Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

Mjeteconer Just perfect...

Forumrxes Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

clivey6 As others have noted, it's the narration that bogs this down. I know Saint Etienne make nods to the 1960s, but it's that fruity male voice that seems to belong to the kind of Government-funded supporting feature you sat through in the cinema as a kid while you waited for the Bond film to start. Your main course before you're allowed dessert. Question is, were the makers doing in this deliberately? Is it meant to be ironic? Many of the shots in this piece are timeless; Primrose Hill, the canal in Camden, which do add to the feeling that this could have been done in the 1960s. Again, maybe this is deliberate but it does seem a bit pointless; it's hardly a time capsule. Some of the visuals are lovely, the sort you see in the C4 show Skins, but without any drama, you may as well be clicking through photos on your laptop machine, nice as they are. Backed by the band's rather tinny, bloodless music, they succeed for the first half in making London about as exciting as Saint Etienne's hometown, Croydon.It does pick up a bit from Primrose Hill onwards but this is overall a strangely distant, antiseptic treatment of the capital. Recalling it the next day is more enjoyable than sitting through it at the time.

TheLester Being a fan of Saint Etienne and the City of London, I was very excited to see this movie on the list of the Vancouver International Film Festival. This movie has great shots, an absolutely excellent soundtrack and interesting insights into a 'not so well known' London.The movie is held completely in 'dark' colours, which I personally don't like too much. Furthermore the narration was a little too British and the comments sometimes got a little flat. Other than that, there are some great comments by Londoners and excellent shots. FINISTERRE doesn't glorify London by showing all the great attractions of the city, but rather gives deep insights in what London is really like. From the East end to the vibrant centre with its music scene as well as the 'special little retreats' for Londoners.All in all:+Great Soundtrack +Nice shots +great insights-Narration -Tiering to watch at times -Very dark pictureWorth watching! I give it a 7/10

adspink As a fan of St Etienne, I was looking forward to seeing this but I'll admit to being a little disappointed, there wasn't really enough of their music to make it essential for me. The portentous voice over was a little too "Little Britain", and although the film started well, the eulogising over London started to become irritating towards the end. Phrases like "Anyone with any ambition at some point moves to London" won't go down too well outside the M25. Still, what there is of the St Etienne soundtrack is predictably good, and there are enough interesting shots of London to make Finisterre worth viewing. I'd recommend it to anyone who's a fan of the band, or who's interested in seeing the less touristy side of London.

faster1974 Anyone familiar with the music of Saint Etienne (who provided the soundtrack, and whose Bob Stanley co-wrote the script) will instantly recognize their input into this film: the referencing of classic pop lyrics, the obsession with London, at once mythologising and yet very honest. A documentary about London- its buildings its people and the magic it holds, Finisterre can draw comparions with the films of Patrick Keiller. This, however more accessible and has some lovely (albeit rather brief) interviews and reflections from artist Julian Opie, recording studio owner Liam Watson, and musicians Lawrence (from Felt) and Vic Godard (from Subway Sect).Never shying away from showing uglier sides of the city, but managing to find beauty in them, Finisterre is a very entertaining and quite magical documentary.