Let's start again . . .

Jason Isaacs is one of my favorite actors. He is, without a doubt, one of the most talented people I've ever seen. Keep this in mind as you read my reviews of his movies. They're definitely *not* unbiased. They're done for the fans. And they've been called 'brutal.' Maybe they are. Biased and brutal. 

I started this back in 1995 using software long dead now and was unable to update it, so I'm moving it to a blog format. I've included the same elements in each review, including the squidge factor (if you don't know what that is, I think you can guess from reading the review). I've taken out the original "should you rent this or buy this" element because times have changed.

These are *my opinions only* and done just for the fun of it. And *BEWARE,* these reviews contain spoilers (i.e. death), so if you haven't seen the movie and don't want to know what happens, don't read it. And there's a smattering of bad language (until you get to the "Hotel" review and then all hell breaks loose). I'd say this is a PG-13 page. You have been warned.

These were originally in the order that I saw them. I'll be posting them in that order at first. No guarantees on the more current ones. Not that any of this makes any sense anyway . . .

Feedback is appreciated - portraitartist@gmail.com.       -- Diane Taurins

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Thanks

Many thanks to Char for her marvelous screencaps which I altered in Photoshop.

And many heartfelt thanks to Teri for sharing the 'Jasony goodness.'  

Special thanks to Minx, Narayana and Carole for help with the accents. 

And thanks to Iris, Roseanne, Squee and Eleanor.

Accents:

An explanation of Received Pronunciation: 

A pronunciation of British English, originally based on the speech of the upper class of southeastern England and characteristic of the English spoken at the public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Until recently it was the standard form of English used in British broadcasting.   

From the American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.

And explanation of 'Home Counties' from Wikipedia:

"The phrase Home Counties is a semi-archaic name for the English counties bordering London. These were originally Kent, Surrey, Middlesex and Essex. However, although Middlesex still exists as a postal address, most of the county itself has long since been absorbed into Greater London (though parts of what was Middlesex are now in Surrey), along with parts of the other counties. The list of counties bordering Greater London also includes Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. However, the phrase "Home Counties" is not usually applied with geographical precision, but simply refers to the south-east of England."