Sunday Night at the Movies

Ben Is Back. Truly devastating account of the chaos created by addiction. Great performance from Lucas Hedges.

It seemed oddly familiar, but in fact we had not seen The Accountant (2016), with Ben Affleck, Anne Hathaway, John Lithgow and J.K. Simmonds, a mix of financial hustling with shooty action. Quite enjoyable, in a loopy way - missed both beginning and end.

And then just because it was on, a terrible and enjoyably bad Steven Seagal movie, Belly of the Beast (2003), or Taken in Thailand.  He really is a terrible actor, and Chinese director Siu-Tung Ching doesn't help matters by filming him in far too many close ups. In fact he seems more concerned with Peckinpah-style slow motion violence than acting. The ending is wholly predictable (though missed much of the film).

Courtesy of Sky Cinema, Italy.