Precious is a new-style weepie but one that is much more bracing than depressing
Precious
Theatre
Ian McKellen is captivating throughout. He delights in the play’s gallows humour, yet is also maudlin and poignant
Waiting for Godot
Theatre
Slight quibbles notwithstanding, this will set the West End’s stock riding high
Enron
Utterly, utterly brilliant. You really are in for a treat
Though 'Trilogy' has won rave reviews, I personally found myself exasperated after about an hour
We went on a quiet sunday evening and the food was excellent, but the experience let down by the service and ambiance
London,
Derek Malcolm's rating
Reader rating
Dir: Nicholas Jasenovec.
Cast: Michael Cera, Charlyne Yi, Jake Johnson
Description: Comedian and actress Charlyne Yi explores the meaning of true romance to different generations and faiths. Accompanied by a camera crew, Charlyne interviews experts and people on the street, deciding whether she has really missed out by never being in love before. In the process, Charlyne meets actor Michael Cera (playing himself) and the two fall in love, blurring the lines between fact and fiction.
Country: US/CAN/FR. 2009. 87mins
Paper Heart: charming or faintly irritating
Either you will find this cheaply made American independent docudrama charming or faintly irritating.
Comedian Charlyne Yi pursues her way across America with a microphone and a director (Nicholas Jasenovic) asking everyone what they think about love.
She is herself uncertain but she meets film star Michael Cera (apparently her real-life boyfriend) on the way and stutters into a vague romance.
The bikers, gays, judges and proprietors of Las Vegas marriage venues are more entertaining than either Yi or Cera, and so are the interludes of make-do-and-mend animation that accompany the ephemeral proceedings.
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