Day 135: Fast Girls

Shania (Lenora Crichlow) doesn’t have much going for her in life but she can run and she can run fast. She usually runs solo but after being asked to join the British relay team, she decides to go for it. It’s difficult working as a team when you’re supposed to work with your rival but all it takes is a little perspective and standing up for yourself and maybe you can do it after all.

I hate running. It is just such a boring thing to do, even just thinking about it bores me. I don’t really understand running unless you’re running away from something (zombies, obviously). But saying all that, this film does the running scenes (and my oh my, there are a lot) quite well. I wasn’t bored by them, or I don’t remember being bored by them, which is the same. The risks of being an athlete seem massive. One bad fall and that could be your entire career, that is just so much pressure. No wonder athletes are really serious about what they do. The actresses all seemed believable as athletes (although, really, how would I know?) and they played off each other well.

The film was alright, definitely much better than I was expecting. Probably wouldn’t watch it again but I did like it.

6/10

Day 127: Storage 24

A plane crashed over London and it was carrying some pretty extraterrestrial cargo. The alien escapes into a storage facility and terrorises a group of people who are stuck inside. The group is made up of a man who lives in one of the storage units because his ex-wife has taken all his money, a pretty boy who thinks he’s a wise guy, a woman who is up for killing anybody, a woman who left her boyfriend of 5 years after cheating on him with his best friend, the man she left, and the best friend. So, all in all, a pretty friendly bunch.

I’m trying to restrain myself from writing about cheating because I know I’m all preachy and act like I’m above everyone else but. Cheating on your boyfriend with his best friend? What a shitty thing to do. And you, guy, how could you do that to your best friend? Absolute dick. I don’t get people.

Anyway. The film was alright. I liked the storage facility setting, it gave it a very claustrophobic and labyrinth-like feel. The alien itself was good enough, crazy strength and agility are both good factors. The acting was alright, nothing special. I wouldn’t watch it again but I’d not try to convince anyone else not to watch it.

6/10