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2/5
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36%
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Dead Man Down (2013) |
"
You are left feeling sorry for the actors who do their best, including Britain's Dominic Cooper, wasted as a dorkish gangster colleague of Victor's."
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Daily Express
Posted May 2, 2013
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2/5
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62%
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I'm So Excited! (2013) |
"
There's no reason this couldnt be witty or amusing but Almodovars smutty, high-camp approach plays like Airplane with artistic pretensions and none of the laughs."
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Daily Express
Posted May 2, 2013
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2/5
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91%
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Gimme The Loot (2013) |
"
It's a shaggy dog story with a certain amount of charm but not nearly enough drama."
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Daily Express
Posted May 2, 2013
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2/5
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26%
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21 And Over (2013) |
"
The plot has a certain energy but the characters are obnoxious and the gags fall flat."
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Daily Express
Posted May 2, 2013
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3/5
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90%
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Bernie (2012) |
"
This is a bizarre and intriguing tale but Bernie remains essentially unknowable and the picture lacks big laughs."
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Daily Express
Posted Apr 25, 2013
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3/5
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71%
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The Look of Love () |
"
If Raymond remains elusive his daughter Debbie blazes with an intensity that elevates the picture into much more dramatic and disturbing territory."
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Daily Express
Posted Apr 25, 2013
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4/5
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77%
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Iron Man 3 (2013) |
"
A very entertaining sequel that recaptures the fun and charm of the first film after the cacophonous excesses of Iron Man 2."
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Daily Express
Posted Apr 25, 2013
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3/5
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62%
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Evil Dead (2013) |
"
The characters are forgettable but the horror they suffer lingers in the memory, for good or ill."
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Daily Express
Posted Apr 18, 2013
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4/5
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92%
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The Gatekeepers (2013) |
"
A riveting but depressing history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
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Daily Express
Posted Apr 18, 2013
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2/5
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74%
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Love Is All You Need (2013) |
"
What's not to like? Unfortunately, quite a lot."
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Daily Express
Posted Apr 18, 2013
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4/5
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48%
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Olympus Has Fallen (2013) |
"
Olympus Has Fallen may be pure Hollywood hokum but it remains tense, exciting and credible enough right through to the suspenseful climax, even if the dialogue is laughable at times."
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Daily Express
Posted Apr 18, 2013
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2/5
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66%
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Spring Breakers (2013) |
"
A tedious attempt to inject some style and artistic flair into the teen movie, combing outrageous behaviour with arty, slo-mo cinematography and a monotonous voiceover."
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Daily Express
Posted Apr 4, 2013
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3/5
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35%
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Dark Skies (2013) |
"
There are some good ideas here, just not enough frights."
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Daily Express
Posted Apr 4, 2013
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2/5
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34%
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The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) |
"
A bizarre parable about parenting, the picture is nicely acted and occasionally touching but the lugubrious story is both dull and preposterous. "
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Daily Express
Posted Apr 4, 2013
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4/5
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79%
|
A Late Quartet (2012) |
"
The picture's really about the trials and joys of performing for a living so it's no surprise that it has attracted such a fine cast, nor that its principal virtue lies in the acting."
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Daily Express
Posted Apr 4, 2013
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3/5
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82%
|
Papadopoulos & Sons () |
"
It's a bit laboured and not funny enough but has charm and heart."
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Daily Express
Posted Apr 4, 2013
|
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3/5
|
90%
|
Good Vibrations () |
"
An engaging bit of myth-making, if a little undisciplined like its protagonist."
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Daily Express
Posted Mar 29, 2013
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3/5
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87%
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In the House (2013) |
"
It's a little too wordy and under-plotted for my liking but stylishly done."
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Daily Express
Posted Mar 29, 2013
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3/5
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68%
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Trance (2013) |
"
Trance is a deliberately trashy bit of pulp cinema but I wish it wasn't quite so frenetic and confusing."
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Daily Express
Posted Mar 29, 2013
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2/5
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28%
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) |
"
Johnson is charismatic and personable but deserves better than this lame and unexciting picture."
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Daily Express
Posted Mar 28, 2013
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2/5
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69%
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The Croods (2013) |
"
Disappointing."
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Daily Express
Posted Mar 22, 2013
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2/5
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20%
|
Identity Thief (2013) |
"
The real crime here is the waste of comic talent."
—
Daily Express
Posted Mar 22, 2013
|
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3/5
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52%
|
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) |
"
Singer does a respectable job of turning a fairytale into a muscular epic but my overriding impression was: why bother? Fee...Fye....Foe....Hmmm."
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Daily Express
Posted Mar 22, 2013
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4/5
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85%
|
Side Effects (2013) |
"
A very satisfying, entertaining and thought-provoking thriller."
—
Daily Express
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
52%
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Broken (2013) |
"
The cast are terrific - including Cillian Murphy as a sympathetic teacher - but it's a tough watch."
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Daily Express
Posted Mar 7, 2013
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3/5
|
87%
|
Robot & Frank (2012) |
"
Despite the amusing premise this isn't funny, moving or eventful enough to merit a trip to the cinema."
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Daily Express
Posted Mar 7, 2013
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3/5
|
60%
|
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) |
"
A flat screenplay and a miscast Franco render Oz a deep bore - at best a buffoon, at worst a creepy sexual predator."
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Daily Express
Posted Mar 7, 2013
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4/5
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87%
|
Arbitrage (2012) |
"
Writer-director Nicholas Jarecki, making his debut picture, has delivered a satisfying, grown-up drama, if not the definitive film about the financial crisis."
—
Daily Express
Posted Feb 28, 2013
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3/5
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30%
|
Broken City (2013) |
"
It doesn't really ring true but it's fun and well performed."
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Daily Express
Posted Feb 28, 2013
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3/5
|
13%
|
Safe Haven (2013) |
"
There's a good twist, the young leads are appealing and anyone who enjoys Sparks' sincere storytelling will enjoy it, even though it's overlong."
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Daily Express
Posted Feb 28, 2013
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2/5
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14%
|
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) |
"
The picture moves fast and is an efficient enough action-horror, with good effects and plenty of violence, but it's too machine-tooled and perfunctory to make you care."
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Daily Express
Posted Feb 28, 2013
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4/5
|
80%
|
Warm Bodies (2013) |
"
An inventive and witty twist on the concept of star-crossed lovers the picture is a stylish blend of love story, horror and comedy, engagingly performed by the leads."
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Daily Express
Posted Feb 8, 2013
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2/5
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63%
|
Hitchcock (2012) |
"
I'm not really sure what the point of the movie is beyond giving Alma her rightful place in film history and putting her over-praised hubby back in his place - if what the picture depicts is true."
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Daily Express
Posted Feb 8, 2013
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4/5
|
63%
|
I Give It a Year (2013) |
"
The British rom-com is back!"
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Daily Express
Posted Feb 8, 2013
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4/5
|
86%
|
Wreck-it Ralph (2012) |
"
It's a little frantic at times but great fun, clever and well-crafted."
—
Daily Express
Posted Feb 8, 2013
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4/5
|
79%
|
Flight (2012) |
"
Some of the plotting is a little neat and simplistic but this is finely-made, adult filmmaking that makes you think."
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Daily Express
Posted Jan 31, 2013
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3/5
|
38%
|
Hyde Park on Hudson (2012) |
"
There's much of historical interest here, and it's very well acted, if a little slow."
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Daily Express
Posted Jan 31, 2013
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2/5
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47%
|
Bullet to the Head (2013) |
"
It strains to be lively and the basso-voiced Stallone works hard but there's no disguising a dumb, unimaginative screenplay."
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Daily Express
Posted Jan 31, 2013
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|
5/5
|
89%
|
Lincoln (2012) |
"
A thoughtful and thought-proving picture."
—
Daily Express
Posted Jan 24, 2013
|
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5/5
|
93%
|
Zero Dark Thirty (2013) |
"
A riveting, gut-churningly tense and eye-opening window into the brutal and bloody world of post-9/11 intelligence gathering ..."
—
Daily Express
Posted Jan 24, 2013
|
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2/5
|
59%
|
The Last Stand (2013) |
"
A creaky, lethargic and daft action thriller ..."
—
Daily Express
Posted Jan 24, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
The Sessions (2012) |
"
It's tender, humane and funny and superbly acted; a simple but affecting parable about experiencing life to the fullest."
—
Daily Express
Posted Jan 17, 2013
|
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4/5
|
96%
|
Monsters, Inc. 3D (2012) |
"
[An] exciting, imaginative and very likable adventure."
—
Daily Express
Posted Jan 17, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
88%
|
Django Unchained (2012) |
"
An arresting, both barrels blazing return to form."
—
Daily Express
Posted Jan 17, 2013
|
|
5/5
|
70%
|
Les Misérables (2012) |
"
C'est magnifique."
—
Daily Express
Posted Jan 10, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Underground () |
"
A sophisticated romantic drama in which love blossoms - with many complications - far below the surface."
—
Daily Express
Posted Jan 10, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
32%
|
Gangster Squad (2013) |
"
Elegantly diverting entertainment with a handsome cast who effortlessly inhabit their stylish period tailorings."
—
Daily Express
Posted Jan 10, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
79%
|
Quartet (2013) |
"
A charming, beautifully acted character comedy that proves you're never too old to say "never"."
—
Daily Express
Posted Dec 28, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
81%
|
The Impossible (2012) |
"
It's certainly a difficult watch but anything less would have felt wrong."
—
Daily Express
Posted Dec 28, 2012
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