By Rama Gaind
Avatar: 2010 Golden Globe-winning director James Cameron has delivered a futuristic epic which transports you to a magical planet where you get caught in a complex, magical scenario involving ‘aliens’ and humans.
This one is an international springboard for Australian actor Sam Worthington.
Cameron excels in his first feature since Titanic in 1997.
It’s Complicated: There’s nothing complicated about Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin who play an engaging, cheeky pair in this romantic comedy.
Divorced for 10 years, Jane and Jake Adler have three grown-up children. They are drawn to each other when they attend their son’s graduation.
Theirs is an emotionally dangerous liaison since Jake has married again to a younger woman whose biological clock is running fast and desperately tries to have another baby.
As well, Jane’s developing a soft spot for Adam (Steve Martin), the easy-going architect who is renovating the kitchen of her stylish home.
Writer/director Nancy Meyers has produced another winner! This gentle romp has been sensitively portrayed.
Streep is natural-looking and funny, Baldwin is a casual rake who draws our sympathies and Martin is nicely understated.
A warmly entertaining film with light humorous moments, where the actors are perfectly at ease with their wrinkles and flab and uninhibited about chocolate croissants!
