Christie Malry's Own Double Entry
2000
Nick Moran stars in this drama as Christie Malry, a lowly bank worker who indulges in extreme fantasies of sex and violence to escape his humdrum life of a job he hates and having to care for his dying mother. Whilst taking an evening class, Christie learns the principles of double-entry bookkeeping and adopts the theory that .. Read more
| Starring | Nick Moran, Neil Stuke, Kate Ashfield, Marcello Mazzarella |
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| Director | Paul Tickell |
| Genres | Drama |
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Christie Malry's Own Double Entry
Nick Moran stars in this drama as Christie Malry, a lowly bank worker who indulges in extreme fantasies of sex and violence to escape his humdrum life of a job he hates and having to care for his dying mother. Whilst taking an evening class, Christie learns the principles of double-entry bookkeeping and adopts the theory that for every credit there must be a debit for his own life. Soon enough he uses these 'credits' to avenge those he feels have wronged him, and these acts of revenge rapidly get out of hand. Set against this is the equally interesting story of Pacioli, the monk who invented double-entry bookkeeping in Renaissance Italy.
| Starring | Nick Moran, Neil Stuke, Kate Ashfield, Marcello Mazzarella, Shirley Ann Field, Mattia Sbragia |
|---|---|
| Director | Paul Tickell |
| Studio | ILC PRIME |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 31 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 22 Sep 2003 Production year: 2000 |
| Format | DVD |
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Beset by numerous distribution problems since its completion, director Paul Tickell's ambitious adaptation of BS Johnson's 1973 novel racks up more debits than credits. On the plus side, Shirley Anne Field and Kate Ashfield impress as the dying mother and unsuspecting girlfriend of book-keeper Christie Malry (played by Lock, Stock's Nick Moran). It's his twisted world view that prompts him to commit increasingly deadly acts of subversion, which he tallies in a ledger detailing his notional fortune. However, the asides on the lethargy and cynicism of the modern world are lost within the flashy visuals and the parallel storyline that features the 15th-century monastic mathematician Pacioli (who first recorded the double-entry method) and his friend, Leonardo da Vinci.
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Adapted from the angry novel by experimental novelist BS Johnson, this is an ambitious attempt to capture on film a... read more on Time Out
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Book Keeping will never be the same.
Remarkable, a Billy Liar for the modern era. This is one of the most stunning debuts from a British Director in years.
Ever wanted to get even with those who endeavour to get in your way, well Christy does and whats more he keeps an account of anyone who dares.
Superbly performed by Moran, Stulke, and Ashfield the film also includes a cracking sound-track from Luke Haines.
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Totally in touch
The superficiality of the characters is obviously deliberate, and very well realised. It is because of these people and their attitudes that Moran's character is driven to do what he does. Moran is hilarious.
The special effects are bad yes, but this works well. When the bridge is burning at the end, it is as though a James Bond opening credits sequence is spilling over into the film.
The greatest achievement of this movie is its foresight. Every act of anarchy perpetrated by Moran is blamed on terrorists. Iraq is bombed by the UK and USA. Another incident is blamed on the IRA just because there happens to be an Irish person nearby.
There's also a great bit of unobtrusive moral commentary when Moran is talking to his dead mum and his best friend in the nightclub.
The only problem is the C16th Italy storyline. It should have been cut, and that's the end of it. Otherwise, this would be a five-star film. -
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