THIS is a film about a bunch of very odd people indeed.
The owners of Hundreds Hall, an 18th Century estate, are much like the kind seen in documentaries about toffs you expect to be billionaires but are in fact holed up in the only room on the estate without pigeons and damp, sleeping under newspaper because they’ve remortgaged to get the lawn mowed.
Add to that a mother (Charlotte Rampling) mourning the long-ago death of her daughter – a disfigured soldier crippled with PTSD (Will Poulter) and Dr. Faraday (Domhnall Gleeson) – a snivelling, uptight man who, when not discussing the formulation of something called the NHS, is trying his best to cop off with Caroline (Ruth Wilson) – the only sensible person in the whole film – who is being left to deal with everyone else’s problems.
These problems escalate when strange things begin to happen.
The finger is pointed at a poltergeist, but… but.
“Children are capable of the most intense desires” is quoted at one point – and probably holds the key to the entire puzzle.
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Throughout all the weird carvings, malevolent forces, dog attacks, problems with the plumbing and mysterious bell ringing – you’re never quite sure whether it’s supernatural or something more sinister.
It’s a pretty robust gothic horror, but never quite gets going enough for me, even with it’s big reveal.
Thankfully Ruth Wilson saves the day with another astounding performance – backed up by a deliciously chilling Charlotte Rampling. Gleeson gives his usual clipped per face and Poulter is on a career best – but for me it needed a bit more oomph.
The Little Stranger, 111mins (12A)
★★★☆☆
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You don’t have to pack away your bikini just because you’re the wrong side of 20. These body-beautiful stars reveal their secrets to staying in shape and prove you can smoulder in a two-piece, whatever your age. Read on and be bikini inspired!
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Hayden Panettiere
Size: 8
Age: 18
Height: 5ft 1in
Weight: 8st
To achieve her kick-ass figure, Hayden – who plays cheerleader Claire Bennet in Heroes – follows the ‘quartering’ rule. She eats only a quarter of the food on her plate, then waits 20 minutes before deciding whether she needs to eat again.
Hayden says: “I don’t have a model’s body, but I’m not one of those crazy girls who thinks that they’re fat. I’m OK with what I have.”
Nicollette says: “I don’t like diets – I see it, I eat it! I believe in eating healthily with lots of protein, vegetables and carbs to give you energy.”
kim cattrall
Size: 10-12
Age: 52
Height: 5ft 8in
Weight: 9st 4lb
SATC star Kim swears by gym sessions with Russian kettle bells (traditional cast-iron weights) and the South Beach Diet to give her the body she wants. To avoid overeating, Kim has a radical diet trick – squirting lemon juice on her leftovers – so she won’t carry on picking.
Kim says: “I am no super-thin Hollywood actress. I am built for men who like women to look like women.”
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