|
3/5
|
73%
|
Big Miracle (2012) |
"
"You're not as easy to hate as I thought!" Barrymore says to Danson. Those initially resistant to Big Miracle may reach the same conclusion."
—
Total Film
Posted Feb 3, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
82%
|
Young Adult (2011) |
"
Theron gives a fearless performance in a dark comedy of no manners that's as acerbic and mordant as Juno was warm and embracing."
—
Total Film
Posted Jan 30, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
81%
|
A Monster in Paris () |
"
It's hard to fathom who this 3D combo of horror, musical and twinkly retro nostalgia is aimed at."
—
Total Film
Posted Jan 25, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
29%
|
Underworld Awakening (2012) |
"
With no Michael Sheen this time around and Charles Dance stepping in for an AWOL Bill Nighy, there's a distinct sense of sloppy seconds to a film that's humourless throughout and, thanks to murky 3D, visually dull to boot."
—
Total Film
Posted Jan 20, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
13%
|
W.E. (2012) |
"
Madonna's second outing as director only gives ammunition to her critics with a movie destined to join Body Of Evidence in the bargain bin."
—
Total Film
Posted Jan 9, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011) |
"
A fast-paced, globe-trotting adventure that offers blasts, brawls and buildings of equally spectacular scale."
—
Total Film
Posted Dec 12, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
60%
|
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) |
"
Faster, funnier and even more bromantic than the original, this far from stately Holmes delivers piping hot entertainment at a furious lick."
—
Total Film
Posted Dec 12, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
92%
|
Arthur Christmas (2011) |
"
There's some great stuff here... What's missing is the delightful Britishness of Nick Park's films. "
—
SFX Magazine
Posted Dec 1, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
36%
|
Immortals (2011) |
"
Tarsem Singh may well be an artistic visionary. Unfortunately, his sense of storytelling here is vision-impaired."
—
Total Film
Posted Nov 10, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
91%
|
Tabloid (2011) |
"
A bizarre coda turns what begins as a playful exposé of the British media's sensationalist excesses into a surreal voyage into a warped mind no reporter could invent."
—
Total Film
Posted Nov 8, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
50%
|
The Rum Diary (2011) |
"
Full of affection for the late Dr T, this droll if bitty frolic is destined to form a triple bill someday with Fear And Loathing and Where The Buffalo Roam."
—
Total Film
Posted Nov 3, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
The Ides of March (2011) |
"
Clooney and Gosling will poll well in this sleek peek at how politicians really get elected, staged with a smart nod to the classic conspiracy yarns of yesteryear."
—
Total Film
Posted Oct 25, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
70%
|
African Cats (2011) |
"
An absolute must-see for fans of roar footage."
—
Total Film
Posted Oct 19, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
78%
|
Retreat (2011) |
"
Tense if rather monotonously bleak, it's a shame Jason Isaacs and David Tennant didn't co-star as originally planned."
—
Total Film
Posted Oct 16, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
25%
|
The Three Musketeers (2011) |
"
What it lacks in abundance, alas, is élan, panache or joie de vivre."
—
Total Film
Posted Oct 11, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
38%
|
Johnny English Reborn (2011) |
"
Proves you really can have too much of something that wasn't particularly amusing in the first place."
—
Total Film
Posted Oct 11, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
89%
|
The Lion King (2011) |
"
Well worth another look, though it's a pity they're saving the newly made bloopers for the upcoming Blu-ray."
—
Total Film
Posted Oct 4, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
76%
|
The Debt (2011) |
"
Smart and suspenseful, The Debt packs in enough surprises to make you forgive its last minute collapse. Chastain, meanwhile, shows why everybody's talking about her."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 14, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
30%
|
Turnout () |
"
Star and co-writer George Russo clearly has an ear for swaggering male patois."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 9, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
93%
|
West Side Story (1961) |
"
Not seen it? Time you did."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 9, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
25%
|
Apollo 18 (2011) |
"
For the most part, alas, this only goes to show that in space, no one can hear you yawn."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 7, 2011
|
|
3/4
|
85%
|
Jane Eyre (2011) |
"
A bold choice of director, striking visuals and a Rochester to rival Orson Welles' ensures this doesn't feel like just one more highbrow period piece or stodgy great-book adap."
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 30, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
70%
|
The Inbetweeners (2011) |
"
Affection for the characters will bring fans in. But many will leave wishing the makers of one of the most enjoyable programmes of recent years had left well enough alone."
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 17, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
23%
|
Conan the Barbarian (2011) |
"
A dull and desultory affair that'll leave you feeling as cheated as Arnold Schwarzenegger's missus."
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 16, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
60%
|
Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (2011) |
"
Glorified karaoke it may be, but there's no doubt Glee's mush of pop covers and show tunes fills a kitsch niche for millions."
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 12, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
77%
|
In A Better World (2011) |
"
Bier's yarn offers an involving narrative, strong acting and fine location work on both sides of the equator."
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 8, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
83%
|
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) |
"
With simulated simians authentic enough to make Project Nim look almost phoney, allied to an involving, evolving story, Rise is the Planet we've been waiting for."
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 5, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
52%
|
The Devil's Double (2011) |
"
Cooper's Uday to remember is enough to make Lee Tamahori's blend of fact and fantasy highly watchable. But it's more for Tony Montana fans than those after a more balanced account of Saddam's shame."
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 2, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
Beginners (2011) |
"
Mills allows one half of his story to subtly shape the other in a way that makes for a more coherent and rewarding tale than its disparate elements suggest."
—
Total Film
Posted Jul 12, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
39%
|
Cars 2 (2011) |
"
There's more going on than there was in Cars and the globe-trotting's a gas. But compared to the pick of the Pixar pack, this is some way down the grid."
—
Total Film
Posted Jul 10, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
77%
|
Trust (2011) |
"
Owen and Keener give excellent performances, while newcomer Liberato is a significant find. Yet for all its power and understatement, Trust is only a few clicks away from sexploitation."
—
Total Film
Posted Jul 7, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
35%
|
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) |
"
[It] might struggle to equal the sheer exhilaration of Bay's 2007 trilogy-starter, but it's a whole lot more coherent and fulfilling than Revenge Of The Fallen."
—
Total Film
Posted Jun 26, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
40%
|
Ghosted () |
"
It's no Scum or Shawshank, but on its own modest terms, Ghosted is an engrossing watch that wrings new blood from old clichés."
—
Total Film
Posted Jun 23, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
14%
|
Huge () |
"
A thoroughly disheartening affair that looks like it was shot through gauze..."
—
Total Film
Posted Jun 15, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
58%
|
The First Grader (2011) |
"
Oliver Litondo brings a quiet dignity to the role, even clad in school uniform, while Naomie Harris exudes positivity as the teacher who champions his cause."
—
Total Film
Posted Jun 13, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
39%
|
The Taqwacores (2010) |
"
Never less than intriguing, but this is really little more than The Young Ones with a prayer mat."
—
Total Film
Posted Jun 8, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
Bridesmaids (2011) |
"
It's uneven, unwieldy and overlong, but if it's yucks you're after you'll find them in abundance in a side-splitting comedy that lifts the veil on every wedding's unsung heroines."
—
Total Film
Posted Jun 8, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
81%
|
Life in a Day (2011) |
"
Ignore the stats and surrender to the emotion in a movie where there's always something cool just around the corner."
—
Total Film
Posted Jun 7, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
58%
|
Kaboom (2011) |
"
It's good to see the respectability Araki won from 2004's Mysterious Skin hasn't sapped his subversive streak."
—
Total Film
Posted May 31, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
49%
|
Last Night (2011) |
"
A glum, navel-gazing affair that asks us to invest in self-absorbed protagonists living absurdly narcissistic lives."
—
Total Film
Posted May 31, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
6%
|
Honey 2 (2012) |
"
For all its killer choreography, alas, it's clear this genre urgently needs some new moves of its own."
—
Total Film
Posted May 25, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
38%
|
Screwed () |
"
A thriller which begins promisingly before descending into a slough of old lag clichés."
—
Total Film
Posted May 23, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
The Messenger (2009) |
"
It's a tough job but someone's got to do it in a moving look at one of the armed forces' most harrowing details."
—
Total Film
Posted May 23, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
73%
|
Heartbeats (2011) |
"
Sumptuously photographed and elegantly stylised, Heartbeats' exterior is as seductive as Schneider's R-Pattzalike. Dig beneath the surface, though, and there ain't much there."
—
Total Film
Posted May 23, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
40%
|
Age of Heroes (2012) |
"
Two sequels are planned, God help us."
—
Total Film
Posted May 18, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
44%
|
Third Star (2010) |
"
Hattie Dalton's direction is sensitive but ponderous, making our own third star more than slightly grudging. "
—
Total Film
Posted May 16, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
59%
|
Jig (2011) |
"
While it's easy to sneer at the tweens and their scary parents, you can't ignore their dedication to their dying art, nor their kinetic energy."
—
Total Film
Posted May 4, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
77%
|
Thor (2011) |
"
The most problematic hurdle in The Avengers' path is cleared with ease and some style by a film that makes a virtue of its inherent silliness. You're up, Captain America."
—
Total Film
Posted Apr 18, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
91%
|
Winnie the Pooh (2011) |
"
Guess you can't go back, even if your name is Christopher Robin."
—
Total Film
Posted Apr 13, 2011
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