Close Up March 18
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FILM REVIEW<br />
PETER RABBIT<br />
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Out 16th <strong>March</strong><br />
James Corden voices the title character in this big screen<br />
adaptation of the Beatrix Potter books, where Peter and friends<br />
terrorise mean farmer Mr. McGregor (Domhnall Gleeson). Your<br />
enjoyment of this film depends almost entirely on how well you<br />
know the original books. Lovers of Beatrix Potter will be aghast at<br />
the wise-cracking, twerking update to one of children’s literature’s<br />
most famous heroes, although newcomers and small children will<br />
probably not be as bothered. It would have been nice to have seen<br />
Peter Rabbit be given the same kind of care as the Paddington<br />
films, but as it is it’s a forgettable romp.<br />
JOURNEYMAN<br />
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Out 30th <strong>March</strong><br />
After 2011’s incredible Tyrannosaur, Paddy Considine is back<br />
as a director, also starring as a boxer who has to come to terms<br />
with severe brain damage that affects his career and his life with<br />
his wife (new Doctor Who Jodie Whitakker). There are excellent<br />
performances from both stars, who both give it everything they’ve<br />
got. However, the plot can be a bit heavy handed in the more<br />
emotional moments, leaving subtlety back in the dressing room.<br />
While not a knockout, it’s a story worth getting in the ring with.<br />
ALSO OUT THIS MONTH…<br />
A WRINKLE IN TIME<br />
Out 23rd <strong>March</strong><br />
How’s this for a cast – Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Chris<br />
Pine, and Oprah Winrey in a film directed by Ava DuVernay<br />
(Selma)? This big budget fantasy follows two young children who<br />
travel to a distant planet to rescue their missing father (Pine),<br />
helped by a trio of Astral Travellers (Witherspoon, Kaling and<br />
Winfrey). It’s a hugely anticipated movie that reunites Winfrey and<br />
DuVernay, and the hugely well-received trailer teases what could<br />
be the kind of spectacular fairy tale that becomes a cinematic<br />
classic. You’ll be able to judge for yourself on the 23rd!<br />
READY PLAYER ONE<br />
Out 29th <strong>March</strong><br />
Based on the best-selling novel, Steven Spielberg directs this sci-fi epic<br />
about a young man (Tye Sheridan) who enters an immersive virtual<br />
game to find a fortune left by its late owner (Mark Rylance). The source<br />
material was a huge hit that it seems only a name as big as Spielberg<br />
can bring to the screen, and the story seems tailor made for a techsavvy<br />
age. With the blockbuster master having flopped with The BFG<br />
and now more known for his historical dramas, could this be the film<br />
that puts him back on track?<br />
Agree? Disagree? Tweet us @closeupmag #<strong>Close</strong><strong>Up</strong>Film<br />
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