Written and directed by Julian Fellowes, based on "The Chimneys of Green Knowe" by Lucy M. Boston, From Time to Time (2009) is a creative adventure with some paranormal and mysterious twists. The story centers on a boy that returns to his ancestral home in 1944, and soon finds himself traveling back and forth through time to revisit past personages and events at the manor house in the 1700's, including a devastating fire and the unsolved theft of valuable jewels… shedding some light on the historic mysteries that surround the place. The whole cast is great, including Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Carice van Houten, Alex Etel, Hugh Bonneville, Dominic West and Eliza Bennett.
Co-written and directed by Jonathan Lynn, based on the popular Parker Brothers board game, Clue (1985) combines humor, murder and detective tenacity in an enjoyable mixture. When several seemingly unrelated people are drawn to an art-filled Gothic Revival house in 1954 New England, it soon becomes apparent that their paths are interlinked and quite nefarious… and when people in the house start getting mysteriously murdered, the finger pointing and sleuthing begins. Much like the board game, the film provides three possible endings and conjures up the curious nature that still spurs armchair detectives to solve the crime. The sets are lovely, offering up plenty of visual Victorian flare and stimuli. The cast does a good job, including Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Martin Mull and Lesley Ann Warren.
Co-written and directed by Julian Gilbey, Plastic (2014) is a decent caper film that was largely met with negative reviews upon it's release. The story concerns a group of young British credit card scammers that steal a briefcase from the wrong sadistic crime boss, and are forced to pull off a multi-million dollar diamond heist in order to pay off the debt. Although it is supposedly based on a true story, much of the plot line seems too far-fetched and at best is borderline-feasible. The cast of lesser known young actors look hip, but have a tall order to fill, including Ed Speleers, Alfie Allen, Will Poulter, Sebastian de Souza, Emma Rigby, Mem Freda, Graham McTavish and Thomas Kretschmann.
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