BiggerBoatNeeded

*Possible spoilers*

This is one of those rarest of movies; where you do not feel that you are watching a movie at all.

If you are looking for the usual Hollywood drama/romance, look elsewhere. I challenge anyone to watch the first 10/30/60 minutes and be able to speculate with any accuracy as to the destination of this particular journey.

To single out any actor/actress is impossible, such is the quality of all those involved. The script, acting, plot and locations are sufficiently superb that from the very beginning you are immersed in a tale so rich and so honest that you could believe that this is a documentary rather than fiction.

Be aware however that ‘The Claim' is not easy to watch and don't expect any closure. Rather there is a tale to tell, a middle perhaps of the two ends, and it tells this tale so very, very well.

Love it or hate it, but I challenge anyone to watch this and not take something away.

10/10

After causing some trouble at a remote roadhouse, three young men are pursued through the night by a mysterious black car.

Sounds OK? And it should have been. The basic premise is quite good and Shane Johnson (Scott), Josh Hammond (C.J.) and Jason Dohring (Robby), the three young men in question, are all quite solid in their roles. Their acting is convincing and applause to them.

Where Black Cadillac falls down is in the pace and the editing. After an initial good 30 minutes the films meanders through the next hour to a predictable and overly slow conclusion. The audience is left with a feeling that this could have been a good 45 minute short but the script/direction ran out of steam far too early. 3/10.

Edward Crane, mild mannered barber and cause of no offence to anyone, finds out there is more to his quiet life than he realized and one ill-considered action causes a downward spiral of the lives of those around him and ultimately himself.

Billy Bob Thornton is just superb as Edward Crane; unforgettable, and not to be missed. He is quietly understated and makes the role his - such that I could not imagine anyone else as Crane. The supporting case is just as wonderful, though special mention should go to Tony Shalhoub as the suitably unpleasant attorney.

The best films are those in which the tale is unimportant; just sit back and enjoy the how it is told. 'The Man Who Wasn't There' is one of this endangered species. Wonderful.

Psychiatrist Caroline Henshow (Joanne Whalley) takes a position in a new area and befriends an abused woman, a woman whose problems re-ignite issues from her own past.

Joanne Whalley takes to the lead with a certain flourish and as well as being entirely believable in the role keeps you guessing as to quite what she will do next!! It is a pity that she is not on-screen in such an intense role more often.

Breathtaking is a good, solid, English thriller. Many of the locations are suitably squalid and one can certainly sympathies with the motivations of the downtrodden Sandra (Lorraine Pilkington). This is not a classic by any means, but will keep you interested and has a couple of unexpected twists.

In these days of inane films for the masses, it's refreshing to see a tale told such as 'Soft for Digging'. Take what might come out of Hollywood, but cut the unnecessary dialog, cut the shallow score, rely on some good honest camera work and acting, and get the audience to sit back and enjoy the tale.

Not to spoil this; but the story opens with a recluse, an old man, who while searching for his cat witnesses something that haunts him thereafter. The story is simple but is told well and is totally convincing.

You may love it, you may hate it, but I challenge anyone to watch this for the first time and to know what might come next. Despite being a fan of horror movies for over 20 years, there are at least two places in this film that blindsided me completely and had me all but jumping out of my chair. Wonderful.

Refreshing in its simplicity, though not a classic, but does what it set out to do exceptionally well.

So, at least some of this was supposed to be a 'real'. I did not know this when watching; rather it was advertised as the 'notorious' 70's shocker.

*ANYONE* who could believe any teeny-tiny bit of this @#!%$ is real should not only stay away from movies, but from TV in it's entirety, cartoons, theatre, works of fiction, the spoken word, others of the same species and especially the internet.

Had this more votes it would be ~23 in the IMDb bottom 100. You have been warned. For me, it's the worst movie I have EVER seen by some margin.

I would list what I did not like about this movie, but I'm limited to 1000 words. So instead, there follows what I did like: