\u2605\u2605\u2606\u2606\u2606<\/span><\/h2>\nHAVING all the ingredients for a delicious meal doesn\u2019t always mean that it will turn out well.<\/p>\n
The recipe appears perfect, but skills are needed to put it all together on the plate. <\/p>\n
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Otherwise it can be an under-seasoned, disappointing mess.<\/p>\n
It is how I felt watching this Australian thriller, which has all the components for an edgy, exciting film: Superb leading actress (Julia Garner), some creepy surroundings (a remote outback mining town) and a sprinkle of classic horror (two naive young women looking for excitement on the other side of the world).<\/p>\n
Yet it falls short of developing into more than a lukewarm, basic bite.<\/p>\n
READ MORE FILM REVIEWsS<\/h2>\n <\/picture>DULCIE PEARCE <\/span><\/p>\nScorsese\u2019s Killers Of The Flower Moon is an utterly compelling masterpiece<\/h3>\n <\/picture>DULCIE PEARCE <\/span><\/p>\nThe Exorcist: Believer has a suprisingly strong start \u2013 before it turns silly<\/h3>\n Hanna (Garner) and Liv (Jessica Henwick) are 20- something Americans travelling around Australia on an adventure. The problem is, they\u2019re skint.<\/p>\n
The best pals sign up to an agency to get a job in a remote bar in the bush, where, the recruiter warns, they will \u201chave to deal with a lot of male attention\u201d.<\/p>\n
They\u2019re soon dumped in the wilderness, at The Royal Hotel: A rundown pub full of local drunks and miners.<\/p>\n
Out of their depth and with only a bus every few days to rescue them, the pair try to make the best of their set-up by befriending handsome local, Matty (Toby Wallace), who takes them out for a day trip.<\/p>\n
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However, there are others who aren\u2019t so friendly. <\/p>\n
Creepy, abusive regular Dolly (Daniel Henshall) starts to make Hanna feel very uneasy indeed. The mistreatment of women \u2014 and the injustice in that \u2014 is becoming a very popular topic for recent films.<\/p>\n
The spectacular Promising Young Woman (2020) and Women Talking (2022) both explored how the male privilege and threat of abuse can spiral into living horror.<\/p>\n
But director Kitty Green doesn\u2019t have the confidence to allow those fears to come to fruition.<\/p>\n
The storylines just hang in the air like the smell of stale booze. Almost like she doesn\u2019t want to brand anyone the \u201cbaddie\u201d.<\/p>\n
Also, Hanna and Liv don\u2019t seem to have anything in common or much chemistry, making their unlikely friendship one-dimensional.<\/p>\n
After a ropey performance from Garner, her meek, mild character suddenly turns into full-blown Stephen King\u2019s Carrie for very little reason.<\/p>\n
I won\u2019t be reaching for seconds.<\/p>\n
FINGERNAILS<\/h2>\n (15) 113mins<\/strong><\/p>\n\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606\u2606<\/span><\/h2>\n <\/p>\n
"WE don\u2019t need a piece of paper to prove we\u2019re in love\u201d has been uttered by many couples to explain why they haven\u2019t had a legal union.<\/p>\n
Fingernails takes that a step further, creating a dystopian world where science can tell you if you are compatible.<\/p>\n
There is a Love Institute where the fingernails of two lovers are literally pulled to find out whether they are a good match.<\/p>\n
Anna (Jessie Buckley) works at the institute where her boss, Dunan (Luke Wilson), believes he\u2019s found the solution to wasting precious time on ill-matched relationships.<\/p>\n
Anna has already tested and matched with her nice-but-dull boyfriend Ryan (Jeremy Allen White), then meets co-worker Amir (Riz Ahmed) and starts to have strong feelings for him.<\/p>\n
In one particularly beautiful moment, she secretly watches him as he dances alone at a party and you can see the realisation of love flood her face.<\/p>\n
But could their results be a match \u2013 and can love be a science, anyway? <\/p>\n
These are the interesting questions posed during this gentle, well-acted piece of work that, sadly, never quite pulls on the heart strings enough.<\/p>\n
BOTTOMS<\/h2>\n (15) 92 mins\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606\u2606<\/span><\/h2>\n <\/p>\n
YOU really don\u2019t want to go searching for information about this film on the internet. Not with that title.<\/p>\n
So here, I will help you get to the bottom of things.<\/p>\n
The movie\u2019s name has nothing to do with the plot, which involves two US high school lesbian friends setting up an all-girl fight club.<\/p>\n
Bottoms, like the title, is a wisecrack that doesn\u2019t entirely work.<\/p>\n
There are moments of over-the-top comic violence that are laugh-out-loud funny. <\/p>\n
The slapstick starts off as the whack-in-the-mouth stick variety before dialling up to explosions and splattered blood.<\/p>\n
Equally good are both leads, Rachel Sennott (from The Idol) as PJ and Ayo Edebiri (from The Bear) as Josie, who are engaging.<\/p>\n
Ultimately, though, this is an edgy ride that pulls its punches.<\/p>\n
Bottoms tries to shock by showing girls being beaten up, while remaining largely conventional.<\/p>\n
PJ and Josie are your typical \u201cuncool losers\u201d, who learn important life lessons. If silly is your thing, this is a good option. <\/p>\n
Read More on The Sun<\/h2>\n <\/picture>MARV-ELLOUS! <\/span><\/p>\nJLS star turned TV host Marvin Humes to sign up for I'm A Celeb<\/h3>\n <\/picture>WEDDING WAR <\/span><\/p>\nMy mother-in-law ruined my wedding – her move during first dance was so unfair<\/h3>\n But perhaps don\u2019t tell your friends you are going to watch Bottoms at the weekend.<\/p>\n
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