Huzzah

Work again today; this time it was ridiculously quiet. Most likely due to the fact that the weather was excellent today. I wasn't doing a particularly long shift today but it still managed to drag a fair bit.

After work I went to Matt's house with Matt and Gavin before heading to the cinema to see Whip It!. We were joined by Danny, Catriona, Florence, Kim and Claire. It was great to have this "reunion" as spending time with friends is the one thing I miss about high school. I personally enjoyed the film; it does take a while to get going, really stumbling along to create a foundation for the characters and plot, but this can be attributed to the fact that it's Drew Barrymore's first directorial movie. Once this awkward first section passes it has likeable characters and a fun plot. They style of the movie also takes a while to establish, with the first section sometimes trying too hard to look like an indie movie, but again after the first section it levels out, being filmed in a low-key yet fairly mainstream style with a soundtrack that I assume is basically an insight to Drew Barrymore's iPod, as it is made up largely of existing famous songs. All the cast are great, with Ellen Page doing just as well as she did in Juno, and Drew Barrymore playing a comedy relief character that could so easily have stolen many scenes, but has been carefully controlled to ensure that Ellen's character remains the focus throughout; a decision that is certainly for the best. The final movie stumbles a bit at the beginning but soon develops into an entertaining, engrossing, enjoyable movie with no major gimmicks or special effects, relying solely on character and plot to carry the comedy and entertainment value. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, and give it 7/10.