Le Bin du Bargáine (The Bargain Bin)

Over the past few weeks, I've accumulated several films going cheap from the Blockbuster bargain bin. At 50p per film (video) it was hard to refuse purchasing some of these. The following is a roundup of these films.

The Man Who Wasn't There (VHS) - A clever film noir from the Coen Brothers, about an unassuming barber who gets involved in all kinds of trouble. Shot in black and white for dramatic effect.
Rating: 7.5/10

Solaris (VHS) - Eerie sci-fi film where George Clooney is sent to a space station above the planet Solaris to investigate strange goings-on. Good music and atmospherics, interesting story - May not be to everyones taste largely due to the slow pace.
Actually a remake of a Russian film from the 70s.
Rating: 7/10

Erin Brockovich (VHS) - Based on a true story, Julia Roberts plays Erin B., who fights a legal battle against a huge corporate company. I wasn't expecting to like this, but found it very well-acted and uplifting.
Rating: 7/10

Spun (DVD) - Film about the escapades of some druggies (taking crystal meths, I think) over about 3 days. With a fresh and unusual directorial style, and plenty humour, I found this highly entertaining.
Rating: 7/10

Jerry MacGuire (VHS) - Tom Cruise is a sports agent who finds himself against all odds after he is sacked and has to go it alone, with the help of Renee Zellweger and a faithful client of his. All in all, a good film, but I found this film a bit "too American", almost to a sickening degree. However, in my eyes. Cruise can do no wrong.
Rating: 6.5/10

Confidence (DVD) - Crime "thriller" about a conman (played by Edward Burns) who cons a gangster, and much "mayhem" ensues. Hmmm, given the subject matter, this was very light-hearted, and not exactly thrilling enough to be called a "thriller" - Maybe it isn't but people like to label things, so I'll label this a thriller.
On the plus side, it was enjoyable enough, in a "nice-guy-gangster" sort of way and there was plenty eye-candy in the form of Rachael Weisz (for me the highlight of the film).
Rating: 6.5/10

Bright Young Things (VHS) - Set in the 1930s, and based on a novel by Evelyn Waugh (Vile Bodies), this film chronicles the escapades - (sorry, I love that word) - of an aspiring novelist and his hedonistic pals. I think Stephen Fry's script and direction is original and has a fresh feel to it, but it wasn't really my kind of story. As my uncle said, you'd probably have to have read the book to appreciate it.
Rating: 6/10

Heaven (VHS) - Set in Italy, Cate Blanchett plays a schoolteacher who plants a bomb in an office, hoping to kill a corrupt businessman who has been supplying drugs to kids (evil bastard!), but ends up killing 4 innocent civilians. She is taken into police custody, and (bizarrely) becomes the object of desire of a young man working in police HQ who acts as a translator for her (she's English, you see). He then helps her to escape and they both go on the run.
I found this very average and was irritated by the clumsy pace of the film and the fact that it was not always clear what was going on.
Worth watching if you've absolutely no choice in the matter.
Rating: 4.5/10

Eye of the Beholder (VHS) - Oh deary me - Where do I begin? Stars Ewan MacGregor as "The Eye", a private eye who is tailing a murderess (Ashley Judd), and then inexplicably falls in love with her - Well, she is hot, I suppose!
I didn't see the point in the story and couldn't connect with the characters in any sort of way.
The acting wasn't to blame; Ewan and Ashley's valiant efforts couldn't save this film from a rubbish story, poor directing, poor soundtrack etc etc etc.... i.e. just about everything was poor. Throughout this film, two words were echoing in my mind: "piss" and "poor".
It's based on a novel, and I think it's just another example of how not to adapt a book, although some people may like it (seems to have almost a cult following on IMDB).
The best thing about this film is that it has an ending.
Rating: 3.5/10

Please excuse the poor and uninformative standards of my film reviews - It's late and I can't be bothered!