TRUEFILM Magazine Issue 1, May 2014 | Page 14

Film Reviews

Film Reviews
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NIGHT OUT AT THE MOVIES
Fancy a night out? Here’s whats on between
May and June in UK cinemas

2 MAY
TARZAn

Brick Mansions

3 MAY
BAD NEIGHBOURS

15 mAY
GODZILLA

22 mAY
X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

28 MAY
MALEFICENT

Tarzan and Jane Porter face a
mercenary army dispatched
by the evil CEO of Greystoke
Energies, a man who took over
the company from Tarzan’s
parents, after they died in a plane
crash.

The human race come up
against the world’s most
famous monster, who is pitted
against malevolent creatures
who, bolstered by humanity’s
scientific arrogance, threatens
the existence of all mankind.

An undercover cop attempts
to take down a ruthless crime
lord in a dystopian Detroit,
abandoned brick mansion left
from better times, with access to
a neutron bomb by infiltrating
his gang.

The ultimate X-Men ensemble
fights a war for the survival
of the species across two time
periods. The original X-Men join
up with their younger selves in
an epic battle that must change
the past - to save our future.

A comedy about a young
couple suffering from arrested
development who are forced to
live next to a fraternity house
after the birth of their baby. All
hell begins to break loose, from
parties to sex in the bushes.

The untold story of the villain
from Sleeping Beauty reveals
the events that hardened
Maleficent’s heart and drove her
to curse the baby, Aurora, only
to later realize that the child may
hold the key to peace.

30 MAY
EDGE OF TOMORROW

A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE
WEST

6 june
22 jump street

GRACE OF MONACO

20 june
THE FAULT IN OUR STARS

JERSEY BOYS

Lt. Col. Bill Cage is fighting in a
war with aliens and finds himself
caught in a Groundhog Day
meets Source Code time loop of
his last day in the battle, though
he becomes better skilled along
the way.

The story of star Grace Kelly’s
crisis of marriage and identity,
during a political dispute
between Monaco’s Prince
Rainier III and France’s Charles
De Gaulle, and a looming French
invasion of Monaco in the 1960.

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As a cowardly farmer begins
to fall for a mysterious new
woman in town, he must put his
newfound courage to the test
when her husband, a notorious
gun slinger, announces his
arrival.

Hazel and Gus are two teenagers
who meet at a cancer support
group and fall in love with one
another. They both share an
acerbic wit, a disdain for the
conventional, and a love that
sweeps them on a journey.

After making their way through
high school (twice), big changes
are in store for officers Schmidt
and Jenko when they go deep
undercover, but this time in
higher education at a local
college.

A musical biography of the Four
Seasons through the rise, the
tough times, personal clashes,
and the ultimate triumph
of a group of friends whose
music became symbolic of a
generation.

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2
DIRECTOR Marc Webb
CAST Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone,

Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Sally Field

W

hen The Amazing Spider-Man was
rebooted in 2012, it provoked a positive
response from audiences and critics
alike. However, Sony appear to be playing second
fiddle to Marvel with the rebooted Spider-Man
series, so a big second outing was needed and that’s
exactly what we get.
When Max Dillon is transformed into living
electricity, Peter Parker is called upon to protect
New York City from his rages. At the same time,
after having sworn to stay away from his girlfriend,
Gwen Stacy, Peter is struggling with their
relationship, but Gwen is determined not to let him
make decisions for her.
What Sony and director Marc Webb do so well
with its Spider-Man series is that they place two sub
genres together – superhero and teenage/young
adult – and make them work. This is one advantage
they have over the rest of the competition and is
perhaps the only young adult superhero movie in

the market.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 feels youthful, and that
is down to its main leads in Andrew Garfield and
Emma Stone. Stone’s Gwen remains a breath of
fresh air, and her chemistry with Garfield is still
a joy to watch. The exceptionally well cast Dane
DeHaan as Harry Osborn, and Jamie Foxx as Max
Dillon, dominate the movie from the off, and are
the clear strong suit of the film. DeHaan plays
Harry like a tormented coiled spring, with every
movement and sentence wound tight, whereas Foxx
slightly overplays nerdy electrical engineer Max,
who later becomes the super-pissed Electro.
It’s perhaps slightly too long at 142 minutes, but
with spectacular action, stunning sets and effects,
livelier villains, and Hans Zimmer’s astounding
score (possibly one of the best in recent times), it
makes for a fantastic second helping. And with Paul
Giamatti’s Rhino showing up at the end, it’s set up
nicely for ASM3, ASM4 or The Sinister Six spinoff.
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