Wah-Wah details
| Format: | 15 DVD |
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| Starring: | Gabriel Byrne, Emily Watson, Julie Walters, Nicholas Hoult, Miranda Richardson |
| Director: | Richard E. Grant |
| Genre: | Drama - General |
| Studio: | LIONS GATE HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Collections: | Premium Titles |
| Name | Discs | |
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Wah-Wah |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 35 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 16 Oct 2006 |
| Main languages: | English |
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Wah Wah
By SAI81 (360 reviews) from Tonbridge , 13 Aug 2006[Highly rated reviewer]
Actor Richard E Grant has attracted an excellent cast to his heavily autobiographical directorial debut but the end result is something of a mixed bag.
Set in Swaziland at the end of empire Wah Wah has a mass of plot for a 100 minute film; alcoholism, divorce, cancer, first love, the end of empire and an amateur production of Camelot all feature. It's this that most hurts the film; Grant has so many strands that none ever really feel fully fleshed out (Gabriel Byrne's alcoholism arrives out of nowhere and then vanishes with some pills).
However Wah Wah is a charming film and has much to recommend it. The adult cast are excellent. Miranda Richardson puts in a strong, if brief, showing as Byrne's first wife and Byrne is also excellent but Emily Watson, who flounces in about 20 minutes in as the brassy American Ruby (Byrne's second wife) is inspired, complete with authentic accent Watson acts everyone else off the screen. Everyone that is but Celia Imrie, whose incredibly stuck up, uproariously funny, Lady Riva makes you wish she was more than a cameo.
Unfortunately Nicholas Hoult (as Grant's alter ego) still can't act. He's taller now but otherwise is still the vacant mannequin of About A Boy. Camelot and a budding romance (the other side of which is the director's daughter Olivia) are all but brushed aside and both are missed as they would add depth to Ralph's life outside his family which is sorely needed.
I'll certainly look at Wah Wah again on dvd, there's lots to admire, not least Grant's direction which really is one of the stars of the film, and i hope there will be copious deleted scenes as this feels like an abbreviated version of a better film- Was this review helpful to you?
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By ebygumbayman (29 reviews) from upt north , 26 Feb 2013I loved it ,well acted ,good pace ,tension, snobbery,sexy blonds,lost lives. A good film and well worth a watch if only for the African back drop and light- Was this review helpful to you?
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wonderful wah wah
By a customer , 17 Mar 2012Loved the film. The characters, the insights, the realism, the scenery, the story. The joyous and free characters vs the depressed and stuck characters, and how they all interacted.
Seemed like it could be all doom and gloom but I thought it had beautiful reflections as well, and I found I was laughing lots along with a few tears.
Highly recommended.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Wah-Wah Works!
By Loughlin (1 review) , 11 Mar 2012I found the film to be a moving account of the life of a 14 year old boy. It didn't touch a great deal on the political aspect because it wasn't meant to. This was a deeply personal project for Mr Grant. The passion that went into the film through the director is evident if you subsequently watch the making of it on the DVD. The cast was good and the plot was true to life, obviously.- Was this review helpful to you?
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A touch of nostalgia but a bit of a bore
By Scottypete (6 reviews) from Wetherby , 14 Dec 2011Apart from a smattering of nostalgia there was not much else to celebrate about this. The storyline is quite ordinary although a reasonable depiction of colonial life in Swaziland in the 60's, not in the same league as films such as White Mischief or Out of Africa. I continued to watch hoping it would get better, but lacked depth in any of the story lines. 2 stars is an accurate rating and I think it is only of little interest to ex-pats from Africa.- Was this review helpful to you?
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A charming yet unpredictable film
By a customer from Exeter, England , 21 Apr 2011This was a fun yet at times odd film
I found it fun to watch and it's definitely worth a watch
however it's nothing that blew me away- Was this review helpful to you?
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