100 Movie Challenge 2014 - # 113: The Look of Love

Director: Michael Winterbottom

Genre: Drama/ Comedy

Runtime: 101 minutes

Year: 2013

Starring: Steve Coogan, Anna Friel, Imogen Poots, Tamsin Egerton

Description: The life of Paul Raymond (Steve Coogan), the controversial entrepreneur who became Britain's richest man.

Review: “The Look of Love” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in januari 2013. It’s a visually good looking movie, a light biopic that is enjoyable even without knowing about Paul Raymond. The lightness of the film is both its strength and weakness. Raymond is portrayed by Steve Coogan, a role perfect for the comedian. The comedy part is solid, Coogan doesn’t disappoint. It’s the dramatic side of the film that doesn’t have enough depth. The sparkle of the first half is totally lost in the second half.

Imogen Poots, who plays Raymond’s daughter Debbie, isn’t experienced enough to give “The Look of Love” the balance between drama and comedy. And even Steve Coogan struggles more with the more dramatic scenes, while he sets the tone for the film very well.

“The Look of Love” reminds you of movies with a similar theme like “Boogie Nights”. Off course you can’t compare them, because “The Look of Love” isn’t anywhere near the success “Boogie Nights” had. A fun film, basically thanks to Steve Coogan, but not very memorable.

Rating: 2,5/ 5

Movie Trailer Sunday (78)

Here are this weeks trailers.

The Colony
Description: Set during the next ice age, an outpost of colonists struggle to survive below the world's frozen surface. Short on supplies, and plagued by illness and internal conflict, the colonists suspect the worst when they mysteriously lose contact with their only other known settlement, Colony 5. When Colony 7's leader Briggs (Laurence Fishburne) decides to lead an expedition to discover what happened, he is challenged by Mason (Bill Paxton), his former comrade-in-arms, who has his own ideas of what is best for the colonists. Briggs takes two volunteers on the mission, the young Graydon, and Sam (Kevin Zegers), a strong-willed mechanic who seizes the opportunity to confront the icy wasteland that orphaned him. When they reach their destination, the team discover a threat much worse than nature and must battle to save themselves and protect their fellow colonists in what might be humanity's last stand.
Director: Joe Renfroe
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Zegers, Bill Paxton
Trailer: Trailer "The Colony"

Tomorrow You're Gone
Description: Charlie Rankin (Stephen Dorff) is out of prison, but not out of trouble. Indebted to the man who saved his life behind bars (Willem Dafoe), Charlie must now carry out a murder to settle the score. But things start to change for Charlie when he meets Florence (Michelle Monaghan), a mysterious and beautiful lost soul who sees the good hidden beneath his tough exterior. When the hit goes bad, it's Charlie's life that is on the line, and he'll have to figure out how to settle his debts and keep Florence out of danger before his past catches up to him.
Director: David Jacobson
Starring: Stephen Dorff, Michelle Monaghan, Willem Dafoe
Trailer: Trailer "Tomorrow You're Gone"

Hummingbird
Description: Living homeless after going on the run from a military court-martial, Joey Jones (Jason Statham) is a damaged ex-special forces soldier trapped in London's criminal underworld. But when opportunity enables him to assume another man's identity, he is transformed into an avenging angel.
Director: Steven Knight
Starring: Jason Statham
Trailer: Trailer "Hummingbird"
Comment: Not a Jason Statham fan, but I have to admit that this looks pretty good.

Girl Rising
Description: The movie tells the stories of nine girls from different parts of the world who face arranged marriages, child slavery, and other heartbreaking injustices. Despite these obstacles, the brave girls offer hope and inspiration. By getting an education, they're able to break barriers and create change.
Director: Richard Robbins
Starring: Cate Blanchet, Freida Pinto, Selena Gomez, Anne Hathaway, Salma Hayek, Liam Neeson, Kerry Washington, Meryl Streep, Chloë Grace Moretz, Alicia Keys (all narrators)
Trailer: Trailer "Girl Rising"
Comment: This looks amazing, inspiring and almost gave me tears already.

The Look of Love
Description:The life of Paul Raymond, the controversial entrepreneur who became Britain's richest man
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Starring: Steve Coogan, Imogen Poots, Anna Friel, Stephen Fry,
Trailer: Trailer "The Look of Love"