Steve Jobs

In the lead up to three product launches, spread over 14 years, we plunge into the mounting crises, both personal and technical, that confront Apple head Steve Jobs (Fassbender).

Ipadは好きで毎日つかうくせに、アップルはきらい。たぶんItuneがきらいなのだろう。あれを使うことそ考えただけで、ぞっとするほどだ。この映画もFassbenderが好きだから見た、にすぎない。彼はたしかにいいけれど、Jobその人は益々嫌いになった。全くイヤなやつだ。

70点

He Named Me Malala

Standing up against Taliban barbarity, Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai is brutally gunned down. As Davis Guggenheim's documentary charts, her recovery was an inspiration.

少しは知らないこともあったけれど、大体はニュースなどで知っていることで、本人が出ているだけ。もう少し本音を聞かせて欲しいところだ。よかったのは、彼女の父親の存在が大きいかったことを教えてくれたことぐらい。

70点

Brooklyn

Eilis Lacey (Ronan) fearfully leaves Ireland for a new life in 1950s New York, where she is entrusted to a protective priest (Jim Broadbent) and upright landlady (Julie Walters) while she finds her feet. But she will soon find herself torn between two worlds.

思いがけず今年のベスト５には入る映画だった。アイルランドからアメリカに移民するはなし。話の筋はそんなにドラマチックでもないけれど、とても丁寧に主人公の気持ちを観客に伝えるようにつくってある。Ronanさんは飛びぬけて美人でもないけれど、目で演技する人で、これから大演技派スターになるだろう。

85点

Burnt

Looking to bounce back from a Parisian catastrophe, firebrand chef Adam Jones (Cooper) launches himself afresh on the London restaurant scene.

いくらハンサムなクーパーさんが出ていても、筋もフツウ。あまりにも先がよめてしまう。

65点

Carol

A chance encounter in a department store leads elegant housewife Carol (Cate Blanchett) and uncertain shopgirl Therese (Rooney Mara) into a forbidden romance in 1950s New York.

評判はやけにいい。私にはちょっとCateの演技はやりすぎに思える。なにもかも作りすぎで息苦しい。話は大昔のBrief　Encounterをレスビアンにしたみたいだ。カフェで会ってる時に邪魔が入るところ、とか、肩に手をやるところとか。この傑作に敬意を表したのかもしれないけれど、悪く言えばコピーですね。

でもCateはやはりうまいし、Roonyなぞぶっ飛んでしまう。

75点。

The Good Dinosaur

A young dinosaur gets lost in the forest and has to find his way home with nobody for company but a dog-like boy.

ピクサーにしたら、なんてつまらないアニメを作ったのだろう。前作のInsideはとたもよかったので、ちょといい加減に作ったみたい。それとも5歳の子供用で、大人の私がどうこういうのは間違いか。アニメだって大人も楽しめるようにしてほしいし、実際そういうアニメは沢山あるのに。


40点

Victor Frankenstein

Victorian London. Trainee physician Victor Frankenstein (James McAvoy) recruits a circus hunchback (Daniel Radcliffe) to assist him with experiments designed to create life from death. Much to the ire of God-fearing copper Inspector Turpin (Andrew Scott).

助手になるダニエルは最初背中におおきなこぶがあったのだけれど、Victorに助けれれて背かなにおおきな注射針をさされると、あら不思議、正常にもどってしまう。あんなに簡単でいいものだろうか。

65点

The Night Before

Three thirtysomething friends — aimless Ethan (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), father-to-be Isaac (Seth Rogen) and NFL star Chris (Anthony Mackie) — head off for one last big Christmas night out to track down the world’s greatest yuletide bash: The Nutcracka Ball.

65点

Krampus

Running time
98 minutes
Disillusioned with his dysfunctional extended family, young Max (Anthony) tears up his letter to Santa — invoking Krampus (Emery), the vindictive dark shadow of Father Christmas, who turns up with his minions to terrorise Max’s family over the holidays.

評のわりには全く怖くない。

65点

Daddys Home

unning time:96 minutes

Rival dads Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg go to war in this laugh-out-loud comedy. Mild-mannered, strait-laced Brad (Will Ferrell) is married to Sarah (Linda Cardellini) and works hard to be a good stepdad to her two young children. Unfortunately, they seem resistant to his charms. Matters become even more difficult for Brad when their biological father Dusty (Mark Wahlberg) unexpectedly reappears on the scene. He's everything that Brad isn't: a buff, cool, leather-jacketed, motorbike-riding bad boy dude. Naturally, the kids are overjoyed to see him. Now Brad has a real fight on his hands to win their affections. The Other Guys stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg reunite for this hilarious comedy of escalating family warfare in which pets, treehouses and even goodnight kisses are used as weapons! The rib-tickling chaos is expertly orchestrated by the writer/director team behind 'Sex Drive' and 'Horrible Bosses 2'.

Cast: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini, Alessandra Ambrosio, Thomas Haden Church, Bobby Cannavale

Director: Sean Anders

普段はWill　Ferrellはあまりすきとはいえない。どうもあの小さな目がいけないのだろう。やはり映画をみるからにはもう少し美男子をみたいなー。しかし、この映画はわるくはなかった。Willも即席お父さんとしてがんばっているし、MarkもWillにまけじといいお父さんになろうと努力しているのがいい。それに最後にかわいそうなWillも子供たちにみとめられて、あーよかったね！というところがよろしい。最後のほうでMarkがWillの二の舞いの道をたどることになるのが、とてもおかしい。

思ったより楽しんだ映画だった。80点

In The Heart Of The Sea

Running time:122 minutes

Chris Hemsworth stars in the astonishing true story of the 19th century mariners who faced the might of Moby Dick! In August 1819, 21 men set out on an ill-fated expedition aboard the New England whaling ship, Essex. They soon encounter a terrifying gargantuan whale, hell-bent on vengeance. As recounted 30 years on by survivor Tom Nickerson (Brendan Gleeson) to the author Herman Melville (Ben Whishaw), their incredible experience inspires the literary classic 'Moby Dick'. But the book tells only half the story. Facing imminent starvation and everything the elements can throw at them, the remaining crew start to question their morality as they do the unthinkable just to stay alive. Meanwhile, Owen Chase (Chris Hemsworth), veteran first mate of inexperienced Captain George Pollard (Benjamin Walker), remains determined to bring down their giant tormentor. Adapted from Nathaniel Philbrick's bestseller, this epic, exhilarating survival drama reunites Oscar-winning director Ron Howard with his 'Rush' star Chris Hemsworth.

Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson
Director: Ron Howard

鯨採りより後半船が沈んで、何ヶ月も漂流するところがすさまじい。

80点

Bridge Of Spies

Running time:141 minutes

Tom Hanks re-teams with Steven Spielberg for this dramatic, factual Cold War drama. The year is 1957. The world is caught in the grip of the Cold War. James B. Donovan (Tom Hanks) is a noted American insurance lawyer who finds himself caught up in an international crisis when he's recruited by the CIA to defend incarcerated Soviet spy Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance). The situation escalates when Donovan is sent to East Berlin to negotiate the release of American pilot Francis Gary Powers (Austin Stowell), whose spy aircraft was shot down over the Soviet Union, in exchange for Abel. Before long, the fate of the world comes to rest on the shoulders of this unassuming, all-American hero. The dream team of legendary Saving Private Ryan director Steven Spielberg and Forrest Gump star Tom Hanks promises to make this a gripping and involving look at a fascinating true story, one that plays out against the tense relationship between these two great superpowers.

Advisory Information
This film contains a sequence of flashing lights which might affect customers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.

Cast: Tom Hanks
Director:Setven Spilburg

ものすごく分かりやすい映画。そのありにちゃんと最初から最後までおもしろいのはさすがスピルバーグ。主演のトムよりスパイになるマークがすごい。これはアカデミー賞ものだ。

90点

Black Mass

Running time:123 minutes

Johnny Depp and Benedict Cumberbatch star in an engrossing true-life crime thriller.

As leader of the Winter Hill Gang, ruthless Irish-American mobster James 'Whitey' Bulger (Johnny Depp) controls the streets of early 70s South Boston. But the Angiulo family from the north of the city are looking to muscle in on his territory. Whitey's childhood friend, FBI agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton), is under pressure to nail the Angiulos. He covertly offers his brutal underworld chum immunity from prosecution in return for turning informant. With Whitey's powerful state senator brother (Benedict Cumberbatch) turning a blind eye, an extraordinary crimewave is unleashed.
Based on an incredible true story that also partially inspired Scorsese's The Departed, this taut and gripping crime thriller boasts a compelling performance by Johnny Depp as one of America's most notorious gangsters. Crazy Heart director Scott Cooper also gets outstanding, nuanced performances out of Joel Edgerton and Benedict Cumberbatch.

Cast: Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Kevin Bacon, Juno Temple, Peter Sarsgaard
Director: Scott Cooper

青い目ぎらぎらのジョニーがすいごい。久しぶりに彼もいい役者なんだな、と感心した。でもいやなやつらばかりできもちのいい映画ではない。

75点。