One of the more surprising films in Criticker’s Top 20 of 2009 was The Damned United, an adaptation of real life coach Brian Clough’s travails at Leeds United. Strangely, it’s not the week’s only highly praised and amusing ‘true-story’ flick. Steven Soderbergh’s The Informant!, starring Matt Damon, also mostly won love at Criticker.
The Informant! – Average Tier 5.95
The U.S. government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre. The Informant! @ Amazon
The Box – Average Tier 4.12
An unhappily married couple receive a small box on their doorstep. At the push of a button, the box brings its bearer instant wealth but also instantly kills someone the bearer doesn’t know. The Box @ Amazon
Brian Clough (Sheen) takes over as manager of Leeds United following the departure of club hero Don Revie (Meaney) for the England job and for the first time has to work without his partner, Peter Taylor (Spall). Adaptation of the popular book. The Damned United @ Amazon
Paris – Average Tier 5.65
Pierre, a professional dancer, suffers from a serious heart disease. While he is waiting for a transplant which may (or may not) save his life, he has nothing better to do than look at the people around him, from the balcony of his Paris apartment. When Elise, his sister with three kids and no husband, moves in to his place to care for him, Pierre does not change his new habits. And instead of dancing himself, it is Paris and the Parisians who dance before his eyes. Paris @ Amazon
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant – Average Tier 3.79
A young boy named Darren Shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a Vampire. After a series of events Darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with the Cirque Du Freak and become a Vampire. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant @ Amazon
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