|
2/5
|
43%
|
American Reunion (2012) |
"
It's occasionally entertaining to have these characters back in our lives, but for the most part this fails to party like it's 1999."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 29, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
93%
|
Marvel's The Avengers (2012) |
"
A joyous blend of heroism and humour that raises the stakes even as it maintains a firm grip on what makes the individual heroes tick."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 19, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
7%
|
The Devil Inside (2012) |
"
While the Devil might have a claim to hold all the best tunes, on the evidence of this, he really needs a word with his film development department."
—
SFX Magazine
Posted Mar 2, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
11%
|
The Darkest Hour (2011) |
"
In what might prove to be one of the most egregious examples of concept far outstripping execution, The Darkest Hour ends up as this year's Skyline: aliens+paper-thin screenplay=cinematic snooze."
—
SFX Magazine
Posted Jan 13, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
68%
|
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011) |
"
There are a lot of laughs lurking within the shiny 3D wrapping and snow-covered silliness."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Dec 5, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
6%
|
Dream House (2011) |
"
This is one property you'd do well to stay away from."
—
SFX Magazine
Posted Dec 1, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
36%
|
In Time (2011) |
"
For all its flaws, this remains worth some of your hard-earned time."
—
SFX Magazine
Posted Oct 31, 2011
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
Contagion (2011) |
"
Contagion's not the feel-good movie of the year, but it's effective, compelling and smart and will have you twitching at every cough you hear for days afterwards."
—
SFX Magazine
Posted Oct 23, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
36%
|
The Thing (2011) |
"
While it doesn't spoil the legacy of John Carpenter's film, it doesn't exactly add much to it either."
—
SFX Magazine
Posted Oct 19, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
60%
|
Real Steel (2011) |
"
It's not quite in Balboa's weight class, but Real Steel at least has some heft."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Oct 9, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
70%
|
Footloose (2011) |
"
There have been far, far worse remakes out there. Harmless, feel-good fun."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Oct 9, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
11%
|
Red Riding Hood (2011) |
"
it perfectly sums up the muddled feeling of a gothic horror romance that never feels all that romantic nor particularly scary."
—
SFX Magazine
Posted Sep 16, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
17%
|
Priest (2011) |
"
anyone who has seen the trailer has seen a good 80% of anything worth watching here"
—
SFX Magazine
Posted Sep 16, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
44%
|
Cowboys & Aliens (2011) |
"
we get a standard story, some decent setpieces and only a few funny lines...Take the ride, but don't blame us if you end up saddle sore."
—
SFX Magazine
Posted Sep 16, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
48%
|
Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011) |
"
Sweet-natured, undemanding family fun."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jul 31, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
33%
|
Prom (2011) |
"
Not knowing enough for the Glee/Easy A generation and laden with enough Prom-movie clichés to have older viewing running for the exits, it's old hat."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted May 30, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
26%
|
Arthur (2011) |
"
Brand fan? You'll likely enjoy his antics. But Russellophobics would be better off seeking out the original."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 22, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
4%
|
The Roommate (2011) |
"
The clichés come thick and fast in this ponderous thriller."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 4, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
83%
|
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) |
"
A solid thriller with McConaughey doing what he does best."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Apr 3, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
42%
|
Faster (2010) |
"
As a violent but mediocre nod to '70s action thrillers, it's a curiously inert affair, leaving the one-time Rock to pass the time by shooting people in the head. Missable."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Mar 21, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
34%
|
Hall Pass (2011) |
"
Not up there with the Farrelly brothers' classics, but still a worthwhile, farcical comedy."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Mar 7, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
67%
|
The Company Men (2011) |
"
Wells knows how to extract the goods from a great cast, but it's in service of a somewhat mundane story."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Mar 7, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
20%
|
The Rite (2011) |
"
Hopkins does his thing, and Hallestrom leaves him alone to do it well."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Feb 22, 2011
|
|
3.5/5
|
90%
|
Tangled (2010) |
"
For the first time in a while, it looks like Disney's cracked the formula without needing to rely on Pixar to figure out the equations. "
—
SFX Magazine
Posted Jan 31, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
18%
|
You Again (2010) |
"
By-the-numbers comedy with only the occasional giggle to recommend it."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Nov 10, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
63%
|
Jackass 3-D (2010) |
"
If you're ever considered whether a port-a-potty would make a good catapult, this is for you."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Nov 3, 2010
|
|
1/5
|
4%
|
Vampires Suck (2010) |
"
A Twilight pastiche with all the wit you'd expect from the makers of Scary Movie and Meet The Spartans."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Oct 13, 2010
|
|
2/5
|
24%
|
Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) |
"
Brash and bombastic this new entry might be, but it's also criminally boring."
—
SFX Magazine
Posted Sep 16, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
79%
|
The Other Guys (2010) |
"
Skewers the action genre while also finding room for sheer madness."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Sep 15, 2010
|
|
2/5
|
13%
|
Jonah Hex (2010) |
"
An object lesson in how not to adapt a comic book. A crushing disappointment."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Sep 1, 2010
|
|
5/5
|
81%
|
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) |
"
Dazzling, energetic, sharp and endlessly engaging."
—
SFX Magazine
Posted Jul 29, 2010
|
|
5/5
|
99%
|
Toy Story 3 (2010) |
"
Even the hardest of hearts will have melted by the time the lights come back up."
—
SFX Magazine
Posted Jul 20, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
67%
|
The Karate Kid (2010) |
"
Smith might be the focus, but while he's got the charisma and the moves, it's Chan who makes it punch above its weight. Nice scenery too."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jul 15, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
58%
|
Shrek Forever After (Shrek 4) (2010) |
"
DreamWorks could be entering a period of fresh creativity. With How To Train Your Dragon and a balanced, darker-hued and very funny Shrek finale, they've found the magic again."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted Jun 30, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
58%
|
Shrek Forever After (Shrek 4) (2010) |
"
DreamWorks could be entering a period of fresh creativity. With How To Train Your Dragon and a balanced, darker-hued and very funny Shrek finale, they've found the magic again."
—
Empire Magazine Australasia
Posted Jun 16, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
48%
|
The Losers (2010) |
"
Lithe, bold, often funny and full of characters to cheer for, it never pretends to be anything more than a trigger-happy romp. If that's what you're after, The Losers offers plenty of explosive entertainment."
—
Empire Magazine
Posted May 25, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
64%
|
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) |
"
It's exactly the sort of film that the title would suggest, but it's also disarmingly fresh and very funny."
—
SFX Magazine
Posted May 7, 2010
|
|
3.5/5
|
23%
|
Repo Men (2010) |
"
It might not be the most original tale, but it's visceral, visual and vitriolic, with a line in sharp, dark humour."
—
SFX Magazine
Posted Apr 15, 2010
|
|
4/5
|
73%
|
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) |
"
It's a divisive and sometimes difficult film, but if you let it into your heart, you'll end up grateful."
—
SFX Magazine
Posted Dec 22, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
30%
|
Gamer (2009) |
"
Edited with the finesse of a toddler on a sherbet dib-dab rush, the film dashes from one over-stylised battle sequence to the next."
—
SFX Magazine
Posted Sep 18, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
39%
|
Imagine That (2009) |
"
Murphy goes through the motions and no-one will be surprised at the outcome, but the journey is what matters in these movies and Imagine That makes it bearable for anyone over the age of 10."
—
SFX Magazine
Posted Aug 14, 2009
|
|
3.5/5
|
27%
|
Land of the Lost (2009) |
"
The insane comedy/action hybrid emerges as a nutty, funny, unashamedly weird action comedy hybrid that is more consistently laugh-grabbing than many of its contemporaries doing far better business at the box office."
—
SFX Magazine
Posted Jul 31, 2009
|
|
3.5/5
|
85%
|
Ghost Town (2008) |
"
Rises above expectations, even though it never quite shatters the genre mould."
—
SFX Magazine
Posted May 12, 2009
|
|
2.5/5
|
36%
|
Igor (2008) |
"
There's a lurking feeling that somewhere along the production line, nervous studio types ordered changes to make the movie more commercial."
—
SFX Magazine
Posted May 12, 2009
|
|
3/5
|
43%
|
Race to Witch Mountain (2009) |
"
Race proves a fun, snappy update to a goofy kiddie cult film."
—
SFX Magazine
Posted Apr 9, 2009
|
|
2/5
|
12%
|
The Unborn (2009) |
"
Unsatisfying, hokey and never that scary (unless you're the type who jumps at every loud noise or sudden appearance in this sort of movie), The Unborn outstays even its brief lifespan."
—
SFX Magazine
Posted Mar 3, 2009
|
|
1/5
|
1%
|
Daddy Day Camp (2007) |
"
Follow US audiences' lead - pitch your cinematic tent elsewhere."
—
Total Film
Posted Oct 19, 2007
|
|
2/5
|
12%
|
War (Rogue Assassin) (2007) |
"
Like its leading men, War's got a few handy moves up its sleeve, but when the dust-ups clear it emerges underwritten and over-cranked."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 28, 2007
|
|
2/5
|
7%
|
License to Wed (2007) |
"
Ken Kwapis' comedy ploughs a well-tended furrow, from the hard truths our lovebirds discover to Williams' family-friendly schtick. There aren't enough laughs or sparks to warrant saying, "I do!" at the box office."
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 10, 2007
|
|
2/5
|
23%
|
Evan Almighty (2007) |
"
Often mainlining its message at the expense of laughs, this is unassuming fare that just about holds the line between floating and sinking. Carell's a solid centre, but someone needs to tell him he's better than this."
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 3, 2007
|
79%
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