Must see movies: The Twilight Saga: New Moon (12A); The Informant! (15)

Nov 26 2009

The informant! (15) ****

Why we are excited: Steven Soderbergh recounts this incredible true story of bluff and bluster in The Informant!, adapted by Scott Z Burns from Kurt Eichenwald's book of the same name.

Plot: Mark Whiteacre (Matt Damon) is a biochemist at agricultural conglomerate ADM. A tip-off from a Japanese rival suggests there is a mole in the company who is sabotaging the plant, so Mark's bosses call in the FBI. After finding out that his bosses are party to a price-fixing scam, the FBI prepare Mark for a role as a snitch, unaware that he is leading them all up the garden path.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon (12A)

Why we are excited: In the second instalment of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight novels, the love affair between teenage misfit Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen reaches a crossroads, and the paths ahead all lead to heartbreak for one of the pair.

Plot: After Bella's (Kristen Stewart)18th birthday, Edward and the Cullen clan are forced to abandon the close-knit community of Forks,Washington, if their human friend is to be safe from harm. An old adversary returns to deal Bella a fatal blow, but a new protector is there in her hour of need, setting up a potential reunion with Edward, when she will learn the truth and the perils that lie ahead if they stay together.