|
0.5/5
|
7%
|
All About Steve (2009) |
"
Sandra Bullock bulldozes the line between a socially awkward character and an annoying human being in a monstrous turkey that can genuinely make a claim to being the worst film of the year"
—
Unknown2
Posted Oct 21, 2009
|
|
1/5
|
4%
|
Abduction (2011) |
"
Sooner or later Taylor Lautner is going to have to stop excelling despite the limitations his films put upon him. For now, he'll have to make do with surviving one of the year's worst films."
—
smh.com.au
Posted Sep 21, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
0%
|
A Heartbeat Away (2010) |
"
For those unfortunate enough to be locked in a room with this film, look out for Isabel Lucas' eyewatering recreation of the famous dance scene from Flashdance, for anyone else, take heart in staying away from A Heartbeat Away."
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Posted Mar 23, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
71%
|
South Solitary () |
"
South Solitary is perfect for those who prize art for its own sake and a perfect example of why the rest of Australia is afraid of Australian films. "
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Posted Aug 8, 2010
|
|
1/5
|
48%
|
The Book of Eli (2010) |
"
The Book of Eli opens with Denzel Washington's Eli murdering a cat, but by the end it's the film that has really screwed the pooch."
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Posted Apr 18, 2010
|
|
1/5
|
57%
|
The Invention of Lying (2009) |
"
Somewhere between a great concept and an awful script The Invention of Lying got lost in its own truth gimmick. But the truth is, it starts bad and just gets worse."
Posted Nov 26, 2009
|
|
1/5
|
84%
|
Tyson (2009) |
"
Just relentless lisping monotonous speech that makes the prospect of entering the ring with Mike seem attractive if only because it will be over sooner."
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Posted Aug 9, 2009
|
|
1.5/5
|
23%
|
Case 39 (2010) |
"
Case 39 is slow, painful and one suspects for both Cooper and Renee Zellweger full of regrets."
—
Unknown2
Posted Nov 4, 2009
|
|
1.5/5
|
40%
|
Imagine That (2009) |
"
Imagine That is an embarrassment from which only Thomas Haden Church emerges unscathed, because he is the only one to commit fully to his eccentric character."
—
Unknown2
Posted Oct 1, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
38%
|
Johnny English Reborn (2011) |
"
Rowan Atkinson has just slapped a new coat of paint on the old, simple and somewhat tired James Bond clown-car."
—
smh.com.au
Posted Sep 14, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
49%
|
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) |
"
Voyage of the Dawn Treader has all the magic of a toy boat in a bathtub -- it doesn't look real, feel real or provide much excitement except for the very young."
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Posted Dec 2, 2010
|
|
2/5
|
46%
|
Step Up 3-D (2010) |
"
By adding 3D, Step Up 3 has morphed from a film into that creepy guy who dances at you in clubs. "
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Posted Aug 8, 2010
|
|
2/5
|
52%
|
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2010) |
"
Coco and Igor manages to drag this sorry, unseemly yet hardly earth shattering affair into a two hour snore fest that barely leaves Coco's house and will leave you wishing you hadn't left yours."
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Posted Apr 22, 2010
|
|
2/5
|
20%
|
The Last Song (2010) |
"
'Clunky, one paced and mostly off key' not only describes Hemsworth's intentionally bad singing in The Last Song but also the film."
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Posted Apr 18, 2010
|
|
2/5
|
81%
|
Broken Embraces (2009) |
"
When film makers start making films about film makers, you begin to worry that they've run out of inspiration."
—
smh.com.au
Posted Dec 23, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
29%
|
The Final Destination (2009) |
"
Where some of the previous installments have been quite clever, the focus here is entirely on angling the camera so that something else can rush at us."
—
Unknown2
Posted Oct 13, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
49%
|
Astro Boy (AstroBoy) (2009) |
"
Like a pig-iron fisted metaphor, Astro Boy the film resembles the robot, in that it is cobbled together out of parts we recognise. And as much as they don't sound like they could all work in one film, they don't."
—
Unknown2
Posted Oct 13, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
77%
|
Valentino: The Last Emperor (2009) |
"
From naked models draped in fabric, to private jet passengers draped in dogs, Valentino is a warts and all, fly on the wall insight into the life of one of the great fashion designers. Unfortunately in this flick there are more warts than all."
—
Unknown2
Posted Sep 16, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
51%
|
Chéri (2009) |
"
Sadly the few good elements of Cheri only serve to highlight the films considerable inadequacies, and the only bedroom-based action it will inspire is a comforting nap, possibly before the end of the film."
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Posted Jul 27, 2009
|
|
2.5/5
|
85%
|
Skin (2009) |
"
While it's important we never forget the horrendous evils of humanities past, Skin is sadly one social studies class too many. "
—
smh.com.au
Posted Aug 8, 2010
|
|
2.5/5
|
52%
|
Knight & Day (2010) |
"
Cruise's curious meta-thriller wears thin long before Knight-fall "
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Posted Aug 8, 2010
|
|
2.5/5
|
37%
|
From Paris with Love (2010) |
"
This feels like a middling 80s action film supposedly amped up by being set in Paris, but instead dumbed down by daft story telling."
—
smh.com.au
Posted Feb 17, 2010
|
|
2.5/5
|
21%
|
Amelia (2009) |
"
Much like one of Earhart's trans-Atlantic flights Amelia just goes on and on without deviation."
—
Unknown2
Posted Nov 15, 2009
|
|
2.5/5
|
68%
|
Funny People (2009) |
"
Funny People has some very funny moments but don't expect a joke fest. And don't expect a tight film either. At two and a half hours, it is not one but two films... and at least one of them shouldn't have been made."
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Posted Sep 10, 2009
|
|
2.5/5
|
85%
|
Blessed (2009) |
"
Blessed's relentless melodrama means the situations feel staged and stereotypical and both the mothers and children for the most part become painful, charmless annoyances who we want to go home to avoid."
—
Unknown2
Posted Sep 10, 2009
|
|
3.5/6
|
32%
|
The Lovely Bones (2009) |
"
Peter Jackson has successfully filmed hobbits in middle earth and aliens in South Africa, but struggles to combine the visuals of a teenage girl in limbo with the ordeals of a family in hell."
—
smh.com.au
Posted Dec 23, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
45%
|
Second Hand Wedding (2008) |
"
Second Hand Wedding delivers a days-of-yore quirky comedy from across the Tasman that dares to be simply fun and entertaining. "
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Posted Aug 8, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
11%
|
Killers (2010) |
"
Neither action nor romance, Killers will please all those who see it for Kutcher, disappoint those in search of a story. "
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Posted Aug 8, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
63%
|
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) |
"
Hot Tub Time Machine, like an actual hot tub, is kind of fun to muck around in, but far less exciting after an hour and a half."
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Posted Apr 22, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
16%
|
When in Rome (2010) |
"
It manages to be reasonably fun, kind of funny and just a little charming, and will be fine to watch with your Disney rom-com loving kids on DVD."
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Posted Apr 22, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
66%
|
The Blind Side (2009) |
"
The Blind Side is a big budget, well crafted and finely honed... movie of the week."
—
smh.com.au
Posted Feb 24, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
49%
|
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) |
"
"It is a bit hard to see quite where Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief's market lies. Too adult for juveniles, too juvenile for adults."
—
smh.com.au
Posted Feb 14, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
18%
|
The Tooth Fairy (2010) |
"
The feeling upon walking out of Tooth Fairy closely resembles the notion one often has upon leaving the dentist -- that wasn't nearly as bad as expected."
—
smh.com.au
Posted Jan 30, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
5%
|
Old Dogs (2009) |
"
Those expecting new tricks or even vaguely inventive laughs from Old Dogs or its two waning stars should heed the obvious cliche."
—
smh.com.au
Posted Dec 23, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
12%
|
Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) |
"
With less edge than soup, Did You Hear About the Morgans? is a proud, plain, rom com."
—
smh.com.au
Posted Dec 23, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
21%
|
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) |
"
A surprising array of stars play the helium voiced sextet, safe in the knowledge that noone is going to be offended by this charming chipmunk squeakquel."
—
smh.com.au
Posted Dec 23, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
67%
|
Away We Go (2009) |
"
Sam Mendes' Away We Go is two thirds of a good film. Many good laughs. A decent concept. No follow through."
—
smh.com.au
Posted Dec 9, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
78%
|
The Informant! (2009) |
"
Somewhere between the true story it is based on, and the gimmicks and gags brought to the tale by Damon and Sodeburgh The Informant! somehow falls between the cracks to result in only an ok movie."
—
Unknown2
Posted Dec 3, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
75%
|
Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) |
"
See Capitalism: A Love Story if you like to hear the sound of Michael Moore railing against 'the man', but if you're after a good documentary there's no love here for you."
—
Unknown2
Posted Nov 4, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
84%
|
Whip It (2009) |
"
Whip It never quite finds its rhythm or energy and the actors all seem to be holding something back in a comic book tale that requires over exaggeration more than subtle nuance."
—
Unknown2
Posted Oct 8, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
84%
|
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) |
"
If Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a roller coaster, it's the tiny train meant for only the very youngest kids, the one that seems to go round and round forever without really ever picking up any pace."
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Posted Jul 22, 2009
|
|
3.5/5
|
34%
|
Battleship (2012) |
"
There is just no way this should work. And yet, we have an adrenalin-packed winner."
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Posted Apr 12, 2012
|
|
3.5/5
|
34%
|
The Hangover Part II (2011) |
"
Those who enjoyed The Hangover for its gross out insanity will appreciate this film, and it is possessed of a stronger ending than its predecessor, however anyone looking for novelty or a fresh take will be disappointed."
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Posted May 26, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
58%
|
Scream 4 (2011) |
"
The meta-nature of this film's constant self analysis makes it impossible to suspend disbelief, but Craven relies on this, harvesting laughs and gasps in equal measure."
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Posted Apr 14, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
64%
|
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011) |
"
If you are at all curious about Justin Bieber the phenomenon, Never Say Never is a fascinating, eye opening and eerily emotive film."
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Posted Apr 6, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
35%
|
Battle: Los Angeles (2011) |
"
It is a well executed one-violent-trick pony, designed for the 12 year old boy the movie studios hope is still playing with toy soldier figurines inside us all."
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Posted Mar 17, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
82%
|
Triangle (2009) |
"
Triangle is lots of violent fun for those who like... violent fun."
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Posted Apr 29, 2010
|
|
3.5/5
|
85%
|
Beneath Hill 60 (2010) |
"
Beneath Hill 60 for a while feels almost embarrassed to be a big war flick, but once it finds its nerve, it genuinely excels."
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Posted Apr 22, 2010
|
|
3.5/5
|
28%
|
Clash of the Titans (2010) |
"
Demi-God flick is demi-good"
—
Sydney Morning Herald
Posted Apr 18, 2010
|
|
3.5/5
|
58%
|
Edge of Darkness (2010) |
"
Though Ray Winstone does his best to elevate this story, in the end Edge of Darkness is a fairly basic Mel beats up the bad guys flick"
—
smh.com.au
Posted Feb 14, 2010
|
72%
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