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Eastern Promises [2007]

starring: Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Cassel, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl
directed by: David Cronenberg

February 25, 2008
"Eastern Promises" is a menacing,violent film set in the underworld of the Russian Mafia in London.The film is very visceral and doesn't balk at showing the highly unsavoury and vicious lifestyle of the East European gangsters. A young midwife (Naomi Watts) gets drawn into the Mob scene after delivering a baby for a teenage Ukrainian girl who dies in childbirth.Her search for the next of kin leads her to a Russian restaurant which is the base for three leading gangsters and her life and that of her family gets placed in jeopardy by her having read the dead girl's diary. The highlight of the film is the interplay between the three Russians with excellent performances from Vince Cassell as the "godfather"'s drunken ,unstable son and heir and Viggo ... Read More:

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La Haine (Special Edition) [1995]

starring: Vincent Cassel, Hubert Kounde, Said Taghmaoui
directed by: Mathieu Kassovitz

September 27, 2004
Its rubbish. I persevered with up to half way, but could not take any more. Nothing happened and you simply do not care about the cliche characters. Do yourself a big favour and give this total bore a miss.

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Elizabeth/Elizabeth - The Golden Age [1998]

starring: Cate Blanchett, Eric Cantona, Angus Deayton, Clive Owen, Samantha Morton
directed by: Shekhar Kapur

February 25, 2008
Its rubbish. I persevered with up to half way, but could not take any more. Nothing happened and you simply do not care about the cliche characters. Do yourself a big favour and give this total bore a miss.

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Guest House Paradiso [1999]

starring: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Vincent Cassel, Bill Nighy, Helene Mahieu
directed by: Adrian Edmondson

November 13, 2000
Firstly, this is a funny film. This made me laugh all the way through until........you guessed it, the food poisoning scene which, even as someone who has followed the careers of these two from The Young Ones and been to the stage shows, I have to say, I found it too much to watch; even though it was comedy vomiting it went on for too long and made me feel quite ill after watching it! If you can stick it though, it's a great film, so I'm not giving it the thumbs down, just a warning to those of a nervous disposition!

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Derailed [2005]

starring: Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston, Vincent Cassel, RZA, Xzibit
directed by: Mikael Hafstrom

June 19, 2006
I really enjoyed this film, I've seen hundreds of films and love thrillers, but I can honestly say that I've never seen a film quite like this before.

I guess this is a thriller that's also a psychological thriller with some really good twists and turns.

I do wonder sometimes if Clive Owen is truly a lead actor or not, but here he proves that he is in what could well be his best performances that I've seen of his to date, Jennifer Aniston is also in fine form in a role completely away from any other role I've seen her in, then there's the performance of Vincent Cassel who's superb as the villain, for me he's the best screen villain that I've seen for sometime.

It's difficult to say anything else about the film as it ... Read More:

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The Big Bottom Box

starring: Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Vincent Cassel, Bill Nighy, Helene Mahieu
directed by: Adrian Edmondson, Dominic Brigstocke, Ed Bye

December 04, 2006
ive been a fan of bottom, the young ones, filthy rich and catflap anything with these two legends in it and believe me this is the best thing you could ever DO!!!! buy this and its guaranteed piss pant laughter for hours on end.

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The Messenger - The Story of Joan Of Arc [2000]

starring: Milla Jovovich, Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway, John Malkovich, Tchéky Karyo
directed by: Luc Besson

August 01, 2005
I found this film very informative and interesting to watch, it's not a film with alot of action which may disappoint some people, but I had no problem with it.

The film moves at a reasonable pace, but rarely does gather pace much more than what you see in the first 15 minutes, but despite this and the fact this film is almost two and a half hours long I did not feel that it was drawn out.

The entire cast put in solid performances, it's only the second film I've seen with Milla Jovovich who plays Joan of Arc, I was particularly impressed with her performance, especially when taking into account that she's in virtually every scene from the time she first appears, good support is provided in particular by John Malkovich, Dustin Hoffman and Timothy ... Read More:

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Read My Lips [2002]

starring: Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Devos
directed by: Jacques Audiard

March 10, 2003
this is a cracking little thriller, good plot,decent acting, quite pacy keeps you wondering how it will end.

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Eastern Promises [Blu-ray] [2007]

starring: Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Cassel, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl
directed by: David Cronenberg

February 25, 2008
Viggo Mortensen is a great actor which he clearly shows in this film. The story is clear and you get a good look into the director and writers interpretation of the Russian mafia set in London. The atmosphere is excellent and I sat amazed through most of the movie. Most meaning that it was rather long. I am no big fan of Naomi Watts and I thought she did her job on this film, no more no less. But thats probably just me.
If your are interested in Russian society set in western Europe this is a movie for you. If you want fast entertainment, do not go for this film.
Recommended ? yes, definitely.

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L'Appartement [1995]

starring: Vincent Cassel, Romane Bohringer, Jean-Philippe Ecoffey, Monica Bellucci, Sandrine Kiberlain
directed by: Gilles Mimouni

February 05, 2007
This is quite simply wonderful.

Suspend your disbelief for a couple of hours, transport yourself back a few years to a simpler time before we lived in age of mobile phones, email, blackberries and instant communication, and enjoy.

A must for anyone who enjoys beautiful camera work, audacious plots, Paris and Hitchcock. And watching Cassel and Bellcui slowly falling in love in real life as well as in the film adds to its undeniable style and glamour.

I've probably seen better, worthier films, but this remains my favourite all time movie. It may have its faults (although I've never found any), but it certainly isn't boring.

I have persuaded many people to watch this film, several of whom usually eschew subtitles. At the very least, all of them ... Read More: