Henry Fitzherbert

Henry Fitzherbert

Agrees with the Tomatometer 74% of the time.

Publications:
Daily Express
Total Reviews:
425

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
2/5 36% 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." — Daily Express
Posted May 2, 2013
2/5 62% 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." — Daily Express
Posted May 2, 2013
2/5 91% Gimme The Loot (2013) " It's a shaggy dog story with a certain amount of charm but not nearly enough drama." — Daily Express
Posted May 2, 2013
2/5 26% 21 And Over (2013) " The plot has a certain energy but the characters are obnoxious and the gags fall flat." — Daily Express
Posted May 2, 2013
3/5 90% Bernie (2012) " This is a bizarre and intriguing tale but Bernie remains essentially unknowable and the picture lacks big laughs." — Daily Express
Posted Apr 25, 2013
3/5 71% 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." — Daily Express
Posted Apr 25, 2013
4/5 77% 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." — Daily Express
Posted Apr 25, 2013
3/5 62% Evil Dead (2013) " The characters are forgettable but the horror they suffer lingers in the memory, for good or ill." — Daily Express
Posted Apr 18, 2013
4/5 92% The Gatekeepers (2013) " A riveting but depressing history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict." — Daily Express
Posted Apr 18, 2013
2/5 74% Love Is All You Need (2013) " What's not to like? Unfortunately, quite a lot." — Daily Express
Posted Apr 18, 2013
4/5 48% 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." — Daily Express
Posted Apr 18, 2013
2/5 66% 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." — Daily Express
Posted Apr 4, 2013
3/5 35% Dark Skies (2013) " There are some good ideas here, just not enough frights." — Daily Express
Posted Apr 4, 2013
2/5 34% 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. " — Daily Express
Posted Apr 4, 2013
4/5 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." — Daily Express
Posted Apr 4, 2013
3/5 82% Papadopoulos & Sons () " It's a bit laboured and not funny enough but has charm and heart." — Daily Express
Posted Apr 4, 2013
3/5 90% Good Vibrations () " An engaging bit of myth-making, if a little undisciplined like its protagonist." — Daily Express
Posted Mar 29, 2013
3/5 87% In the House (2013) " It's a little too wordy and under-plotted for my liking but stylishly done." — Daily Express
Posted Mar 29, 2013
3/5 68% Trance (2013) " Trance is a deliberately trashy bit of pulp cinema but I wish it wasn't quite so frenetic and confusing." — Daily Express
Posted Mar 29, 2013
2/5 28% G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) " Johnson is charismatic and personable but deserves better than this lame and unexciting picture." — Daily Express
Posted Mar 28, 2013
2/5 69% The Croods (2013) " Disappointing." — Daily Express
Posted Mar 22, 2013
2/5 20% Identity Thief (2013) " The real crime here is the waste of comic talent." — Daily Express
Posted Mar 22, 2013
3/5 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." — Daily Express
Posted Mar 22, 2013
4/5 85% Side Effects (2013) " A very satisfying, entertaining and thought-provoking thriller." — Daily Express
Posted Mar 7, 2013
3/5 52% Broken (2013) " The cast are terrific - including Cillian Murphy as a sympathetic teacher - but it's a tough watch." — Daily Express
Posted Mar 7, 2013
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." — Daily Express
Posted Mar 7, 2013
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." — Daily Express
Posted Mar 7, 2013
4/5 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
3/5 30% Broken City (2013) " It doesn't really ring true but it's fun and well performed." — Daily Express
Posted Feb 28, 2013
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." — Daily Express
Posted Feb 28, 2013
2/5 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." — Daily Express
Posted Feb 28, 2013
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." — Daily Express
Posted Feb 8, 2013
2/5 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." — Daily Express
Posted Feb 8, 2013
4/5 63% I Give It a Year (2013) " The British rom-com is back!" — Daily Express
Posted Feb 8, 2013
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
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." — Daily Express
Posted Jan 31, 2013
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." — Daily Express
Posted Jan 31, 2013
2/5 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." — Daily Express
Posted Jan 31, 2013
5/5 89% Lincoln (2012) " A thoughtful and thought-proving picture." — Daily Express
Posted Jan 24, 2013
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
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
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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