The Surprise Film wasn't V for Vendatta, The Da Vinci Code, Miami Vice, a film by Spike Lee or any of the other suggestions. The Squid and the Whale is a film produced by Wes Anderson, which should give you a rough idea of what to expect. The story is about the breakdown of a marriage, a bearded Jeff Daniels and Laura Linney playing the parents to two boys who are torn between their parents. It is supposedly based on the real life experiences of Noah Baumbach who wrote and directed this film, and also wrote the Life Aquatic. There is some awkward humour, including cheap laughs from the youngest sons cursing and general bad behaviour resulting from the marriage breakdown.

Others seemed to like it but it just wasn't my kettle of fish. Good if you like that sort of thing and clearly someone does as the film received an Oscar nomination. Perhaps I was a little dissapointed as I had hoped the suprise film would be something else but I dont think it was as good as films such as the Life Aquatic or the Royal Tannenbaums. Decide for yourself.