34/28
Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Cher/Keira Knightley/Michael Fassbender/Josh Brolin/Jalen Ngonda (2024)
Scenario
Helen embarks on a passionate affair with a man who has no idea what her secret identity is. Caught in the crosshairs when her lover falls victim to the dangerous London underworld, Helen's employer's call in Sam to protect her.. Bingo, the owner of the guitar store where Sam gets his weapons, is played by Rat Scabies, a member of the band The Damned..
That's another story
Fairytale of New YorkWritten by Jem Finer, Shane MacGowanPerformed by The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl. It's a strange mix of quality. I don't need a genre to stick to one thing, so the tonal variety doesn't bother me-but the execution?
Not so much
The camera work and acting? Top-notch. The set design and writing?
Okay, maybe not *terrible*, but definitely weak
The vibe I got was: "People are dumb; they won't question this."They'll imply a bomb with some visual cliché or stage a massive public murder, and-surprise!-no cops show up. Just our sly sleuth protagonist poking around for clues like it's a murder mystery brunch. It's the kind of lazy stuff that makes a pedant want to cry.That said, if you can shush the little voice in your head whispering, "That's not how the world works," you might actually enjoy yourself..