Felicity Jones

 

Felicity Jones

 

ph: Miller Mobley

The Midnight Sky (2020)

 

A lone scientist in the Arctic races to contact a crew of astronauts returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.

Beautifully produced and photographed sci-fi doomsday drama is good to watch, but never really explains what has been going on, rendering the plot almost silly, and the ending is quite predictable.

 

Felicity Jones

 

The Aeronauts (2019)

Pilot Amelia Rennes and scientist James Glaisher find themselves in an epic fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a gas balloon.

Nicely made adventure tale with good effects and engaged cast is a bit old-fashioned, but suspenseful and entertaining.

A Monster Calls (2016)

A boy seeks the help of a tree monster to cope with his single mother's terminal illness.

Finely directed drama interspersed with animated sequences is fascinating and hold's one's attention to its unbearably heartwrenching ending. 

Felicity Jones

Felicity Jones

Rogue One (2016)

The Rebel Alliance makes a risky move to steal the plans for the Death Star, setting up the epic saga to follow.

A Star Wars subplot expertly produced with all the usual ingredients and update deffects offers a lot of lively action, but doesn't offer much more than that.

Felicity Jones

The Theory of Everything (2014)

A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife.

Despite the title, this well-produced movie focuses on the couple's relationship and skips the science; period detail is excellent, and the main attraction are Redmayne and Jones' performances.

Chéri (2009)

The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love.

Good production value and a worthy cast hardly prevent that the result is only vaguely compelling and somewhat sterile.

Maltin**: "...but this costume dramma...goes awry...Bates stretches patience as Chéri's mother, but Pfeiffer still has enough aging luminosity to suggest what the movie might have been."

Felicity Jones

ph: Tom Munro

Hysteria (2011)

The truth of how Mortimer Granville devised the invention of the first vibrator in the name of medical science.

Modestly amusing take on a supposed Victorian sexual naivete.

Maltin ***: "Consistently amusing period comedy with a cast that never overplays the material."

Felicity Jones