Documentary. 2008. 63 min. With Britney Spears and Madonna. Director: Phil Griffin. PGL.
Rating: 3/5
Reviewer: Lara Atson
It was one of the most talked-about meltdowns in showbiz history. After her divorce from one-time backing dancer Kevin Federline pop starlet Britney Spears lost the plot two years ago and after a stint in rehab shaved her head and temporarily lost custody of her kids. In this doccie, filmed over three months during her much-anticipated comeback last year, Brit opens up about the episode and her hopes for the future. Pop queen Madonna also offers insight into the singer’s troubled life, saying Brit never had the chance to make mistakes without the world knowing about it.
The film was first screened on MTV in November but due to huge ratings has now been released on DVD with added footage. It was clearly a publicity stunt to promote her 2008 album, Circus, but is still worth watching, especially for the emotional moments - such as when Brit talks about being used by people close to her. A must-have for fans. Special features: six MP3 remixes of the hits Circus and Womanizer.
NEW IN TOWN
Romantic comedy. 2009. 97 min. With Renée Zellweger and Harry Connick Jnr. Director: Jonas Elmer. 13PGL.
Rating: 3/5
Reviewer: Dalena van Jaarsveld
Lucy, a career-focused businesswoman from Miami, is sent to freezing Minnesota to downscale the workforce in a factory. However her first high-heeled step into the new town shows things may not go as planned - and Renée Zellweger perfectly displays the polite disgust Lucy feels when she’s confronted with small-town America. But besides the cold weather there’s good-looking union man Ted (Connick Jnr) and an over-friendly secretary with a curious love for tapioca.
It’s a typical romantic comedy in the style of Sweet Home Alabama and The Wedding Date but the jokes and the romance are nothing outstanding - even the makeover scene, usually the part in a chick flick where the fun gets going, is mediocre. It’s good fun for a girls’ get-together though, with no raunchy scenes or toilet humour to get you down. Special features: deleted scenes.
