Four new films to stream this weekend Rams, Malcolm & Marie, Bliss, Eye for an Eye
Fri, Feb 5, 2021, 06:00
RAMS ★★★★☆
Directed by Jeremy Sims. Starring Sam Neill, Michael Caton, Miranda Richardson, Asher Keddie, Wayne Blair. VOD, 115 min Winning remake of the excellent Icelandic comedy concerning two brothers tending sheep angrily while refusing to exchange words. Neill plays the marginally more civilised Colin. The reliably charismatic Caton is the drunk, profane near-psychopathic Les. The shift to Western Australia alters the whole tone of the piece – but not in a bad way. Lighter, less at home to existential gloom, Rams becomes a very antipodean class of whimsical delight. Makes good use of its primates and even better use of its ruminants.
Remake of 2015 Icelandic charmer doesn t stray far from the flock
Author of the article: Chris Knight
Publishing date: Feb 05, 2021 • February 5, 2021 • 1 minute read • Sam Neill (at right) and Michael Caton and their prize sheep in Rams. Photo by Vortex Media
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In 2016 the Icelandic online newspaper
Kjarninn asked: “Hverjar eru bestu kvikmyndir Íslandssögunnar?” Or: “What are the best films in Icelandic history?” It put the 2015 comedy
Rams at No. 2, right after the 1984 Icelandic classic
Revenge of the Barbarians.
MALCOLM & MARIE: 3 STARS “Malcolm & Marie,” a two-hander starring Zendaya and John David Washington, now streaming on Netflix, is a pandemic movie. It was shot during lockdown, in one location under strict health protocols, but there’ is no mention of a virus or face masks. Instead, it crackles with anxiety, a feeling many are now all too familiar with. Washington and Zendaya are the titular couple; an up-and-coming movie director and aspiring actress. Their romantic relationship is strained when he forgets to thank her from the stage during his new film’s premier. She’s not in the movie, but believes much of the story was borrowed from the more troubled moments of her life. It’s 1 a.m., tensions are running high as the gloves come off in an escalating power struggle.
A snowy Icelandic saga is given a sprinkling of dry Aussie wit in this handsomely shot remake of Grimur Hakonarson s sheep-farming drama. As in that 2015 award-winning film, this is the story of two brothers who live on neighbouring farms but haven t spoken for years.
The Icelandic version was better – and had better knits: Rams reviewed spectator.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from spectator.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.