Big Hero 6 (3D) (PG)
four stars
Dirs: Don Hall, Chris Williams
Voices: Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit
Runtime: 108 minutes
DISNEY'S tale of one boy and his robot is smart, endearing, and a bit of a heartbreaker to boot. Done in a bright, hyper-realised animation style, Big Hero 6 is set in the future in the city of San Fransokyo, where a 14-year-old boy, Hiro, has a big brother who invents high tech gizmos such as Baymax, "a personal healthcare attendant". Your every care need is his to satisfy. But what would the young and rebellious Hiro want with such a thing? Featuring a comic book full of nicely drawn, albeit familiar, characters, a strong storyline about good eggs taking on rotten ones, and a funny, loveable hero in Baymax, a creation who looks like a giant, waddling tower of marshmallows. All in, this should provide a little TLC and laughs for all the family.
Inherent Vice (15)
three stars
Dir: Paul Thomas Anderson
With: Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin
Runtime: 149 minutes
ONE of the most left-field talents in Hollywood, Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master, There Will Be Blood), adapts a Thomas Pynchon novel with Joaquin Phoenix in the lead as a dope smoking private dick. Sounds like a trip too far? It is, but this comedy come crime drama still has its moments. Deliberately loose in keeping with the dopey vibe, PTA makes little concession to the need to keep the story of murky dealings in high places on the road. As such, Inherent Vice is best enjoyed less as a thriller than as a performance and mood piece, with Phoenix a blast as the hash-bound hero and Josh Brolin coming close to stealing the picture as Bigfoot, a cop who likes to wade into the action, fists first. As stylish and gorgeously shot as one would expect, the best laughs come courtesy of Brolin, but you'll need to exercise patience till they come.
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