Results tagged “STAR WARS” from Birmingham Mail - Mega Movies

GREAT to see that old Villa fan Tom Hanks back on the silver screen today in Angels & Demons.

Although Hanks' track record proves that he's the best actor of his generation, this is only his third leading-man performance since The Terminal five years ago.

But what's Ewan McGregor doing in there?

He's got one of his silly hair partings again.

And, even though he turned 38 just six weeks ago on March 31, he's far too young to be playing a character who has supposedly temporarily taken over from the Pope after he's snuffed it.

Ewan looks like a schoolboy alongside some of the older guys who are milling around while trying to elect a new pontiff.

No wonder his Irish accent is all over the place.

So where is the Trainspotting star at now?

Well, it's ten years since he got sucked into the three Star Wars prequels as Obi-Wan Kenobi and in my view it was the worst thing he ever did.

Since then he's given us stuff like Big Fish, The Island, Cassandra's Dream, Incendiary and Deception.

Not forgetting the insufferable Down With Love.

Imagine going on a long haul flight and finding Down With Love, Cassandra's Dream and Incendiary all running back to back! You'd be praying for a parachute.

His best performance in the past ten years has undoubtedly been Young Adam, but hardly anyone went to see that!

+ Don't forget to read my Angels & Demons review in tomorrow's Birmingham Mail.

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HAVING just seen the new George Lucas film Star Wars - The Clone Wars (PG / 98mins), I reckon one of the new-style old characters would be perfect for a fresh ad by Cuprinol.

Come to think of it, watching Obi-Wan Kanopaint retreating a fence might be more interesing than trying to keep up with this saga.

We'll be reviewing the film tomorrow when it opens nationwide, but the best part about it is seeing how live action characters have been turned into animated ones.

That's far more interesting than the story.

+ Meanwhile, Steve Martin is 63 today. Two years to his bus pass. Maybe he'll be funny again then... if he wakes up as Blakey. Or maybe not.