The George Lite Zone

In the film “The Big Nothing”, nothing is as it seems. Scenes that look like they were shot in the States where actually filmed on the Isle of Man and in Canada. Bizarre.

As to the movie itself, this is a top draw black comedy. David Schwimmer plays an unemployed teacher who joins forces with a scammer (played by Simon Pegg) and his girlfriend (Alice Eve) in a blackmailing scheme.

Excellent performances by David Schwimmer and über geek Simon Pegg are surpassed by John Polito’s inspired Columboesque detective role.

I won’t mention any more of the plot, not wanting to give anything away, but it’s worth watching to hear the Rammstein track used on the soundtrack alone.

The pick of the extras is Simon Pegg’s “Pegcam” featurette. Shame it didn’t go on longer though.

8/10

Taking advantage of Calvin’s newly acquired status as a 15 year old, I took him to see Hot Fuzz. A most excellent film, it had the feel of an extended episode of Spaced on steroids. Reading some of the forums around this movie, I see its UK release date, Valentines day, just happens to be Simon Pegg’s birthday. This is also Calvin’s birthday, so it was a fitting film to watch to celebrate the occaision.