|
3/5
|
78%
|
A Dangerous Method (2011) |
"
Ultimately, there's no danger of being deeply moved by this film - it's just a tantalising glimpse of part of what makes us human."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Feb 8, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
77%
|
The Grey (2012) |
"
This works better as a horror film than a character study, though Neeson's air of abandonment certainly cuts deep."
—
Radio Times
Posted Jan 26, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
42%
|
Intruders (2012) |
"
Fresnadillo fails to build enough suspense."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jan 24, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
77%
|
The Grey (2012) |
"
Neeson makes a savagely deep impression in [the] role, perhaps because of the baggage he brings from his real life."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jan 24, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
22%
|
The Sitter (2011) |
"
There are a few funny moments, but Gordon makes a mess trying to shake up the formula with too much sauce."
—
Radio Times
Posted Jan 20, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
80%
|
Haywire (2012) |
"
If only the structure of the story was as robust as Carano, this thriller would have been hard to beat."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jan 18, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
60%
|
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) |
"
Let your eyes be dazzled and your mind be numbed."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Dec 14, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
8%
|
New Year's Eve (2011) |
"
It's fair to say that Marshall dropped the ball with this one, too."
—
Radio Times
Posted Dec 8, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
My Week with Marilyn (2011) |
"
Delightfully evocative of a bygone era of film-making."
—
Radio Times
Posted Nov 27, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
68%
|
Tower Heist (2011) |
"
Downtrodden workers seek payback from a dodgy Wall Street trader in this topical yet goofy action comedy."
—
Radio Times
Posted Nov 2, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
The Ides of March (2011) |
"
The acting is heavyweight, as are the moral questions about the personal cost of serving the greater good that propel the story with an unstoppable force."
—
Radio Times
Posted Oct 27, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
47%
|
Anonymous (2011) |
"
By and large it's a comedy of errors, but not as Shakespeare intended it."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Oct 26, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
78%
|
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) |
"
There's more than enough charm and good humour here to sweep you off your feet."
—
Radio Times
Posted Sep 23, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
25%
|
The Change-Up (2011) |
"
The body-swap comedy gets a mighty shake-up here, with Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman cheerfully breaking all the boundaries of taste."
—
Radio Times
Posted Sep 15, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
84%
|
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) |
"
The air is as eerily thick as it was in Let the Right One In, painted in the same muted colors, drawing attention to blank spaces that seem to close in on the characters."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Sep 14, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
36%
|
One Day (2011) |
"
Hathaway and Sturgess make great company, with plenty of witty banter to counter the brooding."
—
Radio Times
Posted Aug 25, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
36%
|
One Day (2011) |
"
What keeps you glued is an almost morbid fascination with how many times over the course of twenty years these soul mates can foul things up before they give in to what is obvious."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Aug 18, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
69%
|
Horrible Bosses (2011) |
"
At least our would-be murderers enjoy an easy rapport, and this may provide some distraction as the pace slackens and plot continues to go nowhere."
—
Radio Times
Posted Jul 21, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
84%
|
Beginners (2011) |
"
Plummer gives a textured portrayal as Hal, but it's the character of Oliver, sensitively played by McGregor, that rings truest, even when he takes advice from a subtitled dog."
—
Radio Times
Posted Jul 21, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
69%
|
Horrible Bosses (2011) |
"
It's a shame the story is so flimsy, because the casting is solid."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 20, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
84%
|
Beginners (2011) |
"
It may seem a little too quirky at times, but the film does speak eloquently to a very human malaise."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 20, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
85%
|
A Single Man (2009) |
"
What keeps the film anchored is the growing unease that Firth exudes in quiet, crushing waves. He's always at his best, single-handed."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
96%
|
True Grit (2010) |
"
The dialogue zings with period flourish and point-blank delivery."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
26%
|
Arthur (2011) |
"
The problem is that our soliloquising Cockney comic as the "world's only loveable billionaire" (as the poster has it) seems too much like a child stamping his feet, demanding that love."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
35%
|
The Hangover Part II (2011) |
"
The guys are just as clueless after a wild night on the town, but getting lost amid the goggle-bright lights of Las Vegas seems like a fairground ride compared to Bangkok."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
78%
|
Burn After Reading (2008) |
"
Coen fans will also enjoy their distinct brand of whip-cracking dialogue, which is almost musical in its rhythms."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
71%
|
Hanna (2011) |
"
The adrenalin rush is fun, but neglecting the character dynamics means that, when the lights go up, Hanna will just be a fleeting memory."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
68%
|
Pineapple Express (2008) |
"
In the end, that feel-good factor overrides occasional moments of discomfort."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
20%
|
The Tourist (2010) |
"
It's a self-conscious attempt at a Hollywood caper with the mix of comedy, romance and conspiracy watered down to the point where you can see straight through it."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
11%
|
Red Riding Hood (2011) |
"
Bloodless on every level."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
46%
|
Hereafter (2010) |
"
Thankfully, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Just don't expect any grand revelations before the curtain falls."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Another Year (2010) |
"
Mike Leigh is often dumped in the dour, 'kitchen sink' genre of British filmmaking, but that is to overlook his wily sense of humor."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
95%
|
The King's Speech (2010) |
"
This is a film worth talking about."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
39%
|
Due Date (2010) |
"
It runs out of steam before the end comes into view."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
67%
|
The Company Men (2011) |
"
There are some witty observations, but these, along with the use of natural light, have the effect of bringing a bad situation into starker perspective."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
The Dark Knight (2008) |
"
More than a comic-book adventure, this is a sprawling crime epic."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
58%
|
Taken (2009) |
"
The dialogue is functional at best, Bryan's motives are basic; it's all apt for this bare-knuckle punch of an action movie."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
32%
|
How Do You Know (2010) |
"
It's all a bit of a slog and, in the end, you don't know much more than you did at the start."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
49%
|
Twilight (2008) |
"
It's not the stunts and derring-do which excite the senses as much as the quiet chemistry between Stewart and Pattinson; that is guaranteed to get your blood up."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
78%
|
Chalet Girl (2011) |
"
Chalet Girl comes as a breath of fresh, Alpine air in that it's a very British, no-nonsense story of a working class girl who falls for her posh employer."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
24%
|
The Dilemma (2011) |
"
Even for an experienced director like Howard, there are just too many problems to get around."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
55%
|
Step Brothers (2008) |
"
McKay and co. manage to pull off a strangely heart-warming finale."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
61%
|
Water for Elephants (2011) |
"
This is sweet, but it's pure candyfloss."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
94%
|
Win Win (2011) |
"
It's a familiar chain of events that resolves these issues, but where McCarthy veers from the mainstream is in his focus on the small lightbulb moments over the slow-motion slam-dunks that usually mark the reversal in fortunes."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
83%
|
Avatar (2009) |
"
It is far too long and the romance is half-hearted. Still, you'd have to travel very far to feel so fully immersed in another world."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
64%
|
Quantum of Solace (2008) |
"
Compared to the rest of the Bond series, Quantum Of Solace is something of an aberration (especially given the unorthodox ending) so it's just as well that Craig stays on target. He is, without doubt, the best Bond thus far."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
5/5
|
90%
|
Bridesmaids (2011) |
"
Wiig's brand of comedy is loud, proud and just gosh darned funny."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
26%
|
Your Highness (2011) |
"
In case you miss the joke, McBride helpfully arcs an eyebrow and cocks his head to signal the punchline. And with all the subtlety of Thor, he hammers most of his crude one-liners in the direction of Portman as the vengeful warrior chick Isabel."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
86%
|
Rabbit Hole (2010) |
"
The actors don't flinch from the task and there is hope at the end, though it may feel like small reward after so much digging."
—
Digital Spy
Posted Jul 14, 2011
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