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1/5
|
21%
|
Outlaw (2007) |
"
The characters never convince and it spirals into plain silliness."
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Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Mar 8, 2007
|
|
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37%
|
Gigantic (2009) |
"
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
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|
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42%
|
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."
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Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Jun 12, 2009
|
|
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33%
|
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
|
|
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74%
|
La Fille Coupée en Deux (The Girl Cut in Two) (A Girl Cut in Two) (2008) |
"
Heavy-handed French drama is a clumsy affair."
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Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted May 22, 2009
|
|
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44%
|
Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) |
"
Admittedly I'm not the target audience, but this heavy-handed tale of cute 'n' spunky young Miley getting back to her rural roots is tough to swallow."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted May 1, 2009
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|
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56%
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The Tale of Despereaux (2008) |
"
It is all nicely animated, and has a great voice cast, but is not really special or magical enough to really crack the ultra-competitive kiddie animation market."
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Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 19, 2008
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|
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53%
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Stone of Destiny (2008) |
"
This modest Scottish caper film is based on real events but it is all a bit too limp to really engage, despite impressive performances from Cox and Mara."
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Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Dec 19, 2008
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|
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29%
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Lucky You (2007) |
"
Gambling drama never seems to draw the right cards. Best to fold..."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Jun 22, 2007
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|
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30%
|
Running With Scissors (2006) |
"
Sadly fails to sustain its original interest."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 29, 2007
|
|
|
69%
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Babel (2006) |
"
Well structured, but rather cold."
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Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 15, 2007
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Before You Go (The Memory of Water) (2002) |
"
Despite an interesting premise, Before just can't deliver the dramatic goods."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Aug 29, 2002
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|
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40%
|
The Abduction Club (2002) |
"
The film rarely musters any great sense of passion or excitement."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Aug 21, 2002
|
|
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0%
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Killing Me Softly (2003) |
"
What a great shame that such a talented director as Chen Kaige has chosen to make his English-language debut with a film so poorly plotted and scripted."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 11, 2002
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|
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15%
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D-Tox (Eye See You) (2002) |
"
This formulaic chiller will do little to boost Stallone's career."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Mar 6, 2002
|
|
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30%
|
Very Annie Mary (2001) |
"
There are moments of real pleasure to be found in Sara Sugarman's whimsical comedy Very Annie-Mary but not enough to sustain the film."
—
Hollywood Reporter
Posted Jun 25, 2001
|
|
2/5
|
40%
|
Switch () |
"
Starts well but the whole things gets increasingly preposterous."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Mar 30, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
8%
|
Payback Season () |
"
A bit too heavyhanded as hoodies hit the football pitches."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Mar 15, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
5%
|
Black Gold () |
"
The clumsy script never really delivers epic drama. Great action scenes, though."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Feb 23, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
56%
|
9 (2009) |
"
A cumbersome and trite "dangerous rise of technology" story that fails to engage."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Oct 30, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
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
|
|
2/5
|
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
|
|
2/5
|
46%
|
Creation (2010) |
"
A well-made piece of period drama that sorely lacks any lightness or passion."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Sep 25, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
21%
|
The Red Baron (Der rote Baron) (2008) |
"
Looks terrific when up in the air amidst the dogfights, but falls flat back on the ground."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Sep 4, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
27%
|
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
|
|
2/5
|
20%
|
Fireflies in the Garden (2011) |
"
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
|
|
2/5
|
25%
|
Jonas Brothers: The 3D 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
|
|
2/5
|
12%
|
The Unborn (2009) |
"
A ham-fisted horror movie that manages to put together deadly demonic possession, Nazi concentration camps and nasty wartime genetic experiments."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Feb 27, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
12%
|
Pink Panther 2 (2009) |
"
Comedy crime caper is more miss than hit."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Feb 19, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
44%
|
The Broken (2009) |
"
This stylishly-shot psycho-thriller from Sean Ellis is a creditable stab at the horror genre, but it lacks pace and plot. There's not enough blood 'n' gore for horror fans, while thriller admirers may find it too slow."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Jan 30, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
7%
|
License to Wed (2007) |
"
Forget Wedding Crashers... this is a plain old Wedding Disaster."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Aug 10, 2007
|
|
2/5
|
42%
|
Gedo senki (Tales from Earthsea) (2010) |
"
Fantasy flick fails to engage."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Aug 3, 2007
|
|
2/5
|
25%
|
School for Scoundrels (2006) |
"
As a comedy it can never sustain itself, and while there are moments to enjoy, it is all pretty forgettable, which is a shame because the concept remains an amusing one."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Feb 22, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
80%
|
Get the Gringo () |
"
It is a film with no great pretensions... just one happy to hit the ground running and focus on violent action."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted May 10, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
88%
|
A Cat in Paris (2010) |
"
The old-fashioned 2D animation is a welcome change from the current 3D obsession. Charming."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Apr 12, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
73%
|
Blackthorn (2011) |
"
A subtle film that balances drama with gunplay."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Apr 12, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
75%
|
The Monitor (Babycall) () |
"
It's a bit on the dour side but Rapace is always watchable."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Mar 30, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
43%
|
Cleanskin () |
"
A slick action drama with a strong cast, including Tuppence Middleton, Charlotte Rampling and Michelle Ryan, that delivers in terms of violence, gunplay and conspiracy thrills."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Mar 15, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
7%
|
The Devil Inside (2012) |
"
Exorcism horror gets the clichéd shaky-camera treatment in this chiller..."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Mar 15, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
51%
|
Contraband (2012) |
"
Gritty, slick and maybe a bit too serious, Contraband may be predictable, but it is solid action entertainment."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Mar 15, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
85%
|
21 Jump Street (2012) |
"
Overlong, but against the odds the usually wooden Channing Tatum is the comedy standout."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Mar 15, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
52%
|
John Carter (2012) |
"
Incredibly well made and heroically performed. It also really delivers when it comes to creating a strange alien world."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Mar 8, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
39%
|
Bel Ami (2012) |
"
A charming cad romances women useful to his social ambitions in 19th Century Paris."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Mar 8, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
14%
|
Deviation () |
"
Thoughtfully chilling and impressively performed, Deviation is a well-sustained thriller."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Feb 23, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
76%
|
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) |
"
Dench and Nighy are sublime as always."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Feb 23, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
36%
|
360 (2012) |
"
360 is not a film to love easily."
—
This is London
Posted Oct 12, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
19%
|
Love's Kitchen (2011) |
"
A nicely staged British rom-com, which features a brief cameo from Gordon Ramsay."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Jul 13, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
72%
|
The Adjustment Bureau (2011) |
"
You have to love a sci-fi film where the only real gadget is a hat."
—
Daily Mirror [UK]
Posted Mar 2, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
93%
|
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
|
|
3/5
|
97%
|
Burma VJ: Reporter i et Lukket Land (Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country) (2008) |
"
As a film it is uneven but as a news document it is uncompromising and compelling."
—
Sunday Mirror [UK]
Posted Jul 17, 2009
|
67%
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98%
