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4/5
|
82%
|
Young Adult (2011) |
"
Go see. Squirmingly funny."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Feb 3, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) |
"
Mesmerising."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Feb 3, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
76%
|
Bombay Beach (2011) |
"
While candidly exploring the hard lives of the characters and their families, the film earns an extra star from some inspired moments of magical realism, with one scene involving a child, a fire engine and a Bob Dylan tune that'll make your spine tingle."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Feb 3, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
The Descendants (2011) |
"
As is typical with Payne, awkwardness abounds leading to some moments of excruciating comedy."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 26, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
74%
|
Like Crazy (2011) |
"
[Jones] fulfils her promise as one of our most exciting talents in this wonderful little drama."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 26, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
13%
|
W.E. (2012) |
"
Apart from some nice period detail, Her Madgesty's second attempt to direct a film is an abysmal failure. The dialogue is wooden at best and the performances risible."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 20, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
44%
|
J. Edgar (2011) |
"
Given that the man is among the most controversial figures of recent US history, making a film this tedious really takes some doing."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 19, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
80%
|
Haywire (2012) |
"
This isn't just the best action film since Bourne, it also exudes the sort of flair and cool of a 60s Bond movie. A class act."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 13, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Margin Call (2011) |
"
It feels a little stagey, but this is the film Wall Street 2 should have been."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 12, 2012
|
|
5/5
|
80%
|
Shame (2011) |
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 12, 2012
|
|
1/5
|
12%
|
The Darkest Hour (2011) |
"
Our planet is ravaged by aliens in yet another sci-fi calamity so bad you'll be cheering on the invaders."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 12, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
76%
|
War Horse (2011) |
"
War Horse is perfect material for the world's foremost purveyor of cinematic sentimentality. Think ET with hooves."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 12, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
54%
|
The Iron Lady (2012) |
"
Streep may be a hot Oscar favourite but you need more than a star turn to make a good movie, and The Iron Lady isn't likely to please anyone in Britain."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 5, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011) |
"
M:I4 proves to be a sugar rush of pure, unadulterated entertainment. Even with a running time of two-plus hours, there's not an ounce of fat."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 23, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
87%
|
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) |
"
If you're about to enter the world of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo for the first time, this is a terrific place to start."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 23, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
60%
|
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) |
"
Another flashily unorthodox update, although the story's not quite as riveting as last time."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 15, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
13%
|
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) |
"
Aside from the in-laws threatening to stay until the New Year, one of the worst things about Christmas is a new Alvin And The Chipmunks movie."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 15, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
69%
|
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011) |
"
Although the humour is patchy, when the laughs hit they hit hard, slyly sending-up holiday season conventions..."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 8, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
83%
|
Puss in Boots (2011) |
"
As you'd expect with DreamWorks, the animation is smooth and the 3D impressive, particularly when Puss and his partners in crime ride a giant beanstalk up into the heavens."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 8, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Well Digger's Daughter () |
"
This is enjoyable fluff and the perfect antidote to long winter nights."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 8, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
8%
|
New Year's Eve (2011) |
"
[A] multi-stranded, over-earnest piece of schlock full of puddle-deep morality, product placement and zero laughs."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 8, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
64%
|
Another Earth (2011) |
"
[A] haunting, thought-provoking film that, while lacking Independence Day-style action, brims with atmosphere and intelligence."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 8, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
94%
|
Hugo (2011) |
"
The lesson to be learned is that [Scorsese] should stick to what he knows best, for Hugo won't appeal to anyone, least of all kids."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 2, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
39%
|
The Big Year (2011) |
"
A comedy with fewer laughs than measles."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 2, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
44%
|
Happy Feet Two (2011) |
"
A film approximately 48 times worse than the original."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 2, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
87%
|
Romantics Anonymous (2011) |
"
The French are starting to have a monopoly on whimsical romantic comedies and, with this piece of amiable fluff, it's business as usual."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 2, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
36%
|
The Thing (2011) |
"
The themes of paranoia and isolation are the same as Carpenter's film, but the effects aren't a patch on the original."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 2, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
7%
|
Dream House (2011) |
"
Crowbarred into the standard haunted house chills is a supposed twist that feels like Shutter Island written for drunk people."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 25, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
92%
|
Take Shelter (2011) |
"
The performances and themes of this psychological drama are all in five-star territory, it's just a shame all the good work is let down by a seriously drawn-out plot."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 25, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
The Deep Blue Sea (2012) |
"
Required viewing."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 25, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
Moneyball (2011) |
"
The mark of a truly great sports movie is one that appeals to people who don't like sports."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 25, 2011
|
|
|
84%
|
My Week with Marilyn (2011) |
"
The narrative is bogged down in detail, meaning Colin's infatuation arrives and departs too quickly and without much insight into his mental state."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 25, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
54%
|
Welcome to the Rileys (2010) |
"
It's downbeat and has little to say about the grieving process, and while Gandolfini and Leo are memorable, Stewart is not."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 19, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
93%
|
Snowtown (2012) |
"
However disquieting the film (based on the story of Australia's worst serial killer, John Bunting), it's also - inconveniently - awfully boring."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 19, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
0%
|
How To Stop Being A Loser () |
"
Appearances from TV soap favourites Martin Kemp, Gemma Atkinson and Billy Murray reinforce the suspicion that the film's real home is on the small screen."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 19, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
25%
|
Seeking Justice (2012) |
"
The plot trudges from A to B with zero surprises, while the excitement goes from the middling to the mind-numbing."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 19, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
71%
|
The Awakening () |
"
The film is full of familiar scenes of ghostly goings-on, which lead to an unshocking shock ending."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 11, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
81%
|
Wuthering Heights () |
"
It's not a costume drama in any real sense, with blusters of wind standing in for dialogue and, frankly, sheer boredom subbing for Brontë's look into the riddles of the human heart."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 11, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
50%
|
The Rum Diary (2011) |
"
It's pretty much Withnail & I in a tropical climate, but far less fun."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 11, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
92%
|
Arthur Christmas (2011) |
"
British to its fingertips, from the cast to its terrifically droll sense of humour. Oh, and it's also pretty wonderful."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 10, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
10%
|
Trespass (2011) |
"
It's the worst Nicolas Cage film ever. Which is saying something."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 10, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
36%
|
Immortals (2011) |
"
John Hurt, wearing a Captain Caveman outfit, pops up here and there to give advice."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 10, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
68%
|
Tower Heist (2011) |
"
It isn't the new Ocean's Eleven, but a sequence involving a sports car dangling from the side of a skyscraper is well done, while Stiller and Murphy raise a few laughs."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 3, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
29%
|
Machine Gun Preacher (2011) |
"
A catalogue of constant clichés which never let up, while Butler's lack of acting chops succeeds in sinking every scene."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 3, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
42%
|
Straw Dogs (2011) |
"
While there's no real reason for this retread of Sam Peckinpah's controversial 1971 film, even Hollywood can't destroy such a decent story."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 3, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
67%
|
Jack Goes Boating (2010) |
"
Hoffman's directing debut delivers a film so weak I could barely remember what it was about as I left the cinema."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 3, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
37%
|
In Time (2011) |
"
It's a plot with intriguing issues touched upon, including mortality, the class system and that knowing how much time we have left to live can affect our judgments."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Nov 3, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
The Ides of March (2011) |
"
It's never quite as clever as it thinks it is, but ace performances from some of Hollywood's brightest talents, plus some tight plotting, make The Ides Of March a nailbiting affair."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Oct 28, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
80%
|
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2012) |
"
Although this is more a psychological drama than a horror in the traditional sense, it possesses an ability to shock that most modern chillers can't touch."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Oct 21, 2011
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