Micheal Winterbottom: Tjhe Best of British

one of micheal winterbottoms earlier films. a kind of london based magnolia that is sadly underrated and seen by hardly anyone. it tells the sepearate stories of each member of a diysfunctional family over the space of two or three days and how they link together. its a film about real life and real people and provides an honest look at life on just how empty and lonely we are, but also shows the happy times too and that above all life is never straight foward. great music by micheal nyman in which each character has their own piece of music.

a return to form for winterbottom. a difficult film to have made but winterbottom has pulled off one of the most intelligent, funny and brilliantly acted british films of recent years. and of course, there is something quite amazing about hearing stephen fry say 'cock'

don't get me wrong, i like michael winterbottom. but this is rubbish. maybe he is trying to prove a point. but it just seems like sex for the sake of it. probably would have made for a good short film, but seems repetetive after a while and not particularly entertaining.

once again micheal winterbottom comes up trumps. despite being produced brad pitt and hollywood he has lost none of his gritty and realist style. just like his other efforts of a similar nature (in this world, welcome to sarejevo and road to gunatanamo) he combines real news footage, on location shooting and a realist style with hand held cameras and fast editing to produce another compelling, tense and topical stroy that takes you straight to the heart of the action and makes you think. anjelina jolie also gives her best performance for ages.