Unputdownable

Rating: 9/10 (10 April 2019)

Unputdownable is a slang term to describe a book that you can't stop reading, it's so good. You've got chores, deadlines, bedtime, but your hands can't stop flipping the page and you don't know why other than you're reading a great book. This is the movie equivalent. I can't really explain why I like this movie; every few years I re-watch it just to make sure my esteem is correct, and it always is. I don't even go for old movies usually, but The Bridge on the River Kwai just gets me, like a joke I can't stop laughing to. Alec Guinness and his British manners in a battle of wills against the brusque Japanese commander? Love it. The bizarre obsession with building the bridge? Love it. The jungle heat, the river? Love it, love it. The ending? Triple love it. It's unpausable!