17/37
Starring in The Graham Norton Show: Cher/Keira Knightley/Michael Fassbender/Josh Brolin/Jalen Ngonda (2024)
Tale
Helen embarks on a passionate affair with a man who has no idea of her secret identity. Caught in the crosshairs when her lover falls victim to London’s dangerous criminal underworld, Helen’s employer enlists Sam to protect her. Bingo, the owner of the guitar shop where Sam gets his guns, is played by Rat Scabies, a member of The Damned.
That’s another story
Fairytale of New YorkWritten by Jem Finer, Shane MacGowanPlayed by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl. It’s a strange mix of quality. I don’t need a genre to stick to one thing, so I don’t mind the tonal variety, but the execution?
Not so much
The camerawork and acting? Top-notch. The set design and writing?
Okay, maybe not *terrible*, but definitely weak
The impression I got was, “People are stupid; they won’t question this.” They’ll insinuate a bombshell with a visual cliché or stage a mass public murder, and—surprise!—no cops show up. Just our sly detective protagonist scouring the place for clues like it’s a murder mystery brunch. It’s the kind of lazy stuff that makes a pedant want to cry.
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That said, if you can silence the little voice in your head that whispers, “This isn’t how the world works,” you might just have a blast.
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