Song of the Sea (PG)
four stars
Dir: Tomm Moore
Voices: Brendan Gleeson, David Rawle
Runtime: 94 minutes
FROM the director of the Oscar-nominated The Secret of Kells comes another charming Irish animation, this one telling the story of Ben, a boy living on an island with his mother and father (Brendan Gleeson). With a new baby on the way, life is about to change forever - just not in the way anyone expects. There is a sadness at the heart of Song of the Sea, and the pace is more sedate than in much animation these days - this is definitely not Lego Movie territory - but it is a gentle, slightly mystical watch that should appeal across the ages.
Ted 2 (15)
three stars
Dir: Seth MacFarlane
With: Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried
Runtime: 116 minutes
FOLLOWING the $550 million dollar success of the 2012 original comes the inevitable cash in sequel featuring Hollywood's favourite little potty mouthed bear. This time, Ted (voiced by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane) has been ruled property rather than a person, leaving his buddy John (Mark Wahlberg) and lawyer Samantha (Amanda Seyfried) to fight for his civil rights. Horribly rude, spectacularly politically incorrect, and just occasionally outright inspired, it's not half as funny as the first but it will do for fans.
P'tit Quinquin (N/C 15+)
four stars
Dir: Bruno Dumont
With: Alane Delhaye, Lucy Caron
Runtime: 200 minutes
HERE is an odd one. Bruno Dumont's darkly comic tale of murders in a small French town near Calais was made for television, proving such a critical hit that it is now being released in cinemas. The created for TV status accounts for the mini box-set sized running time of three hours and 20 minutes, and what a bizarre but sometimes brilliant mix Dumont has concocted. At first his piece comes across like a French version of Father Ted, but be warned, there is nothing cuddly in his blistering observations about contemporary France.
Glasgow Film Theatre, July 10-15
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