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Washington now directs and stars as Troy Maxson, a man defined and diminished by all the disappointments and resentments of his past. Troy is a garbage collector in 1950s Pittsburgh but he was once a promising baseball player who never got the chances he thought he deserved. He is a man who loves the sound of his own voice and gin fuels his bluster and swagger.He prides himself on being master of his own domestic kingdom, working hard to put bread on the table and keep a roof above their heads – and nobody is allowed to forget it. Troy seems to have a tall tale for every occasion and an answer for every challenge. Over the course of the film we learn more about his hard life and the pride and prejudice that shaped him. He may not be the most sympathetic figure but he is someone we come to understand a little better, failings and all, and Washington wears the character of Troy like a comfortable old suit.But the most sympathetic character is Troy’s wife Rose, played by Viola Davis. Troy and Rose have been married for 18 years and she has accepted a life that is less than she hoped for.
In the second half of the film Troy reveals a shattering secret and Davis gives a powerful account of everything Rose has bottled up for years. Her tears of betrayal will break your heart.This is a woman in the shadow of her husband, realising he lacked the decency to treat her with respect. There is a very oldfashioned feel to Fences which seems to belong to the era of Arthur Miller’s Death Of A Salesman and acquires the status of a Greek tragedy.As a director Washington plays it safe, doing little to push against the theatrical origins of the piece and trusting in the quality of the performances from an excellent ensemble cast. It’s not a bad strategy when he has surrounded himself with the talents of Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson as Troy’s loyal friend Jim and Jovan Adepo as his angry teen son Cory.Fences is filled with lengthy speeches that soar and glide like a bird in flight and there is a poetry in the everyday struggles of these ordinary lives. It remains very theatrical throughout but, for all of us who never had the chance to see Washington and Davis on Broadway, it is a worthwhile venture.
Both actors have received well-deserved Oscar nominations for their outstanding performances. Films Set in 2017 It's the year 2017 both in Hollywood and now, in reality. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011): The infamous epilogue scene is set 19 years later to 2017 20th Century Women (Cert 15; 118mins)Annette Bening is so believable and sympathetic in 20th Century Women that she should have received an Oscar nomination. An older single mother trying to make sense of a changing world, Dorothea is a complex, fully rounded character doing the best she can to raise her 15-year-old son Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann) in Santa Barbara in 1979. “I know him less each day,” she observes as he dives into punk music and messy relationships while she sees herself as increasingly invisible and irrelevant. Dorothea has an income from her stocks and shares and from renting out rooms in her vast house.She enlists tenant Abbie (Greta Gerwig) and Jamie’s older friend Julie (Elle Fanning) to ensure Jamie becomes a decent young man.
But it doesn’t work out as planned in a film where the boy’s coming of age is secondary to the experiences of the three women. A poignant reflection of life’s joys and sorrows with a smartly written script from director Mike Mills and an understanding of the scary, wonderful things that happen to everyone as they grow up and older. VERDICT: 4/5PHThe Lego Batman Movie (Cert U; 104mins)It’s all about family in The Lego Batman Movie, an irresistibly daft, deadpan superhero spoof in the tradition of the Naked Gun comedies. The nifty Lego version of the Caped Crusader (voiced by Will Arnett) decides that there has to be more to life than saving Gotham City and living alone in gloomy Wayne Manor. Fortunately help is at hand for this self-satisfied egomaniac with intimacy issues. Firstly, loyal butler Alfred (Ralph Fiennes) is determined to help his lonely master make contact with his emotions. Then recently adopted ward Dick Grayson (a hilariously excitable Michael Cera) can’t stop calling him dad.
Add in an attractive new police commissioner in James Gordon’s daughter Barbara (Rosario Dawson) and there are enough elements to form a family unit. Unless of course The Joker (Zach Galifianakis) and every villain under the sun decide to spoil the party. A hyperactive, helter-skelter comedy, it is often very silly and extremely funny. But it loses steam once the convoluted plot takes over and the relentless pace grows exhausting.VERDICT: 3/5Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (Cert 15; 113mins)Matching Oscar-winning director Ang Lee with Ben Fountain’s swashbuckling satirical novel Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk should have created something special. Alas this film adaptation feels well intentioned but underwhelming. At the heart of the film is a tender performance from Joe Alwyn as Billy Lynn, an all-American boy hailed for his courage under fire on duty in Iraq.Now Billy and his Bravo Squad are touring America to tell their tale and boost morale. A sincere, thoughtful film that never catches fire.
Prevenge HHH (Cert 15; 87mins) Imagine Hollywood horror classic Rosemary’s Baby refashioned into a sketchy, unsettling British black comedy and you have the measure of Prevenge.Writer/director Alice Lowe stars as Ruth, a heavily pregnant woman obeying the voice of her unborn daughter and slowly bumping off all the people she considers responsible for her husband’s death in a climbing accident. The first victims seem no great loss to humanity but as that changes your sympathies gradually shift and you wonder whether to take Ruth’s version of events at face value. A quirky, offbeat film steeped in blood and gore and probably not for all tastes. VERDICT: 3/5Taxi Driver (Cert 18; 114mins)It is more than 40 years since Taxi Driver propelled director Martin Scorsese to the front ranks of Hollywood directors and earned Robert De Niro his first Best Actor Oscar nomination. Now a restored version of the film returns to cinemas to underline its reputation as an American classic. De Niro is the Vietnam veteranturned-New York taxi driver who is sickened by the world around him and makes it his mission to save a 12-year-old prostitute from a life on the streets.