![]() ![]() □ The 100 best movies of the 20th century so farĬast Dinah Sheridan, William Mervyn, Jenny AgutterĪs warm and cosy as a cup of Horlicks, Lionel Jeffries’s 1970 adaptation of E Nesbit’s Edwardian children’s novel centres on a well-to-do London family torn apart when its patriarch is arrested on suspicion of treason. Written by Dave Calhoun, Tom Huddleston, David Jenkins, Derek Adams, Geoff Andrew, Adam Lee Davies, Paul Fairclough, Wally Hammond, Alim Kheraj, Matthew Singer & Phil de Semlyen Here are the 100 greatest British films ever made. The results are as diverse as the country itself. To put together this list of the best British movies of all-time, we polled over 150 actors, directors, writers, producers, critics and industry heavyweights, from the likes of Wes Anderson, Mike Leigh, Ken Loach, Sam Mendes and Terence Davies, David Morrissey, Sally Hawkins and Thandie Newton. Thrillers? Romantic period pieces? Sci-fi? Drug movies? You can find them, all with a specific, if sometimes intangible, English slant. Prefer a smaller scale, more intimate drama? Try Joanna Hogg or Shane Meadows. Want a sweeping, heart-swelling epic? Explore the films of David Lean or Powell and Pressburger. ![]() Which actually makes James Bond’s future, with or without Craig, all the more exciting.Other than location and accent, what signatures mark British cinema? Honestly, it’s hard to peg, if only because the UK movies industry hardly seems limited in the stories it tells and the cinematic experiences it puts onscreen. Despite this solid ground, it’s hard to see where the character can go from here. Having rebooted the character with Casino Royale, taken the obligatory miss-step with Quantum Of Solace, and now with both Skyfall and Spectre merged the franchise’s illustrious history with a stark, complicated modern tone that’s first aim is still to entertain, Craig has helped to solidify James Bond’s importance in the current movie climate. It’s no fault of the actors, more that the characters have either been underwritten or savaged in the editing suite.Īs a whole, though, Spectre is, if Daniel Craig decides to, the perfect swansong to his James Bond tenure. We’re expected to be impressed and afraid, but not enough is provided to back up the supposed menace. Waltz is especially terrific when he is paired opposite Daniel Craig. Plus, while its villainous duo of Dave Bautista and Christoph Waltz, both of whom reek of old-school Bond villains as a brutal henchman and calculated megalomaniac, respectively, flourish on-screen, they’re just not present enough to really make an impact. Its wit is satisfactory (rather than reaching hilarity), and at times it’s a little bit too easy for this Bond to get out of tight situations. Its plot, meanwhile, is preposterously thin - to the point where I genuinely forgot how Daniel Craig knew where to go at times. A lot of its dialogue waffles on for a bit too long as there is always just one line too many during exchanges. Not everything is right with Spectre, though. Meanwhile, Andrew Scott, Monica Bellucci and Jesper Christensen all chime in with cap-doffing performances, too. Madeleine Swann, and Ben Whishaw as Q, Ralph Fiennes as M, Naomie Harris as Moneypenny, and Rory Kinnear’s Bill Tanner proving to be worthy members of Bond’s posse. The full ensemble band together perfectly, with Lea Seydoux shining as Dr. ![]() It’s almost as if John Wayne and Don Draper have merged together, put on a suave suit, and decided to save the world. He does all this while still teasing an emotional depth and fatigue that makes his incarnation glisten with a relatability that sets him apart from previous versions. Is he getting the former to preserve his ego? Or saving the latter, because it’s the right thing to do? It’s murky, which makes Spectre that extra bit intriguing. Craig is unrelenting as James Bond, dismissing his superiors and taking advantage of his peers, as well as anyone else that can assist him, to make sure that he can get to his man and save the world. ![]()
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