Convoluted, poorly structured, miscast, and not really worth the bother.
British
Love Actually
Plenty of people will love this film (you know who you are), but personally I couldnt wait to escape the theatre by the time the full 135 minutes had been wrung dry.
In America
A moving, deeply personal tale of illegal aliens, extraterrestrials, and learning to say goodbye.
Grand Theft Parsons
An incredible true story unnecessarily embellished with banal fictitious details. Michael Shannon's performance as Larry Oster-Berg, some funny lines, and a great basic premise keep it moving along the road, but it needs a much better script to provide the right directions.
Octane
Superb for its atmosphere and initial menace, but the ending is a real disappointment. 'Octane' travels down a long, strange highway, but unfortunately gets lost somewhere along the way.
Miranda
A Yorkshire nerd in love with an American femme fatale, an English film in love with American genres. The result is a romantic mystery that is neither very romantic nor very mysterious, but its quirky innocence may well still leave you smiling.