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My Best Friend

My Best Friend

Perhaps the only thing worse than a saccharine Hollywood rom-com is an over-laboured French imitation of a saccharine Hollywood rom-com.

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Cinema reviews

  • Mutual Appreciation

    Andrew Bujalski's second film as writer, director and actor - about a slacker musician trying to make it in Boston - is a modern masterpiece. Jess Holland talks to him about his commitment to lo-fi filming techniques and his love of Sly Stallone.
  • Reno 911!: Miami

    As a cop show parody Reno 911!: Miami has all the amateurish joy of the Police Academy movies. Unfortunately it’s also as unforgivably bad as the Police Academy movies.
  • The Puffy Chair

    This low-budget road-trip movie – written, produced and directed by two brothers from New Orleans – combines black comedy with psychological insight. We’re impressed
  • The Caiman

    From a country that pioneered political cinema, an attack on the ludicrous Berlusconi was long overdue. This is satire at its sharpest and snappiest
  • Mr Bean's Holiday

    As much as we hoped otherwise, Atkinson's clumsy character is a has-Bean
  • Funny Ha Ha

    Indie director Andrew Bujalski's first film, which follows a disillusioned graduate through temping hell and relationship purgatory, is a lo-fi triumph
  • Sleeping Dogs

    Goldthwait proves deceit and devotion can co-exist without contradiction in this refreshing tale of love and lies
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DVD reviews

  • Monty Python Series One

    It's always a pleasure to watch the seminal show - but the real joy's in the less familiar material
  • Jackass 2

    Knoxville and co swap tomfoolery for psychological bullying with disturbing results
  • Woody Allen Box Set

    Even as an Allen virgin, it's hard to resist the neurotic director's charms
  • Borat

    It's easy to make rednecks look stupid, but in his second feature film, Sacha Baron Cohen turns it into an art form
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