not to love about this film. It may be aimed at children, but once you get passed the obvious marketing ploys there is enough in it for everyone.

Emmett (Chris Pratt) is an average construction worker who accidentally gets stuck to the Piece of Resistance and finds himself helping Batman (Will Arnett), Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks) and Unikitty (Alison Brie) to save all of the worlds from Lord Business (Will Ferrell).

Written and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the team who directed 21 Jump Street (2012), this stop-motion animation is delightful from beginning to end.