Sir, - At last! A professional film critic has put it on paper, made it official so to speak. The curse of film enthusiasts everywhere is the modern day cinema audience.
Congratulations to Hugh Linehan ("Cinema Talkers", Weekend, October 2nd) for highlighting this scourge - kicking, talking (on mobiles and to each other), eating, drinking (from cans that have extra loud pop-up rings) while serious film-goers try to do the unthinkable (watch the movie).
He forgot one thing - the latecomers. Seated on the edge of a row, you can miss the first 25 minutes of the film as you bop up and down to let them through. Torchlight shines, they grope in the dimness for their seats (always in the middle of the row) and the to-ing and fro-ing resembles a busy bank holiday weekend at Heuston Station.
That being the case, commuters please note: the film now standing at cinemas throughout the country will leave - on time. - Yours, etc.,
Linda Cusack, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin.