This is Where I Leave You (15)
This is Where I Leave You (15)
Dir: Shawn Levy
With: Tina Fey, Jane Fonda
Runtime: 103 minutes
MEET the Altmans, a family gathering to mourn the death of their father in this low-key comedy drama from Shawn Levy (Date Night). Levy has assembled quite the cast for his tale of sibling rivalry, starting with Jane Fonda as the mother and progressing to Jason Bateman and Tina Fey as brother and sister.
While likely to leave audiences breaking into the occasional smile rather than guffaws, there are some cute touches and Fey, as always, is great value.
Love, Rosie (15)
Dir: Christian Ditter
With: Sam Claflin, Lily Collins
Runtime: 102 minutes
ADAPTED from the novel by Cecilia Ahern, Christian Ditter's British rom-com is a pleasant if wildly soppy riff on the old When Harry Met Sally idea. To wit, can a boy and a girl truly be the closest of friends without the relationship morphing into something more? The pals in question here are played by Sam Claflin and Lily Collins, with their story from childhood onwards containing more twists and turns than a Brazilian soap opera.
The Babadook (15)
Dir: Jennifer Kent
With: Essie Davis, Daniel Henshall
Runtime: 94 minutes
THIS Aussie chiller homes in on a recently bereaved wife struggling to cope with a young son who imagines monsters everywhere. Just when Amelia (Essie Davis) is just about managing a strange book arrives in the house, telling the story of the Babadook, a top hatted fiend. Only worth catching if your idea of a good night is having your nerves grated for 94 minutes.
Book of Life (3D) (U)
Dir: Jorge R Gutierrez
Voices: Ron Perlman, Channing Tatum
Runtime: 95 minutes
SOMETHING a bit different here in this animated family film directed by Jorge R Gutierrez and produced by Guillermo del Toro.
The story is set around the Mexican festival of the Day of the Dead, when two spirits from the underworld take a bet on the lives of three young friends. It is the visual style, though - hot, vibrant, edgy - that sets Book of Life apart from the rest of the animated pack.
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