Save the Cinema
The true story of Liz Evans, a hairdresser and leader of a youth theatre in Carmarthen, Wales, who began a campaign in 1993 to save the Lyric theatre from closure. Alongside then Mayor of Carmarthen Richard Goodridge, they enlisted the help of Steven Spielberg, securing a special premiere of Jurassic Park.
Cast
Samantha Morton
as Liz Evans
Tom Felton
as Richard Goodridge
Jonathan Pryce
as Mr. Morgan
Owain Yeoman
as David Evans
Susan Wokoma
as Dolly
Jason Hughes
as Aled
Rhod Gilbert
as Mr. Powell
Thaer Al-Shayei
as Mr. Hopkins
Joe Hurst
as Huw Evans
Wynne Evans
as Singer in Cinema (uncredited)
Reviews
r96sk
A pretty cool true story, but the film itself? Rather poor. <em>'Save the Cinema'</em> is simply too on the nose for my liking, it's cringey in a fair few bits and even pretentious in others. It does have a good cast, though that aside it struggles to get away from the fact that it feels like a m...