This wouldn’t usually be my first choice of film — I’m more into ones in ‘spandex’! However, we had an ulterior motive!

With the local Odeon recently closing its doors for good, we wanted to see what ‘The Savoy’ was like in nearby Corby. Apart from CineWorld at Rushden Lakes, this one is now probably one of our closest picture houses.

Well, it certainly looked more attractive from the outside, and the prices were kinder too! Two tickets for a smidge over £20 was a bargain. It was a lot smaller than many of the cinemas we’ve been frequenting in recent years, but that gave it a more intimate feel and added to the charm.

We headed for Screen 4 (that seated around 80 people) and our seats. And talking of seats – what a choice. They offer three ‘styles’ including recliners and ‘double-seats’ for the romantic sort. We’d booked ours right at the back and they were super-comfy. The picture quality was pin-sharp and the audio 7.1 Dolby Surround was easily as impressive as the far newer and larger CineWorld at Rushden Lakes!
So, as far as the cinema choice was concerned – full marks! We’ll certainly be coming here again, where I’d go as far as to say, it’s a superior replacement to the defunct Odeon and on par with CineWorld for seat comfort and picture/sound quality 👍😁
What about the Film?
Oh, I nearly forgot… 😉
Synopsis
Bridget Jones finally has some luck in her life; she has a great job as a screenwriter,
her family and a new boyfriend; the fact that he is over twenty years younger than
her, isn’t the only thing that is causing problems.
The Players
Renée Zellweger as Bridget
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Mr Wallaker
Leo Woodall as Leo Roxster (steady ladies!)
Jim Broadbent as Bridget’s Dad
Isla Fisher as Rebecca
Colin Firth as Mark Darcy
Hugh Grant as Daniel Cleaver
Mila Jankovic as Mabel
Casper Knopf as Billy Darcy
The stellar cast was superb and all looked like they were enjoying every second of their performance. Renée Zellweger made every convincing Brit and Hugh Grant seems to have re-invented himself in recent years as ‘the loveable rogue’.
All-in-all then, much against my initial feelings about it, I really enjoyed this one! I did notice that I was one of only two blokes in the audience (just sayin’!)

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