Dom Hemingway - 2013 *

 

 

'Raucously entertaining'?! Where are these reviewers from?! Dom Hemingway is appallingly bad. Jude Law's character is not the sort of person you want to see coming at you down the street. And the whole film consists of him either swearing, kicking, fighting, punching, killing or disrespecting anyone who gets in his way. Law's characterisation of an ex-convict sent down for something he didn't do and hell-bent on revenge probably suits him quite well, but he's still extremely unlikeable and makes everyone who is watching wince whenever he appears.

Shame that Richard E. Grant was in this too, because I admire him a lot as an actor, and feel that this was a big dip in his career.

When a film is this unpleasant and can only be told by swearing and violence you know it's not a good film.

 

 

Breaking and Entering - 2006 ****

In comparison to the other films I've seen recently this was a stark contrast. A brilliant journey into the lives of a group of people lead by Jude Law whose lives are turned upside down after a number of break-ins at Law's business. We are shown both sides of the situation - how it affects Law's family and the teenagers responsible for the burglaries.
I was surprised actually at how good Jude Law was in this, proof that he can actually act instead of just standing there trying to look 'pretty.'
Anthony Minghella on top form.