Album Notes: The beauty of Akron/Family's sound is their ability to jump between disparate styles at a moment's notice, and sometimes to combine them all into one. Nowhere is this more apparent than on the New York-based band's third album (not counting a collaboration with Angels of Light). The band darts rapidly from "All You Need is Love"-like hippie sing-along anthems to free-form freakouts, from delicate folkie ballads to churning, tribal rhythms. Somehow it all hangs together, due partly to the sheer musicianship and partly to the band's ambitious artistic vision. LOVE IS SIMPLE is ultimately powered by an inclusive, open-hearted feel that might not feel too foreign to admirers of, say, the Grateful Dead's late-'60s output.
Album Reviews: The Wire (p.71) - "[With] the joyous singalong harmonies of 'Don't Be Afraid, You're Already Dead,' the jaws harp swamp disco stomp of 'Ed Is A Portal' and the chanting, fuzz drench and banjo segues of the 'There's So Many Colors'..." Magnet (p.90) - "Akron/Family mixes unhinged enthusiasm with an almost shocking level of musicianship, most notably on seven-minute-plus epics 'Ed Is A Portal' and 'There's So Many Colors'...."
Advantages: Great acting, very funny Disadvantages: Lack of central plot
...made this film more family friendly, seeing as it?s a Christmas film and Christmas is about family, it almost feels like they?ve sort of missed the point.
Overall I?d recommend this film to anyone, like all films it has it?s negative aspects but when you weigh up the positives with the negatives, the positives far outweigh the negatives. This is simply a great romantic comedy which revolves around different aspects of love. It?s extremely funny throughout and will make you feel all warm and fuzzy after watching it!
The DVD I currently available from play.com for only £3.99.
The special features include:
Audio commentary from writer/director Richard Curtis and actors Hugh Grant, Bill Nighy & Thomas Sangster
Deleted scenes and storylines presented by Richard Curtis
'Christmas Is All Around' music video
Music highlights...
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Advantages: Brilliant performances, great twists, perfectly executed in every way Disadvantages: The title isn't catchy enough
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The script is meticulous and the performances sensational but more must be said of Raimi's direction. He appears to be interested in fleshing out the drama in other genres whether it be the story of love and revenge in the Spider-Man movies or the maturity or a coward into a leader in the Evil Dead films (interesting fact #2: a sequel may yet be made and hopefully it will begin with the better ending of part III involving the future). Here he has turned a conventional thriller into a story of love and deceit and has crafted it perfectly, plus his sparing use of unflinching violence keeps the movie rooted in a real characters-in-absurd-situations film world that is perfect for this kind of film.
So, A Simple Plan: Forgotten when it was released but looking to breathe on DVD. See it and you will never forget it.
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