The Christophers (2025): review: 6.5/10

 *

An artist began painting a series of portraits of a lover which he then abandoned. His talent long since diminished, now he resides, embittered, in a huge London apartment.

His two children want these paintings as they ae highly valued. They hire a young woman -an art restorer- to find the paintings and complete them while masquerading as an assistant.

There then ensue are all manner of plot twists.

The film is not a success. 

While interesting themes are touched upon (talent and what permits it to flourish, resentment, aging, use of technology) these are not given their due. The many subplots are fussy and irksome. 

The acting styles, attempting humour, of the two siblings played by James Corden and Jessia Gunning jarr with that of Ian McKellan and his opposite, Michaela Coel.

Full Frontal (2002): review 1/10

Actors playing actors in Hollywood, including improvised sections. They are all very full of themselves.

Charmless, pretentious film which confirms that films about actors and film-making are generally to be avoided.

The Limey (1999): review- 7/10

7/10

Charismatic cockney thug Terence Stamp seeks revenge for daughter's death in LA.

Enjoyable, shallow, violent and efficiently made.

The Girlfriend Experience (2009): review- 8/10

8/10

A expensive call girl in New York visits her clients during the stock crash; at the same time her flatmate, a freelance salesman, visits his clients. The film consists mainly of their conversations.

Beautifully filmed, with a delicate, ambiguous mood throughout.