Film Reviews by JJ
Welcome to JJ's film reviews page. JJ has written 3 reviews and rated 3 films.
Brighton Rock
So dated - more a piece of social history now !
The stilted filming , the excessive stereotyping, and the inevitable ending , made this a dull watch but it was made in 1947 !
The language itself is a reminder of how our values and culture had changed !
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Alec Guinness and Derek Price at their best .
A wonderful slightly black comedy which left you feeling you shouldn’t be laughing but were . Great character portrayals with a perfect level of exaggeration. The final moments were perfect.
The Lavender Hill Mob
Clean old fashioned humour
This was my first introduction to The Ealing Comedies and it was a refreshing, simple romp with some great acting from a young Alec Guinness and rotund Stanley Holloway.
Such straightforward stuff to raise the spirits post WW 2 and now in the thick of a 2020 pandemic.