An interesting change of pace for Arnie
IT'S surely a sign of the apocalypse when Arnold Schwarzenegger, an actor whose roles typically run the gamut of emotions from A to B, gets to mow the lawn, drive a pick-up and chop wood (not bodies). But there are still plenty of dead people in Maggie, a horror movie that morphs, somewhat unconventionally for an Arnie flick, into a two-hanky weepie.
At 67, Schwarzenegger is still in good enough shape to be an action star but this time, he ditches the heavy weaponry (though not the heavy accent) for a turn as a dramatic lead, playing a sensitive farmer type whose teenage daughter is infected with a deadly virus.
The virus - the result of a worldwide epidemic caused by a massive crop failure - eventually turns victims into zombies but until that happens, Wade Vogel (Schwarzenegger) wants his daughter Maggie (Abigail Breslin) to live a normal life at home, not herded away to die in some quarantine camp. It's a decision that sits a little uncomfortably with Wade's second wife Caroline (Joely Richardson), who fears for the safety of her two young children.
BT is now on Telegram!
For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes
Lifestyle
Former Zouk morphs into mod-Asian Jiak Kim House, serving laksa pasta and mushroom bak kut teh
Massimo Bottura lends star power to pizza and pasta at Torno Subito
Victor Liong pairs Aussie and Asian food with mixed results at Artyzen’s Quenino restaurant
If Jay Chou likes Ju Xing’s zi char, you might too
Mod-Sin cooking izakaya style at Focal
What the fish? Diving for flavour at Fysh – Aussie chef Josh Niland’s Singapore debut