Sugar, Sugar

I happened to catch Sugar Sugar on television whilst on holiday. I found it to be a very different British independent film which won't be for all viewers that's for sure. But if you have a sense of humour, and enjoy your female characters being really strong then this quirky tale might be for you.

The original story tells of a girl on the run in London from parents, gangsters and a mysterious stranger. Sugar is played by Sarah Manners who you will probably recognise from BBC's "Casualty" and "Strictly Come Dancing". She gives a really great performance and is in my opinion a star in the making. In this film she has a tough attitude and is a pretty violent character too, which is a real departure from her "Casulaty" persona.

I also found the actor playing Sugar's father to hit just the right level of creepiness in his portrayal and you can tell he had a lot of fun playing his role.

There are some special make-up effects too, and one character is a pretty gross old man who Sugar gets pretty close to. If you see the film you will know what I mean. Checking out the make-up guys on IMDb it seems they also did the make-up effects on "Saving Private Ryan". It's great to see they work with all budgets and again their work is great here.

There's action, bizarre characters and lots of atmosphere in the telling of the tale, and although quite a short film it keeps moving forward quickly and kept me entertained whilst the rain chucked it down outside.