|
2/5
|
14%
|
R.I.P.D. (2013) |
"
Rampant CGI monsters, aggressive 3D and a fine cast - especially a likeably grizzly Jeff Bridges - still can't bring this ho-hum Men In Black redux to life."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 9, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
56%
|
Bachelorette (2012) |
"
The cast tear through the film with bug-eyed glee, with Fisher and Caplan perfect as the two worst friends a girl could ever have."
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 12, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
37%
|
Aftershock (2013) |
"
It gleefully chops its cast down in increasingly alarming and brutal ways. "
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 12, 2013
|
|
1/5
|
8%
|
Grown Ups 2 (2013) |
"
The simplest way to put it is that if you liked the first Grown Ups, you will also like this one: it's an equally shameless, just-as shoddy, no-less depressing sprawl of 'life lessons' and fat gags."
—
Total Film
Posted Jul 30, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
30%
|
Chasing Mavericks (2012) |
"
By the time it's over, you'll either be heading for the beach or vowing never to go in the water again."
—
Total Film
Posted Jul 3, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
50%
|
Now You See Me (2013) |
"
There are so many twists, turns and 'shocking reveals' that we're soon bogged down by a top-heavy narrative that then collapses with a final reversal that's only stunning in its sheer ridiculousness."
—
Total Film
Posted Jul 2, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
35%
|
The Internship (2013) |
"
Eight years on from Wedding Crashers, [Vaughn and Wilson] successfully rekindle their irascible shtick."
—
Total Film
Posted Jul 2, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
38%
|
Admission (2013) |
"
These truly are dark and terrible times if we are forced to accept the elitist problems of an Ivy League college admissions officer as shameless fodder for a romcom."
—
Total Film
Posted Jun 11, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
15%
|
The Moth Diaries (2012) |
"
Vamps-fans won't find much to gnaw on here."
—
Total Film
Posted Jun 3, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
16%
|
The Last Exorcism Part II (2013) |
"
Ashley Bell's nuanced performance and a surprisingly pyrotechnic finale liven up a gloomy sequel."
—
Total Film
Posted May 29, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
34%
|
Deadfall (2012) |
"
Too many coincidences spoil the plot, but this is a down'n'dirty, black'n'bloody little thriller. If nothing else, you'll truly feel the chill."
—
Total Film
Posted May 10, 2013
|
|
1/5
|
22%
|
The Words (2012) |
"
Its long, dry patches of colourless storytelling suggest it makes more sense as a book, one to read before you fall asleep to dream of better movies."
—
Total Film
Posted May 2, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
38%
|
Dead Man Down (2013) |
"
A jagged, unbalanced (in every sense) revenge flick that nonetheless offers up twists and brooding noir-ness."
—
Total Film
Posted Apr 22, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
74%
|
Chimpanzee (2012) |
"
Chimpanzee intermittently veers into Disney-esque cheese - seriously, a 'bad' monkey named Scar? - but is otherwise a delight."
—
Total Film
Posted Apr 22, 2013
|
|
|
47%
|
Olympus Has Fallen (2013) |
"
An orgy of bloody explosions that'd be tough to endure if it weren't so inadvertently self-parodic."
—
Total Film
Posted Apr 12, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
37%
|
Dark Skies (2013) |
"
In this doomy surburban horror the real terrors don't come from space."
—
Total Film
Posted Mar 22, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
55%
|
Snitch (2013) |
"
A thoughtful, slow-boiling, politically charged thriller. It takes an hour for Dwayne to become The Rock, but it's worth the wait."
—
Total Film
Posted Mar 22, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
12%
|
Stolen (2012) |
"
Loud, predictable fun from Simon 'Con Air' West."
—
Total Film
Posted Mar 15, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
20%
|
Identity Thief (2013) |
"
A wasted opportunity: put the two leads in a movie that didn't lazily rely on its high concept to do the work, and you'd really have something to laugh about."
—
Total Film
Posted Mar 7, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
66%
|
Mama (2013) |
"
Fairytale horror that is low on scares and velocity but buoyed by the syrup-thick atmosphere and the creepy stares of the young actresses."
—
Total Film
Posted Feb 4, 2013
|
|
2/5
|
33%
|
Won't Back Down (2012) |
"
The leads are fine, but the movie's about as fun as summer school."
—
Total Film
Posted Jan 21, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
81%
|
Pitch Perfect (2012) |
"
Gleeks and Glee-haters alike should rally around this raucous musical comedy."
—
Total Film
Posted Nov 23, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
49%
|
The Man With the Iron Fists (2012) |
"
Grisly and goofy, this ode to the Shaw Brothers' '70s-era kung fu epics serves up 96 minutes of murder and mutilation and not a lot else."
—
Total Film
Posted Nov 23, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
38%
|
Here Comes the Boom (2012) |
"
105 painful minutes of a fat guy getting punched in the face and falling down."
—
Total Film
Posted Nov 15, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
55%
|
People Like Us (2012) |
"
Fans of Pine's eyebrows will enjoy all the bushy furrowing, but otherwise, there are more important things to cry about."
—
Total Film
Posted Oct 30, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
57%
|
Sparkle (2012) |
"
Sparkle isn't Dreamgirls - but fans of schmaltzy showbiz fairytales should enjoy it."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 28, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
38%
|
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012) |
"
Very weird fun."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 3, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
51%
|
Savages (2012) |
"
Savages is punishing in places, but there are enough colourful characters and careening twists to make it worth the effort."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 3, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
65%
|
The Campaign (2012) |
"
Although only slightly more outrageous than reality, The Campaign is a funny, pacy peek behind the political curtain."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 3, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
21%
|
That's My Boy (2012) |
"
They're estranged. Tired antics ensue."
—
Total Film
Posted Aug 28, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
19%
|
Chernobyl Diaries (2012) |
"
Diaries is dark and gruesome, but with little in the way of genuine shock or surprise, you should expect the expected."
—
Total Film
Posted Jun 21, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
38%
|
Lockout (Unrated) (2012) |
"
Luc Besson's clunky, space-bound actioner apes '80s B-flick excess but skimps on all the good parts."
—
Total Film
Posted Apr 19, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
8%
|
11-11-11 (2011) |
—
Total Film
Posted Apr 12, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
50%
|
Grave Encounters (2011) |
"
Despite its meagre budget, Grave Encounters boasts surprisingly solid acting, vertigo-baiting hand-held camera antics and enough [REC]- style shock-horror to keep your pulse throbbing throughout."
—
Total Film
Posted Apr 10, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
6%
|
The Devil Inside (2012) |
"
A low-budget, low-watt belly botherer saved from history's dustbin by a few gruesome moments and a gob-smack of an ending that (almost) makes it worth the slog."
—
Total Film
Posted Feb 20, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
2%
|
One for the Money (2012) |
"
Heigl's fine and there's some zingy dialogue, but the violence jars with the comedy and, despite being written and directed by women, it still comes off as needlessly sexist."
—
Total Film
Posted Feb 13, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
12%
|
The Darkest Hour (2011) |
"
If you can get past the hokey premise, then you could be in for a good time with this lumbering 3D disaster-porn noisemaker."
—
Total Film
Posted Jan 10, 2012
|
|
1/5
|
17%
|
Shark Night 3D (2011) |
"
[Leaves] you with nothing more than a few poke-y moments and wistful memories of Piranha 3D."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 27, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
19%
|
Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer (2011) |
"
Graham is lovely and Beatty a natural, but if you're not seven years old, it's one long headache."
—
Total Film
Posted Sep 12, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
48%
|
Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011) |
"
Carrey fans will be let down by the rubber-faced one playing straight man to a pack of penguins. While kids may find the plot p-p-past its sell-by date."
—
Total Film
Posted Jul 27, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
56%
|
Jumping the Broom (2011) |
"
This extremely formulaic time-waster offers little beyond its lame Hallmark greeting-card platitudes."
—
Total Film
Posted Jun 7, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
28%
|
Take Me Home Tonight (2011) |
"
A potential cult hit in the making, call this Dazed And Confused for the Members Only set."
—
Total Film
Posted May 10, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
21%
|
Beastly (2011) |
"
A tween-baiting update that sullies the elegant fairytale with privileged brats in penthouses. Beastly is a crass, spirit-sapping bore."
—
Total Film
Posted Apr 15, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
10%
|
Red Riding Hood (2011) |
"
Red Riding Hood is actually a fun, goofy ride, albeit one lathered in chintz and froth."
—
Total Film
Posted Apr 11, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
64%
|
Tomorrow, When the War Began (2012) |
"
If teens battling soldiers sounds like your cup of tea, drink deep. If not, stick with Red Dawn."
—
Total Film
Posted Mar 30, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
4%
|
The Roommate (2011) |
"
Cat lovers may be unnerved, but fright fans will just yawn their way to the exit."
—
Total Film
Posted Mar 30, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
43%
|
Faster (2010) |
"
Although they're all indebted to some other film, there are some nice touches here."
—
Total Film
Posted Mar 14, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
37%
|
The Resident (2012) |
"
Generic, yes, but gleeful with it."
—
Total Film
Posted Mar 9, 2011
|
|
2/5
|
13%
|
Yogi Bear (2010) |
"
Any potential retro-charm is quickly rubbed out by creepy CGI, a tired reality-TV conceit and failure to grasp that Yogi's appeal lies in his delivery and quick wit, not eye-stabbing 3D gimmicks or life-like depictions of picnic-basket heists."
—
Total Film
Posted Feb 11, 2011
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