This is my top 10:-
10. Flying Scotsman
Not exactly a classic, it also bares little relation to the book and therefore to Obree's life but it's just so good to see a decent film about cycling that I have to include it.
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9. Last King of Scotland
Anything that sees James McAvoy strung up by his nipples has to be in my top 10 and Forest Whitaker is excellent as Idi Amin.
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8. Kite Runner
It could and should have been much better. Flawed but still good enough to be in my top 10.
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7. I'm Not There
I loved this, L loathed it. For having the nerve to be different, it deserves it's place.
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6. The Counterfeiters
I love anything to do with the war that doesn't just degenerate into battlefield scenes. This tale of concentration camp life is just excellent.
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5. Hallam Foe
A totally mad, off the wall film, with the voyeuristic Hallam and his barmy love interest. Which together with the complete absence of a happy ending added up to terrific entertainment. Just don't try and understand it.
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4. Notes On A Scandal
Oh dear, two Cate Blanchett films in my top 10. A totally gripping tale of two women, a schoolboy and a whole lot of stuff going on.
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3. Eastern Promises
David Cronenberg's tale of the Russian mafia in London. Two cut throats, an eye gouging and a leather clad Naomi Watts. Need I say more.
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2. Control
As a Joy Divison fan I'm totally biased but the casting was superb and not just Sam Riley as Ian Curtis. The film is full of excellently cast characters and even though you know how it all ends, there's still tension to it.
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1. Atonement
A predictable choice but Joe Wright deserves huge credit, firstly for filming an Ian McEwan and secondly for making life hard for himself my casting Keira Knightly and James McAvoy in it. Despite these handicaps he has a made a superb film that has everything.
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