Fresh 5/5
| Rotten 37%
| 2012 (2009) | "
An astonishingly impressive and entertaining disaster movie... one of the must-see films of the year." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Nov 13, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 54%
| The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) | "
A smart satirical comedy." — Daily Mirror [UK] Posted Nov 3, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 100%
| Citizen Kane (1941) | "
Truly one of the greatest films ever." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Oct 30, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 94%
| An Education (2009) | "
An Education is a brilliant learning curve - one of the best British films of the year." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Oct 30, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 56%
| 9 (2009) | "
A cumbersome and trite "dangerous rise of technology" story that fails to engage." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Oct 30, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 38%
| Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009) | "
This stylish tale of teen terror is impressive but unsatisfying." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 26%
| The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009) | "
This scattershot comedy hits a few targets but is so desperate to amuse it feels more like a series of rejected TV sketches than a movie." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 92%
| Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) | "
Yes, Fantastic Mr Fox is clever. But it is also a rather slight film that you smile at rather than really enjoy." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 89%
| Zombieland (2009) | "
The best zom-com since Shaun of the Dead... a delightfully sharp and smart comedy actioner that is funny, thrilling and just a little bit gory." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Oct 9, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 98%
| Up (2009) | "
Up is quite wonderful entertainment blending moving moments with action-packed sequences and comedy. Buoyant and beautiful, it is a movie must." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Oct 9, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 55%
| The Soloist (2009) | "
The Soloist is a moving and well-made film, but you just can't help feeling it is a little too contrived and simplistic." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Sep 25, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 59%
| Creation (2009) | "
A well-made piece of period drama that sorely lacks any lightness or passion." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Sep 25, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 25%
| The Red Baron (2009) | "
Looks terrific when up in the air amidst the dogfights, but falls flat back on the ground." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Sep 4, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 87%
| 500 Days of Summer (2009) | "
A modern romance for grown-ups... a sweet-natured, funny, deeply-romantic tale that brims with energy and is blessed with top-notch performances." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Sep 4, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 90%
| District 9 (2009) | "
District 9 is one of the very best films of the year - packed with suspense, action, humour and great performances, and directed with real style and panache... brilliant!" — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Sep 4, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 98%
| The Hurt Locker (2009) | "
An amazingly powerful movie that will leave you reeling. This mustsee movie is dazzlingly well made." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Aug 29, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 68%
| Funny People (2009) | "
Life, death and comedy... Funny People is a thoughtful and funny comedy indulgence." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Aug 29, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 82%
| Broken Embraces (2009) | "
The film may lack great depth, but it is a visual treat about films within films and packed with top performances." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Aug 29, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 36%
| G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) | "
There are perhaps just too many characters to take on board, but when it works well it's spectacular." — Daily Mirror [UK] Posted Aug 3, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 52%
| The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) | "
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 is a classy updating of the original, strong on pace and atmosphere, with Travolta and Washington making a great doubleact." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Jul 31, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 25%
| Land of the Lost (2009) | "
A lumbering and largely unamusing comedy adventure. Ferrell and McBride are occasionally funny when they head into improv territory, but on the whole it is a limp affair." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Jul 31, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 98%
| Once Upon a Time in the West (1969) | "
Stunning big-screen cowboy film." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Jul 24, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 43%
| The Proposal (2009) | "
Ignore the underlying fact that The Proposal is one big cliché of a movie and relish Bullock's ability to handle slapstick comedy as well as the smart line delivery." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Jul 24, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 96%
| Burma VJ (2009) | "
As a film it is uneven but as a news document it is uncompromising and compelling." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Jul 17, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 82%
| Kisses (2008) | "
This delicate, charming low-budget Irish film is a gem worth discovering. A thoughtful and whimsical film." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Jul 17, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 88%
| Frozen River (2008) | "
While there is much to admire, there is little to enjoy as downtrodden folk try to make money the hard way. At heart it is a sentimental drama that rarely connects." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Jul 17, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 89%
| Moon (2009) | "
A smart futuristic tale, blending paranoia, drama and humour." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Jul 17, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) | "
Mean moody and magnificent, this is perhaps the best yet of the Harry Potter series." — Daily Mirror [UK] Posted Jul 13, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 95%
| 35 Shots of Rum (2009) | "
Warm, affectionate and oddly absorbing." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 76%
| The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009) | "
It deserves to be appreciated for what it is - a smart and quirky tale that is also oddly upbeat." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 67%
| Bruno (2009) | "
For the majority of its short running time Brüno is a masterpiece of comedy by embarrassment." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Jul 10, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 45%
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) | "
The laughs are balanced with some outstanding action sequences." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Jul 3, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 67%
| Public Enemies (2009) | "
Public Enemies is one of those films that lurches between sheer brilliance and muddled moments... but it does feature Johnny Depp in terrific form and is worth seeing just for him alone." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Jul 3, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| Telstar: The Joe Meek Story (2009) | "
Telstar is still an oddly compulsive story of an exuberant mess of a man who played a key role in British pop history." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 38%
| Gigantic (2008) | "
Gigantic tries so hard to be cute and quirky it forgets it should also try to be interesting." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 19%
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) | "
In terms of explosions, firepower and sheer shrill, all-action, popcorn entertainment it is hard to see how this big'n'bold sequel can be topped this year." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 43%
| Doghouse (2009) | "
A nicely gory comedy-horror flick that is a diverting bit of lads' entertainment." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Jun 12, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 78%
| The Hangover (2009) | "
A devilishly smart comedy gem that manages to blend the raunchy and the rowdy with some deliciously left-field humour." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Jun 12, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 41%
| The Last House on the Left (2009) | "
A thoroughly nasty rape revenge tale that's short on logic but strong on blood and brutality. An unpleasant movie experience." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Jun 12, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 88%
| Looking for Eric (2009) | "
The thoroughly charming, amusing and insightful Looking For Eric is a complete pleasure... a Ken Loach film brimming with wit and wisdom, interspersed with classic archive moments of Cantona magic." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Jun 12, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 70%
| Last Chance Harvey (2008) | "
This good-natured London-set rom-com for the over-40s is delightfully performed and gently amusing, but it can't shake its need for schmaltz and sentimentality." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Jun 5, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 32%
| Terminator Salvation (2009) | "
This is a much more straightforward, all-gunsblazing sci-fi tale of downat-heel humanity at war with some rather nasty machines." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted Jun 5, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 25%
| Fireflies in the Garden () | "
The elements are all there but never fully click into place - more like a TV movie than a big-screen drama." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted May 29, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 23%
| Jonas Brothers - The Concert Experience (2009) | "
This toe-curling dip into the sickly-sweet musical world of the Jonas brothers is innocuous and dull." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted May 29, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 28%
| 12 Rounds (2009) | "
While the plot is completely daft the film is also engagingly diverting." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted May 29, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 92%
| Drag Me To Hell (2009) | "
The great thing about Drag Me To Hell is that it is laugh-out-loud funny as well as scream-out-loud scary... and as one who has a hard time with horror movies, I must say it is darn entertaining." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted May 29, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 38%
| Awaydays (2009) | "
The film tries to blend Seventies music, fashion and a grim backdrop, but at heart it's a nasty and limp story told better by other movies." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted May 22, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 75%
| Tormented (2009) | "
Cool, sexy, amusing and nicely chilling, Tormented is a smart bit of home-grown slasher mayhem." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted May 22, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 74%
| A Girl Cut in Two (2008) | "
Heavy-handed French drama is a clumsy affair." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted May 22, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 44%
| Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) | "
Night at the Museum 2 is a fistful of family fun... brimming with amusing lines, great effects and a series of smart cameo performances." — Sunday Mirror [UK] Posted May 22, 2009 |
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