Scream4

What’s your favourite scary movie? Gasps of excitement echo throughout the audience as the franchises signature question is asked by yet another ghost face that is terrorising the small, suburban, US town of Woodsboro.

This is Scream4, complete with more grisly murders, jumps and laughs. Wes Craven successfully brings back our all time favourite scary movie complete with Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) our main character who continuously escapes murder, Gale Weathers (Courtney Cox) the blood thirsty reporter that will stop at nothing to break the story and Dewey Riley (David Arquette) our loveable but useless policeman.

For the people of my generation who grew up watching the Scream movies this will without a doubt exceed your expectations, bringing us new characters that one by one get picked off in exactly the same manner as the other 3 films. This may be a new film but Wes Craven has done well to stick to the original rules of a scary movie, which in Scream manner, is explained to us by the movie fanatic in the film.

Its 10 years later and Woodsboro is still known for its infamous serial killers that have plagued the town and ruthlessly picked of groups of teenagers one by one. Their grotesque and sickly plans have all been down to killing Sidney Prescott, but each time failing miserably.

Known as a hero and the ultimate survivor, Sidney returns to Woodsboro launching a book that describes how she has overcome her ordeal, but it isn’t long until ghost face makes their return, butchering innocent teens and causing widespread panic throughout the streets. This time it appears as though her cousin and her friends are the targets, and as they run screaming and fighting for their lives you will feel far from disappointed.

As the film begins and you hear the phone ringing, terror and silence impact immediately on the audience, it doesn’t matter that you know what is coming, you are no way prepared for the jumps and screams that ghost face causes.

A must see this year as Scream4 will have you in fits of laughter one second and the next clutching on to the person next to you in fear. This no way falls into the stereotypical view that sequels are awful but the complete opposite as it makes you want to get down to your local blockbuster and re watch the other three.

Lincoln Lawyer :)

eeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkkkk its been ages since ive last blogged my sincere apologies go out to my whole 5 followers lol :s this is my review of the Lincoln Lawyer which I loved and it also features today in the Visitor Newspaper :)

Working out the back of his Lincoln Town Car, helping criminals to roam the streets once again in hope he never puts an innocent man behind bars, Mickey Haller (Matthew McConaughey) is the cool and collective defence lawyer, with an ever so crooked edge.

Based upon the book by Michael Connelly this is a story about a man whose daily work involves representing gang members, drug dealers and prostitutes. With his natural charm and his thirst for money nothing could appear to disturb the life he has made for himself until the case of Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe) falls on his lap.

Accused of a crime he swears he didn’t do Roulet seeks out Haller’s help in convincing a jury that the woman who claims he severely beat her has set him up to extract money from him and his family. With evidence in Roulets favour, it appears to be a simple enough case. However it isn’t long until things take a dark turn both professionally and personally for Haller. Intertwined within the web of lawyer client confidentiality he feels trapped and soon realises the only way out is with unethical means.

The film manages to mimic Connelly’s powerful writing where despite the main story he gives you snippets of underlying relationships with the characters. In the film you are introduced to Haller’s ex wife (Marisa Tomei), whom he has a daughter with. The director, Brad Furman, chooses to honour the written story by not giving the audience any deep details about their relationship and without a doubt leaves you wanting more.

This is a film about deception where your petty criminals are the ones you trust and the people with money are the ones you fear, alongside his private investigator, Frank Levin (William H. Macy) Haller sets about to unravel a case where all is not what it seems.

A brilliant film and definitely a must see this year, Matthew McConaughey is outstanding as The Lincoln Lawyer and so is Ryan Phillippe as the client you don’t know whether to trust. A courtroom thriller with an unpredictable twist, there’s just no excuse to miss it!