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Cinema

Trailer watch: Which movie should you go see this weekend?

What’s a must-watch, and what’s a miss? We tell you

THE WEEKEND IS coming up, and that means new movies for you to see. But which is a must-watch, and are there any you should avoid?

We take a look.

Far From the Madding Crowd

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What we know

A new film adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s story of Bathsheba and her three suitors. Starring the luminous Carey Mulligan.

What the critics say

  • “This is an interesting, heartfelt but flawed Hardy adaptation.” - The Guardian 
  • “…this pared-down if generally faithful adaptation benefits from a solid cast and impeccable production values, though the passions that drive Hardy’s characters remain more stated than truly felt” - Variety

What’s it rated?

Get Up & Go

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What we know

Irish film about two feckless lads (Love/Hate’s Peter Coonan and Killian Scott) with bad haircuts who spend the day wandering Dublin planning to jump ship to London.

What the critics say

  • “[T]his realistic, upbeat comedy is as much an ode to the city as to the relationship between Coonan and Scott.”-  No More Workhorse 
  • “While Get Up & Go doesn’t kick on when it’s expected to, Grant does make it easy to slip into the relaxed groove, so easy in fact that the air of post-recession disaffection sneaks in under the radar.” - Entertainment.ie

What’s it rated?

Unfriended

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What we know

Truly a horror film for the Facebook generation, this very low-budget movie is entirely told through what the characters do online. A young woman takes her life after a horrible incident – but then mysteriously appears online.

What the critics say

  • “…as a horror film, it invests a lot of time and effort in slow buildups to some jarringly gruesome deaths.” - Screenrant
  • “The pace is fast, the young actors surprisingly believable and the various web programs all used with confidence and authenticity” – The Guardian

What’s it rated?

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Which film would you go see first?


Poll Results:

Far From The Madding Crowd (627)
Get Up & Go (601)
Unfriended (309)

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