in the attack in were injured in the attack in manchester. police arrest a man in his 40s on suspicion of terrorism. the president of the european council says hope for a deal is bigger and more tangible than just a few days ago. the united nations says 100,000 people have now fled their homes in north and sierra following turkey's attack on kurdish held areas. now nbc news, it is time for the film review. —— on bbc news. hello, and a very warm welcome to the film review on bbc news to take us through this week's film releases. as ever, mark kermode. hi, mark what have you been watching? we have american woman which is a powerful drama starring sienna miller.

animated fun with abominable. and will smith fighting himself in it gemini man. yes, that's intriguing. let's start with american woman. sienna miller is deborah who is a 30—something single mum living in sort of rust belt pennsylvania. she's pinballing endlessly between variously useless and occasionally abusive men, and she's looking for security and wealth. —— security and love. one night, her teenage daughter goes out and doesn't come home. and she is left holding her grandson with no idea what happened. here's a clip. it's been... it's been three days since we last saw bridget. she left home around 7pm. she was wearing a pink

sweatshirt and white sneakers. she had her hair coloured a few days ago, so it's a little lighter now, a little more blonde. but not much. this is a mother's worst nightmare. to know that your daughter is out there somewhere calling for you and you can't get to her... i'm sorry. i miss my daughter. so, on one level the film is about a missing person, about disappearance. but that's only one part of what it's about. the narrative then jumps forward several years and we see the central character played by sienna miller further on in her life still trying to find

a suitable partner and again, people like aaron paul plays this very charming — initially very charming character. and what happens is we see the weight of the sort of trauma and the grief that she has carried with her as her own character develops and changes. i think the most remarkable thing about this is firstly, sienna miller is really terrific. that's not a surprise because she was really good in supporting roles in foxcatcher and sniper, she was great in ben whitley‘s highrise. this is the the first film where she can command and certainly she is terrific. she is really great, she plays each section of this character's life completely convincingly. you really do believe in this character. the second thing is this is directed by jake scott who does a very good job of backing off exactly when you think the drama is going to overplay its hand. so, what you get is a film that's very, very convincing about a lengthy period in somebody‘s life in which something is hanging over them and the thing it reminded me of slightly is the films

of atom egoyan. if you think about things like sweet hereafter or exotica, atom egoyan is very good at making films that exist within the aftermath of something. and i definitely got that feeling from this. really upsetting? well, because her central character is indomitable and has this very vibrant spirit and yes, she is shouldering a huge burden but what i think the film doesn't overplay is the film is about 0k, this is the situation and life has to move on. and you know that it will keep returning to this central motif about this absence, about what happened and how it happened. but the film is actually about her. 0riginally when they were shooting it, ithink it was called burning woman. i'm not entirely sure that american woman is the right title for it. but it's a film that is absolutely about the way a character develops over a lengthy period of time and you believe every single frame of that performance. not least because it's very physical. it's not to do with the character saying, "i think this, i feel this..."

it's to do with the way they stand, it's to do with the way she holds yourself, it's to do with the tiny little glances. very good supporting cast. but i was completely immersed in it, i absolutely believed in the world. i think the problem with it is the trailers are selling it as a missing persons thriller, that is one element of it. that is not the element of it. it's about her dealing with this great weight but life moving on at the same time. it sounds overall far more interesting than the trailer allows it perhaps. i have to say in their defence, it is a very hard film to trail because it is a very hard film to explain because if you put, "it's a story of somebody growing over a long period of time," that's not going to bring the audience in. 0k. animation for your second choice. yes, abominable which is this kind of... occasionally thrilling largely sort of a little bit blandly charming story. a young girl befriends a yeti creature escaping from the clutches

of a wealthy eccentric voiced by eddie izzard sounding like eddie izzard brilliantly. and her friends agree to take it which they call everest to the highest point on earth. the creature has magical powers one of which you can see here enables it to turn landscapes into something completely different are some real visual coups. there is a sequence we are seeing now in which this boat travels through this flowery field and then turns into a giant wave. there is a lovely sequence in which they climb up on a giant buddha statue, she starts playing a violent and the flowers start blossoming and there are individual moments that make me think that is beautiful and breathtaking. i don't think it is massively original. people have compared it to things like how to train your dragon, i was thinking about that film the missing link which had an altogether more sturdy feel. but i think it would do very well with a fairly undemanding audience and there are certain moments in it which i thought that

is beautiful and using the technology really well. it's not a great film, but it has some great moments in it. now, gemini man, i want it to be really good because it's ang lee who is so interesting and has done such great work. is that it? no. will smith goes head—to—head with his digitally conjured younger self. so, he is a retiring assassin who finds that he can't retire because he's being pursued by a young sort of hit man who weirdly seems to know his every move. it's almost as if he's being followed by his younger self! here's a clip. stop right there! who are you?! i don't want to shoot you! fine. don't shoot me. mind if i shoot you? did they show you a picture of me? yeah, you look old.

kid, you take one step closer, you're going to leave me no choice. gunshot. ok, so look, some decently executed action sequences. the project began back in the late ‘90s when it was first thought up and they thought that they did not have the technology to do this. it turns out now they do have the technology and you do you think it is likejeff goldblum saying. "you were so eager to see whether you could, you didn't stop to think whether you should," because fundamentally firstly, one of the biggest problems with it is i saw it in the 120 frame high frame rate 3d which he made billy lynn's long half—time walk in which is this high frame rate format which makes you think you are watching something that looks

like behind—the—scenes footage. oh yes, it's so real that it looks like it is not a movie which is really, really bizarre. the second thing is it is kind of distracting because even when you see what they have done with the c61, there is a computer generated character to some extent, it is impossible not to sit there looking at it thinking, "0h, that is technologically quite interesting." and my biggest problem is this. although you've got people like mary elizabeth winstead injecting a much needed human note, ang lee for me is a storyteller. tell stories! stop worrying about the technology, stop wearing about whether or not we get pushback on 120 frames, 60 frames a second... just do the thing that you did before which was be a great storyteller. i have no problem with technology but technology for its own sake, it feels like the tail wagging the dog. and it is true that in the case of this you think, most of the ideas i have seen before. it is kind of a sub—blade runner idea about body and soul. and most of the time you're sitting there thinking, "just tell me a story like you used to!"

i'm sure he will listen to you now you said that. the next film will be... i got igot him i got him on speed dial. mr kermode said. the farewell, that's a lovely story. i love it, have you seen this? yes. now, 0k. isn't itjust the most brilliant thing? i did love it. i did love it but am i allowed to say by the end i really, really loved is that awkwafina directorjust by the end what she just very slightly too much stroppy teenager? because she is meant to be 31 in the film and she was behaving a bit like a stroppy17—year—old but i am nit—picking overall because i really, really liked it. i thought it was one of the most honest depictions of internecine family relationships the way in which there's secrets and lies... yes. and i thought it was really touching and really funny, and really moving. and i knew nothing about it when i went to see it other than the title which i have to say is not... i love the thing, "based on an actual life." it is a great tag line. i thought it was a wonderful film. —— an actual lie.

film worth seeing? really quick, dvd, musical? the film making a motown which is a documentary about the making of motown, we should say it is very authorised. it is not warts and all but it is worth it for the interviews. not least because you get berry gordy and smokey robinson standing by a piano misremembering their own history and then arguing about it and then at one point, one of them says," so—and—so recorded the song." "no, it was the other..." "i bet you 100 bucks it was the other guy." and they ring somebody up and they go... that kind of stuff was really, really wonderful and i laughed more watching their interviews than i have watching many of the year's alleged comedies. mark, thank you very much, see you next time. and that is it. no sign of our weather patter changing. will be dominated by high—pressure for the foreseeable future this rain is coming from this high been a cloud coming from the atlantic. a lot of what air sitting

across the southern half of the uk and that cloud will be around throughout this weekend. after we had rain this morning in northern england and westside, we have the sunshine during afternoon and the weather improved markedly. further southin weather improved markedly. further south in the rain there has been lot of cloud around. think a dark day across the southern half of the uk. mainly affecting southern him in edge its way further north at times. as you consider your route northwards, we will have such showers, skies... the wind will be dropping as well and it will turn quite chilly for the northern half of the uk. six and 7 degrees in cities further south, not quite as smart as it was actually last night. into the weekend whilst it is not a wash—out, there will be more rain at times and given how wet it has been recently, the risk of more flooding. 0n recently, the risk of more flooding. on saturday most of the rain will again be affecting southern england. it may push into south wales at the time into sign —— south midlands. but in places... it will feel quite

pleasa nt but in places... it will feel quite pleasant and a few showers and there we re pleasant and a few showers and there were not maybe be as many as today. wa nt were not maybe be as many as today. want be as windy tomorrow but there isa want be as windy tomorrow but there is a temperature and it is a cooler day in that rain and southern parts of england and wales. that is bringing the rain and push its way northwards on saturday night developing rain more widely for england and weigh work —— even in wales. accompanied a picture for sunday. the heaviest of which should push into the north sea but with that will pressure to the west and pushing and showers and vulgar spells of rain for the western side, quite heavy. east it will brighten up quite heavy. east it will brighten upa bit quite heavy. east it will brighten up a bit especially towards the south—east. 16 degrees, glasgow 11 underneath that ring. that ring. that rain continues during the night and then as we head into monday regarding this area of low pressure coming behind our main band of rain. it looks like the rain will use its way into the south west of inman and wales although there will be some rain to clear away in the south west

corner of england for a while. also try and bite perhaps a little bit of sunshine. —— dry and bright.

rain further north and west, tempter struggling with 11 or 12. this is bbc world news today thousands flee from syria as turkey continues its assault against the kurds. the bombardment continues with turkish warplanes striking more targets on the third day of the campaign. they say they're ready to have new uk brexit negotiations the both sides say there is still much work to do. it does not mean it is a done deal. brexit is like climbing a mountain. we need vigilance, determination and patience. and a prize for peace, the prime minister

who helped and conflicts says he