What films did you watch this week (01/04 - 07/04) CLOSED

Thanks for hosting this thread dsbeadle

Sadly not seen any of your movies this week, but...

Mr. Soft Touch (1949. Henry Levin, Gordon Douglas) - Been eying it and thought of watching it someday, but after your review it fell down the bin to the bottom.

Here are my mixed bag...

The Courier 2020/2021 directed by Dominic Cooke and based on real events.
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan.
1960's cold war era, a British bussiness man is coaxed into travel to Soviet under bussiness pretenses, to be a go-between or courier between a Soviet informer and British intelligence and CIA. Information that would later be knowledge of Soviet intentions in Cuba that would lead to the so called Cuba crises. The Courier don't know what information he delivers.
It's an interesting movie, but also a bit cold and shallow so you never feels for any of the characters, but very well-made though. 7/10.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 2014 directed by Marc Webb and based on characters created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko at Marvel Comics.
Starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Paul Giamatti.
This time Peter Parker have girlfriend trouble and have to save New York from an evil organisation and the same time.
While Spiderverse fans might rate it high, I couldn't warm up to it. Not too bad though. 6/10.

Kon-Tiki 2012 directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg and based on real events concerning Norwegian explorer and adventurer Thor Heyerdahl.Starring Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo, Gustaf Skarsgård
To prove a thesis that Polynesians didn't come from Asia but from ancient pre-Columbus South America using natural winds and streams, Thor builds a raft and let it float by natural nature powers.
This Norwegian production was actually more entertaining and interesting than I thought it would be. 7/10.

The First of May 1999 directed by Paul Sirmons and based on a novel by Gail Radley.
Starring Julie Harris, Dan Byrd, Mickey Rooney
One of those movies that one just stumbles over sometimes and moves on, but what caught my eye was a later day leading role by actress Julie Harris in a lead role. The movie seams to be made localy in Florida.
Julie plays an elderly citizen who time has forgotten at a senior citizen's home, she bonds with an 11 year old boy that is already tired of life having been moved around from foster homes since he was six. Together they pose as grandmother and grandson and takes to the road and eventualy runs away with the Circus. The law will eventually catch up with them.
Not a bad unknown movie, but turns too tear-jerking in the last act.
For those who understands Baseball, Joe DiMaggio makes a cameo. Former teen idol Mickey Rooney looks overweight and fluffy. 6,5/10.

Strait-Jacket 1964 directed by William Castle.
Starring Joan Crawford, Diane Baker, Leif Erickson.
After spending 20 years at an asylum for chopping the head off her husband and his lover, a woman returns at her daughter's request to live a quite restful life at a farm. But then the choppings begins again.
It's been called a camp classic, I wouldn't go that far myself. What is campy is Joan Crawford's make-up to look younger, but as the story unfolds that is actually part of the plot.
Better than it's rumoured to be in my opinion. 6,5/10.

Cottage to Let aka Bombsight Stolen 1941 directed by Anthony Asquith and based on a play by Geoffrey Kerr.
Starring Alastair Sim, Leslie Banks, Jeanne De Casalis, John Mills, Michael Wilding, George Cole.
Entertaining British spy and agents story, about several persons arriving not just at the cottage, and one of them might be a nazi spy. And a kid who reads Sherlock Holmes stories and figures things out long before British Intelligence, but don't know who to tell because they might be foreign agents.
Alastair Sims and Leslie Banks are the right actors to play eccentrics, while John Mills was always clean-cut.
Worth a look if it passes your way. 6,5/10.