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The Heat, A Hilarious Comedy (Film Review)
Review by John Delia One of the better comedies to be released this year, The Heat has a lot going for it with a fine
June 27, 2013
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Review by John Delia One of the better comedies to be released this year, The Heat has a lot going for it with a fine
Judd Apatow’s “sort-of sequel” to Knocked Up revisits the married couple played by Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann, now found to be suffering a mid-life crisis – although it’s only a crisis if you’re used to the sort of moneyed Californian privilege that Apatow enjoys.    Â
It’s overlong, regularly crass and excruciating and yet this Judd Apatow comedy is saved by the deft comic performances of Paul Rudd and Albert Brooks (who is having a late blossoming as an actor) and – for all its determination to offend – it generally means well.    Â
Sixties beauties Vanessa Redgrave and Terence Stamp bring gravitas and pathos to this well-worn tale of pensioners competing in a choir competition. Â Â Â Â
“It’s going to be a black hole, this one,†intones Mark Strong’s contemplative copper in this bleak police drama, set on the Wirral coast.    Â
Roger Moore delivers a convincing performance in this 1970s film as a straight-arrow businessman who is inexplicably tormented by a malevolent force while driving. Â Â Â Â
Antonio Fargas, who was Huggy Bear in Starsky and Hutch, is a highlight as Foxy Brown’s lowlife younger brother in this riotous slice of blaxploitation from 1974.    Â
The plot is flimsy but the songs are exquisite from the one of the finest pop albums ever: “The Night Beforeâ€, “Hide Your Love Awayâ€, and “I Need Youâ€, which is played out in front of Stonehenge.    Â