... No matter what happened, it was a horrible accident. Perfectly described! And I'm hearing things in the news about young people punching strangers just for the fun of it. Good to see you in a proper movie again. Beau Geste has one of the greatest opening scenes of any movie ever made. Extremely complicated and apparently many folks don’t like that. I was looking for action pact / thriller movie. It's making this book very real. I shall rewatch the ending on a bigger screen to see if there’s any blood on Coogan’s hand. Eventually the bugler goes over the wall to see what happened, but he never returns. Any how. There are the brothers Paul and Stan and their wives, Claire and Kate. Thank you. Didn’t Stan’s wife pretend that Beau answered his phone? The older brother sat him down and explain things about reality of their childhood etc. “Oh Beau, thank God, I was so worried”… Now I am confused about is the younger brother wife his second or first. The reader is left with questions, but the one thing that is certain is that the problem has been sorted out, possibly violently. When things go well, we carry on until the next cycle of the sun, come what may. Your email address will not be published. Thank you Kelly just watched it and wasn’t sure. Cracking ending comes too late for The Dinner. Strange But True, by John Searles Searles’ 2004 novel has a premise just screaming for spoilers: five years after Ronnie Chase died in a prom-night car accident, his girlfriend Melissa—scarred from the crash and living as a recluse in a cabin she rents from former cop Bill Erwin—shows up at the Chase house to inform them that she’s pregnant… and the … Right with you Kelly, I caught that on my second time watching it. I now understand why Mario Cuomo did not run for the Presidency. The Crying Game was a great movie IMO. No incriminations..????? It’s almost like they WANT people to see them. What promised so much, delivers so little thanks to a script that too often veers from the point. Actors are notoriously un-shy. Thanks for reading! Beau flees the house and Paul catches up to him, grabs him by the neck and prepares to hit Beau over the head with a rock to prevent him from turning in the other boys. The Downton Abbey Movie is the big-screen continuation of Julian Fellowes' Downton Abbey TV series, and it reunites nearly the entire cast.The film is set in 1927, 18 months after the Downton Abbey series finale, … In fact you can hear the phone ringing in the background. this is why i support this site. He steals the video and then blackmails his brother and cousin. Steve Coogan, who I’ve watched for years, gave an outstanding performance. Writer/Director please brush up on your skills!!!! To me, this was right up there with EYES WIDE SHUT, and THE CRYING GAME….minutes of my life i’ll never get back 🙂. However, Paul is confronted by an enraged Stan, frantically looking for Beau, alongside Katelyn and Claire. Oh thank God,” so actually Beau is alive and you can imagine the trouble everyone is in now! It was very difficult to watch. I wasn’t sure what happened to Beau……some reviews said that they heard Beau answer his phone. I never heard Bo answer his phone. With Michael Chernus, Taylor Rae Almonte, Steve Coogan, Charlie Plummer. Oren Moverman’s “The Dinner” is an incredibly frustrating movie, almost purposefully so.It is a film about people who say things like “We’re gonna talk tonight … put it all on the table,” and then never do. The Dinner marks Moverman’s fifth directorial effort, 12th screenplay, and his most uncomfortably tense “thriller” yet. Eyes Wide Shut a bomb. Your email address will not be published. Turn up the light. The guy’s contract requires him to describe every course the people eat. 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