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Lisa Giles-Keddie

Agrees with the Tomatometer 72% of the time.

Publications:: HeyUGuys , Real.com

Total Reviews:: 252

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
3/5	60%	The Liability (2013)	" Offers some well-rounded performances from Roth, O'Connell and Mullan ... it offers nothing beyond the usual markers of such a coming-of-age film ..." — HeyUGuys Posted May 16, 2013
4/5	78%	Fast & Furious 6 (2013)	" Turns the franchise up another notch, injects more nitrate and lets rip ... as events get more and more ridiculous and outrageous, but altogether, more satisfying." — HeyUGuys Posted May 14, 2013
4/5	100%	A Hijacking (2013)	" What keeps things stimulating ... is a genuine sense of reality and how much of your own perception is invested in what you are watching." — HeyUGuys Posted May 9, 2013
4/5	37%	Dead Man Down (2013)	" It's a modern-day, edgy love story at heart ... The climatic ending ... is pretty spectacular ... Though nothing new, it's beautifully realised and shot." — HeyUGuys Posted May 6, 2013
4/5	78%	Iron Man 3 (2013)	" Black nicely gives us lighter and darker moments, all wrapped up in one satisfactory standalone Iron Man story ..." — HeyUGuys Posted Apr 26, 2013
4/5	79%	Reality (2013)	" A chilling dose of filmic reality of how damaging and all consuming celebrity and some people's aspirations of it can be ..." — Real.com Posted Apr 15, 2013
4/5	40%	Parker (2013)	" Parker is well executed, ultimately entertaining and totally consumable but hardly groundbreaking as action thrillers go." — HeyUGuys Posted Apr 15, 2013
3/5	68%	Great Expectations (2013)	" An admirable watch of highbrow production values." — HeyUGuys Posted Nov 27, 2012
4/5	46%	The Sweeney (2013)	" Big, brash, ballsy fun. It's a Winstone mecca for fans to witness their idol in all his former hard-man glory ..." — HeyUGuys Posted Sep 30, 2012
3/5	56%	Now Is Good (2013)	" Fanning gives a truly impressive and memorable performance in this ... which will give Parker another dark horse in the running." — HeyUGuys Posted Sep 30, 2012
4.5/5	75%	Killing Them Softly (2012)	" A totally enthralling verbal conquest from the word go, complete with some very fine acting from all involved." — HeyUGuys Posted Sep 30, 2012
3/5	78%	Take This Waltz (2012)	" This film's saving grace is Williams whose character follows another tormented path of self-discovery/preservation ..." — HeyUGuys Posted Sep 9, 2012
3/5	63%	The Wedding Video ()	" Still has lots of very funny moments and a realistic interpretation of the lengths some people go to when confronted by a camera lens and under ... pressure to perform." — HeyUGuys Posted Sep 9, 2012
4/5	93%	Shadow Dancer (2013)	" Marsh's Shadow Dancer is a complex and beautifully realised Irish Troubles thriller of cerebral and psychological proportions." — HeyUGuys Posted Sep 9, 2012
1/5	16%	The Watch (2012)	" Off-the-production-line comedy, marketed as a sci-fi fan-boy's lighter bit of fluffy entertainment. And the aliens - seen them, zapped them all before." — HeyUGuys Posted Sep 9, 2012
4/5	64%	Anna Karenina (2012)	" It's certainly a unique blend of theatre and film with that necessary ingredient for period drama fans of unashamed melodrama in spades ..." — HeyUGuys Posted Sep 9, 2012
4/5	87%	The Dark Knight Rises (2012)	" As uneven as the plot is at times, Nolan commendably retains the Batman's beating black heart in TDKR, with lead characters ever challenging our perceptions ... to keep things fresh." — Real.com Posted Jul 22, 2012
3/5	55%	Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)	" Scafaria makes sure that the apocalypse may be in full impact but the importance of having each other at the last moment is the lasting, comforting thought." — Real.com Posted Jul 14, 2012
2/5	37%	Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)	" The plot ... just gets a little repetitious after a while, however goofy, accident-prone but genuinely good natured the characters are." — Real.com Posted Jul 14, 2012
4/5	73%	The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)	" It's not about the action as such, rather how the characters come to be as we travel down the path of their self-awareness. The action merely enhances this intriguing process." — Real.com Posted Jul 7, 2012
4/5	67%	God Bless America (2012)	" A combination of blatant shock tactics and poignant, pin-sharp verbal tirades from its lead that are rendered darkly amusing, or you would cry with despair at the apparent truth." — Real.com Posted Jul 7, 2012
3/5	70%	The Hunter (2012)	" A slow-burner about survival in general that may seem predictable in parts and meander in others, but the intensity with which the psychological developments suddenly manifest is its ultimate power." — Real.com Posted Jul 7, 2012
2/5	34%	Joyful Noise (2012)	" Disarmingly heart-warming in its musical prowess and lazy in its storytelling development, hoping that the former - plus the big names - will attract a large enough crowd to keep it buoyant at the box office." — Real.com Posted Jun 29, 2012
3/5	77%	Killer Joe (2012)	" A seemingly hopeless spiral of existence ... there is some depraved glee that this filmmaker takes in toying with his hapless cast, and his latest film is no exception nor for the faint-hearted." — Real.com Posted Jun 27, 2012
3/5	83%	Your Sister's Sister (2012)	" The film's strength is in its realistic improvisation, like a window on three, average lives in a cocoon for a brief moment that will be easily forgotten tomorrow." — Real.com Posted Jun 27, 2012
4/5	92%	The Fairy (2012)	" For pure entertainment and high-spirited comedy value, The Fairy is as good as any gone before ... once you have seen one of their films, you'll never forget it that's for sure." — Real.com Posted Jun 27, 2012
1/5	19%	Lay the Favorite (2012)	" Lay the Favourite ... is a surprising turn off of talent not worth betting on for a profitable night out's big-screen entertainment." — Real.com Posted Jun 24, 2012
2/5	64%	The Five-Year Engagement (2012)	" As endearing as Segel and Blunt are, The Five-Year Engagement feels ... five years of your life spent waiting for the inevitable, with not as many laughs along the way ..." — Real.com Posted Jun 24, 2012
3/5	29%	Red Lights (2012)	" If it wasn't for the acting talent that his [Cortés] latest film has attracted, Red Lights would have fallen at the first hurdle - however curious we may be at its subject matter." — Real.com Posted Jun 17, 2012
4/5	41%	Rock of Ages (2012)	" Undeniably outrageous good fun with another standout comedic act from Cruise ... those who remember the 80s ... will be head banging and toe tapping." — Real.com Posted Jun 17, 2012
3/5	82%	Fast Girls (2013)	" An energising offering depicting 2012's challenges and achievements while demonstrating that TV's Crichlow is a strong feature film lead worth in vesting in." — Real.com Posted Jun 17, 2012
4/5	89%	A Royal Affair (2012)	" A beautifully nuanced and driven period drama at its finest with the added power of a true story behind it, making it a deserving box office hit to watch." — Real.com Posted Jun 17, 2012
3/5	67%	The Pact (2012)	" While it retreads well-trodden horror paths and shies away from any originality, it does favour heightening the mystery over goriness, relying on some impressive visuals ..." — Real.com Posted Jun 7, 2012
3/5	39%	Red Tails (2012)	" Red Tails is a war action buff's matinee delight. It could be argued that making a more gritty account would have detracted from the focus on the strong buddy element ..." — Real.com Posted Jun 7, 2012
3/5	81%	Ill Manors ()	" As directorial debuts go, Drew has yet to grow but has wisely chosen a subject matter close to his heart where he can reach out simultaneously with his music and lyrics, like some latter-day poet." — Real.com Posted Jun 7, 2012
4/5	88%	The Angels' Share (2013)	" A wee heart-warming dram of Scots spirit ... a rich fermentation of the best of British comedy filmmaking with a greater social agenda." — Real.com Posted Jun 1, 2012
2/5	14%	Top Cat (Don Gato y su pandilla) (2013)	" Top Cat returns with a purr rather than a MEOW, sorely let down by its odd technicalities and lack of engaging script." — Real.com Posted Jun 1, 2012
3/5	74%	Prometheus (2012)	" Ridley coaxes out some memorable performances from Rapace and Fassbender, and keeps a consistent sense of man's curiosity at the bigger evolution picture... The rest is open to interpretation." — Real.com Posted May 31, 2012
3/5	48%	Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)	" Sanders' outing is a Gothic technical triumph in many ways... there is a lot of visual wonder to bask in and be inspired by, making Sanders' next project one to watch out for." — Real.com Posted May 31, 2012
3/5	70%	Men in Black III (2012)	" Those expecting wanton alien bashing will not be disappointed ... but be prepared for more of a sentimental time-travelling journey down memory lane ..." — Real.com Posted May 26, 2012
4/5	65%	2 Days in New York (2012)	" This zany and hilarious observation of human interaction is beautifully scripted, acted and timed with expert comic precision." — Real.com Posted May 19, 2012
4/5	80%	Get the Gringo (2012)	" Love or loathe Gibson, he is hard to resist in this tantalizing tale of hard knocks, winners and losers, as he reminds us of what made him a big screen star in the first place." — Real.com Posted May 12, 2012
3/5	38%	Dark Shadows (2012)	" The only resurrecting grace is Depp's now routine, freak pantomime performance ...You will scream with frustration at this ghoulish comedy, that's for sure." — Real.com Posted May 12, 2012
2/5	41%	Silent House (2012)	" Has a powerful enough context behind it, but ... it disappoints ... Still, Olsen is a star worth following and has carved out an impressive niche in the psychological thriller genre." — Real.com Posted May 4, 2012
3/5	57%	Safe (2012)	" Nothing much changes in Safe or is original, only the language has got more colourful, with Yakin delivering up Statham gold for fans once again." — Real.com Posted May 4, 2012
2/5	10%	Piggy ()	" The general topic is too titillating in execution to fully influence any worthy debate into the effects of isolating grief..." — Real.com Posted May 4, 2012
3/5	20%	The Lucky One (2012)	" Old-fashioned romance to the core, Hicks' film will win no film-making accolades, but will do neither of its attractive leads any harm in the notoriety stakes either." — Real.com Posted May 4, 2012
3/5	44%	American Reunion (2012)	" The jokes are old and the guys are older, but it's big-hearted entertainment that does need some previous character investment to catch all the nods." — Real.com Posted May 4, 2012
3/5	75%	Damsels in Distress (2012)	" An intriguingly endearing kooky fest of witty dialogue that has no clear plan of where is wants to end up, short of a musical number to smooth over all grievances and differences." — Real.com Posted Apr 28, 2012

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