Flinch Movie Reviews

Hiya
This DVD is certainly worth the purchase - the sound and quality is excellent.....what a great band this was....if this doesnt
get you moving, check your pulse!
cheers
-Rob

The "live in berlin" DVD is well worth the price of this 2 DVD set. Hungry, energetic and singing/playing with passion. when is the last time you said that about a pop/rock band. A must have for Big Country fans, a "should have" for everybody else. The other disk "Glasgow Borrowlands", seemed more like a farewell/thank-you concert and wasn't as lively, but was a nice addition.

A HIGHLY recommended DVD! Big Country in concert in 1988 (Germany) & 2000 (Glasgow). Concert one features Big Country at their peak with great energetic versions of many tunes (including Where the Rose Is Sown, The Seer, Just a Shadow, Wonderland, In a Big Country, Fields of Fire...)! This concert is marred (slightly) by the addition of Josh Phillips' poorly mixed keyboards (too loud) but is my favorite to listen-to & watch! The second concert is very pleasing (if not as impassioned). The band does seem a little precise, and the newer material is more poppy/less eclectic. Amusingly, the band are all in kilts for the Glasgow concert! The sound on this concert is flawless (Mark's drums sound especially lovely :P). Included in this show are lovely renditions of Harvest, The Storm (!), Where the Rose Is Sown, Come Back to Me, Dive into Me, Look Away, Lost Patrol, 13 Valleys, Wonderland, Porroh Man, In a Big Country, & Fields of Fire... * The EXTRA's on this DVD are scant but interesting (previews of other DVD concerts ostensibly to be released in the future from BC's official UK site, the band's rider contract for booking, photos, a brief behind the scene clip, and text from the 2000 tour book...) A lovely surprise US release from a sorely missed band!

This episode pretty much has Hafron and Emmanuelle teleporting to different parts of the world and "doing it". There is the continuing plot from an earlier episode of some group on Earth trying to track them down. That's the main reason for Emmanuelle and Hafron to jump to different parts of the world. Otherwise, this episode is mostly sex scenes.

I cannot even begin to illustrate how tiringly bored I became throughout watching this movie. I actually stopped it and took breaks from it before actually watching the whole thing. Let's get the basics out of the way: Frankie (Jared Leto) has just gotten out of high school, and is doomed to a summer of anxiousness and worry as he counts down the days until his final test results arrive, as these test results basically decide his immediate future for him. His father (Gabriel Byrne) is an "actor," but more so, a limp father who has about 0% of an influence on his five children, as he is always away, trying to get the part that never seems to come to him. His mother (Catherine O'Hara) is a few cans short of a six pack, and extremely prejudiced, narrow-minded, and ignorant -- and not even in a FUNNY way, just that annoying, unbelievable way. Now that we have the characters out of the way, it's due time to get into the plot, the only problem is, there isn't one. Perhaps the makers of this movie wanted it to be boring, drab, wimpy, and bleak (I highly doubt it, though), in which case, this movie is a wonderful accomplishment. On the other hand, if they wanted it to be anything but, then they really have some explaining to do. As Frankie waits for his test results, he also scopes the two girls that he went to school with from afar, only hoping to be lucky enough to hold a conversation with either one of them, as he hasn't quite decided yet which one he likes (apparently, either will do). Meanwhile, a friend of Frankie's father, Erin (Christina Ricci) ends up staying at their house for a couple of days for one reason or another (they never really gave one). Frankie's mother is adamant about forcing Frankie to take Erin out and show her a good time, as Frankie seems he would rather be caught dead than with Erin. He does take her out, though, and, after she embarrasses herself on a bus for him, no thanks to Frankie and the two girls from his school that he is after, he still doesn't give her the time of day. From here, you can almost empathize with Frankie and his anxieties swarming within his last summer of freedom, but not after he becomes a fickle, manipulative, apathetic jerk in his last scene with Erin. From here, the movie just gets even slower, and even more hard to swallow. Best of luck in trying to figure out what the hell the point of the movie was, or even the actual plot of this movie, once it's finally over.

The accents were wonderful, completely believable. Catherine O'Hara did a wonderful job playing a clueless, controlling, witch of a mother. Jared Leto plays his character wonderfully, but I don't think anyone would have a hard time playing a boring, quiet, girl-crazy teenager. Gabriel Byrne was in the movie for a total of about fifteen minutes if you paste all of his scenes together, and the same goes for Christina Ricci. Obviously, Summer Fling felt it necessary to market itself with as many big names as possible, even if these big names don't even account for 1/4 of the movie.. perhaps they knew how unintriguing the storyline actually is.

If you're considering renting this movie, DON'T. See when it'll be on television and try to enjoy it then (good luck). I'm sure some of you will find this review a bit confusing, but if you had a hard time with this review, then you'll definitely have a hard time with Summer Flop, err.. Summer Fling.

I was surprised to see a few reviewers on this site bashing the movie. I agree it has a slow pace to it, but the supurb acting by O'Hara makes it a memorable film. She should have gotten an academy award for this role.
I really enjoyed this film and I just bought a used copy. Don't expect a fast paced slapstick comedy and you won't be dissapointed.

A summer in Ireland where anythings possible. Set in Ireland I was amazed by the quality of the actors accents. Jared Leto and Cathrine O'Hara being American I thought they sounded like natural irish folk. Christina Ricci only had a small role but it was memorable as the American gal who cheerleads and tries to seduce Jared Leto. The family brawls and the love of politics make Summer Fling a funny and dramatic look at life after school exams and the summer counting down the days to your results. Well worth a watch!!