At The Movies for 30 August 2023

Simon Morris looks at three movies that take certain short cuts to reach their audience.Simon Morris looks at three movies that take certain short cuts to reach their audience. A Great Friend is a typically French character comedy, that takes the old city slicker/country bumpkin formula and adds some unexpected twists. Starring Lambert Wilson (Mrs Harris goes to Paris) and Grégory Gadebois (Délicieux).Sound of Freedom is an American surprise success - a low-budget real-life thriller about rescuing kidnapped children from traffickers in Colombia. Stars Jim Caviezel (Passion of the Christ) and co-produced by Mel Gibson (Passion of the Christ).And Retribution sees Liam Neeson in Speed territory - trapped in a car with a bomb primed to go off under the driver's seat. Co-starring Noma Dumezweni (The Little Mermaid) and Matthew Modine (Stranger Things). https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/atthemovies/audio/2018904755/movie-review-a-great-friendhttps://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/atthemovies/audio/2018904754/movie-review-retributionhttps://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/atthemovies/audio/2018904752/review-sound-of-freedomGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details