A little mistake in today's schedule, but I sorted it out. Aaron offered some of his free drinks for guests to dear husband and me. Aaron is just super cool:)
- Missing you (Korea) : a man is accused of several murders but is found guilty of only one. When he comes out of prison, the police is waiting for him to make a mistake to put him back. There's something they didn't take into account though... An effective thriller, with maybe a little bit too much of pathos for my taste. It offers various degrees/forms of psycopathy, and you realize that a psycopath can be a fully functional human being and go under the radar. 4 stars.
- Boy missing (Spain) : a boy has disappeared for a couple of hours. He tells the police that a man has kidnapped him. His mother, a lawyer, won't go to rest until her son is safe. But has the boy told the truth... Another thriller. Spain has done some really good ones in the past (like La isla minima) and this one is again pretty effective, though I thought the various twists looked like a cheap way to get the movie going longer. At least, they all kind of made sense in the end. 3 stars.
- Tarde para la ira (Spain) : a quiet man becomes friend (and lover) with people met at a bar. But he may have a reason for being there. A deadly reason... Again, a Spanish thriller. Again, quite effective. This one is directed by Raul Arevalo, who was in Ghost graduation (reviewed on this blog) and La isla minima. He did a good job, and the main actor is perfect ! A good movie against personal revenge, if you really think about it. 4 stars.
- Eat local (UK) : a group of vampires has a meeting in a remote farm. They brought a young guy who may join their community. But they also have uninvited guests : holy soldiers who want to destroy them... A wonderful horror comedy, that also brings some social problems with great intelligence. Jason Flemyng, who makes here his first attent at directing, has called some recognisable faces of UK cinema and TV : Charlie Cox, Tony Curran, Mackenzie Crook, Freema Agyeman, Eve Myles, Dexter Fletcher, Vincent Regan (if the names ring no bells, check them out, I know you've seen them somewhere). Billy Cook plays the young Sebastian and is incredible. 5 stars.
(Rod Smith, producer of Eat local (right))
- The chamber (UK) : two men and a woman on a mission for the government take over a small submarine in Korea's seas, looking for something at the bottom of the ocean. After some mistakes, they found themselves stuck there... Even at the BIFFF (where the audience can change a meh movie in a great experience), this one was boring. Keeping the tension for a whole movie with only four people in a small space isn't an easy thing to do, I understand that. But all the characters do is talking (and yelling), always about the same thing. It's redundant and not enjoyable. 1 stars for the effort.
(Ben Parker (second on the left), director of The chamber, with two of his producers, including one zombie)
Another big day today, and maybe I'll be able to meet with Stanley Tong. See you later !
EDIT: I had forgotten pictures... It really needs to end so I can sleep for 12 years...
