Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Monday, March 16, 2015

The Devil's Double (2010)

Genre: Biographical
Directed by: Lee Tamahori
Starring: Dominic Cooper, Philip Quast, Ludivine Sagnier
Running time: 108 minutes



This film tells the story of Latif Yahia, an Iraqi soldier who was hired against his will to be the body double of Uday Hussein, Sadam’s son. The veracity of Yahia’s story has been disputed, but, nonetheless, the movie that came out of it was great.

Dominic Cooper offers a solid performance in both of the lead roles. He plays these two men in such a masterful way that they truly feel like two different men miles apart in ideology and personality. The rest of the cast is also very good in this tale of decadence and entitlement.

This story is not for the faint of heart, but, if a considerable amount of it is true, it needed to be told. It is scary to witness what certain human beings are willing to do to each other when they feel entitled and empowered to do so. Some of the scenes in The Devil’s Double will stay with me for a while. Powerful film.


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