Film: Mud

Heard good things about Mud for a while, and with its high IMDB rating, had to go see it eventually. And eventually came last night.

Hey, who knew I only live fifteen minutes' walk from the cinema? Cool! Nice evening for it too. So I'm spending ever less on the Oyster card.

Ah, a seat with a high back again. Such luxury! And so to the film. "Mud" turns out to be a coming-of-age film, but less schmaltzy than many of that ilk. It's absolutely charming, Matthew McConaughey is scruffier than usual and only scrubs up towards the end, and check out Tye Sheridan! Heart-throb of the future. I mean, don't go see it if you really, really hate coming-of-age films, but this has plenty of adult goings-on to keep it balanced.

In Guildford today, eating in Bombay Spice tonight. First Indian I'll have had in ages! then back in Ireland for the long weekend. Will be seeing a play there, so will probably give that a mention. Otherwise, the next scheduled event is The Hothouse, by Harold Pinter, in Trafalgar Studios on Tuesday.

Have a good weekend, all!