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Reviewer: 
Welcome to the latest episode of 
F ilm F inest
 
w ith me, Liz O'Donnell. The film s I'll be reviewing 
in this episode are 
What Happens in the N ight,
 
the new h o rro r film by acclaim ed d ire cto r Jan de 
Neiburg, and 
Happy as Larry,
 
a new romance comedy sta rrin g H arrison Wyatt and Sonya Sm ith. 
Let's s ta rt w ith 
What Happens in the N ight.
 
Set in a convent school in the 1950s, this film te lls the 
story of two boys who are haunted by apparitions of m onks. The film has the feel of a comic book 
as it's shot in black and w hite w ith occasional shots of vivid colour. De Neiburg, the director, said 
he wanted some elem ents to stand out and he has used co lo ur to do it. I w ould say quite effectively. 
He claim s his inspiration fo r the film is his own experiences growing up in 1950s Liverpool.
A believer in ghosts him self, he thought he saw ghosts in his school years. Ghosts o r not, th is film
is certainly haunting. 
What Happens in the N ig h t
 
is a film th at w ill scare you. I w o u ld n ’t say it's the 
best h o rro r film to come out this year, but it's certainly shot b e a u tifu lly , and it's not hard to follow. 
So, unlike some recent h o rro r film s, you don't have to sit in dedicated concentration fo r two hours 
trying to keep up w ith a complex plot! An enjoyable film , I w ould give it fo ur stars.
In 
Happy as Larry,
 
Sonya Sm ith and H arrison Wyatt play two people who fa ll in love but cannot 
be to ge th er because of th e ir fam ilies. The b uild-up to the film has certainly been epic, w ith gossip 
about both co-stars in the papers. Rum our has it that Sm ith and Wvatt aren’t the best of friends.
In fact, on the set they barely spoke to each other! I have to say, though, this doesn’t come across 
in the film and they look like a great couple. 
Happy as L a rry
 
is a move away from the usual film s
Sonya makes - she is better known fo r her roles in action film s - but she has shown herself to be 
a capable comedy actress. However, I’m not sure th is is the finest film to do it in. Both men and 
wom en alike can get som ething from th is film , but the rom ance angle is overplayed and the laughs 
are few and fa r between. If you w ant romance, this film is fin e , but if you w ant comedy, I would 
recomm end seeing som ething else. I would give it three stars.
Now, there are some new video releases which are going to be coming o u t ...