last night at the flicks

"Le Petit Bulletin" is a free newspaper which often points film buffs and wannabe buffs in the right direction. their article on oss117 surprised it's readers when it sang the praises of the new film, a james-bond-meets-clouseau spoof. after watching it last night the rave review became all the more curious. the film is laboured, the jokes are easy, the pastiche genre has added nothing new to it's range. there are funny scenes, jokes and moments, but not enough to deserve your 9 euros.

the secret life of words, however, is a moving portrait of a relationship between two characters, incarnated completely by tim robbins and sarah polley, their personal battles, and those of the other people who choose to stay on an oil rig when all their colleagues have left (following an accident). the story is simple, the plot also, and the stories of the central characters unwind as their rapport develops. i cried twice and upon leaving the cinema felt moved, humbled and completely satisfied with the form, content and telling of the story. a major film.