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Matthew Turner

Agrees with the Tomatometer 72% of the time.

Favorites:: Vertigo
Publications:: Empire Magazine , Shadows on the Wall , thelondonpaper , ViewLondon

Total Reviews:: 3213
Total QuickRatings:: 9

Location:: London

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
4/5	80%	Something in the Air (2013)	" A nostalgic and thought-provoking coming-of-age drama with a terrific soundtrack to boot, though some may find the relative lack of plot frustrating." — ViewLondon Posted May 23, 2013
2/5	21%	The Hangover Part III (2013)	" Painfully unfunny threequel that learns from the mistakes of the previous sequel and tries to do something different, but fails to provide any laughs in the process." — ViewLondon Posted May 23, 2013
3/5	63%	Epic (2013)	" Lively and engaging animated adventure with likeable characters, superb vocal performances, pacey direction and a strong eco-friendly message ..." — ViewLondon Posted May 23, 2013
4/5	100%	Kochegar (A Stoker) ()	" Blackly comic, deceptively deadpan Russian drama that's both surprisingly moving and contains moments of genuinely shocking violence ..." — ViewLondon Posted May 16, 2013
4/5	50%	The Great Gatsby (2013)	" An audio-visual feast, though the film's excesses are occasionally overwhelming and any sense of the novel's subtlety is demolished by the sledgehammer script." — ViewLondon Posted May 16, 2013
3/5	60%	The Liability (2013)	" Watchable, blackly comic British thriller enlivened by likeable performances, some engagingly left-field turns and a script that's peppered with decent one-liners ..." — ViewLondon Posted May 15, 2013
3/5	73%	Fast & Furious 6 (2013)	" Fast and Furious 6 is something of a mixed bag, but the likeable cast and ludicrous action moments ensure that it delivers the requisite amount of fun." — ViewLondon Posted May 15, 2013
4/5	98%	Beware Of Mr. Baker (2012)	" Searingly honest and ultimately deeply moving, this is a fascinating portrait of notoriously antisocial former Cream drummer Ginger Baker, now 73 and still raging." — ViewLondon Posted May 15, 2013
4/5	99%	Mud (2013)	" Impressively directed and beautifully shot, this is an emotionally engaging and powerfully evocative coming-of-age drama with a superb script and terrific performances from a note-perfect cast." — ViewLondon Posted May 9, 2013
3/5	32%	Deadfall (2012)	" Engaging thriller, enlivened by some snowy location work and strong performances from a superb cast, though the script struggles to find the right tone." — ViewLondon Posted May 9, 2013
3/5	54%	The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013)	" Engaging, beautifully shot drama with a commendably balanced script and a terrific central performance from Riz Ahmed ..." — ViewLondon Posted May 9, 2013
3/5	58%	The Eye of the Storm (2012)	— ViewLondon Posted May 9, 2013
4/5	87%	Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)	" Hugely enjoyable, pacily directed sequel with a witty script, superb special effects and terrific performances, though some of the nods to the previous films and TV shows badly backfire." — ViewLondon Posted May 8, 2013
2/5	38%	Touchy Feely (2013)	" Despite its superb cast, Lynn Shelton's Touchy Feely is a disappointing comedy-drama that raises some interesting ideas but fails to do anything interesting with them." — ViewLondon Posted May 2, 2013
4/5	62%	I'm So Excited! (2013)	" Energetic, outrageously camp and frequently funny, Pedro Almodovar's latest film is a welcome throwback to the raucous comedies the director made in the 1980s." — ViewLondon Posted May 2, 2013
4/5	54%	All Stars ()	" Hugely enjoyable British let's-do-the-show-right-here comedy enlivened by strong performances, impressive dance sequences, likeable characters, breezy direction and a witty script." — ViewLondon Posted May 2, 2013
3/5	27%	21 And Over (2013)	" Enlivened by pacey direction and likeable comic performances, though there's a strong sense of having seen it all before and some of the jokes are a little misguided." — ViewLondon Posted May 2, 2013
3/5	37%	Dead Man Down (2013)	" Scrapes a pass thanks to offbeat performances and a couple of enjoyably preposterous action sequences." — ViewLondon Posted May 2, 2013
4/5	91%	Gimme The Loot (2013)	" Charming and engaging low-budget indie with a witty script, likeable characters, a strong sense of time and place and a pair of terrific performances from its two young leads." — ViewLondon Posted May 2, 2013
4/5	71%	The Look of Love ()	" Paints a profoundly sad portrait of a fascinating Soho figure." — ViewLondon Posted Apr 24, 2013
4/5	90%	Bernie (2012)	" Hugely entertaining, smartly directed and darkly funny black comedy with a superb script and a terrific central performance from Jack Black." — ViewLondon Posted Apr 24, 2013
3/5	39%	The ABCs of Death (2013)	" The overall execution of the project never quite lives up to the concept, with too many of the films feeling lazy and poorly thought out." — ViewLondon Posted Apr 24, 2013
4/5	78%	Iron Man 3 (2013)	" Delivers thrilling action, witty dialogue and genuine emotion, thanks to a cleverly crafted script, state-of-the-art special effects, strong, likeable characters and note-perfect performances." — ViewLondon Posted Apr 24, 2013
2/5	47%	Olympus Has Fallen (2013)	" A charmless and occasionally laughably bad thriller that's let down by a trite script and a charmless lead performance from Gerard Butler." — ViewLondon Posted Apr 18, 2013
3/5	62%	Evil Dead (2013)	" Well made and delivers buckets of the red stuff, but it's hampered by poorly developed characters, a lack of humour and a tendency to substitute gore for actual scares." — ViewLondon Posted Apr 18, 2013
4/5	47%	Bait (2012)	" Enormous fun, thanks to pacey direction, strong performances, a number of nicely handled gory bits and a script that pays close attention to the demands of the shark attack genre movie." — ViewLondon Posted Apr 18, 2013
4/5	74%	Love Is All You Need (2013)	" Hugely enjoyable, utterly charming middle-aged romcom that delivers genuine laughs and powerful emotion, thanks to a warm-hearted script, superb performances and assured direction from Danish director Susanne Bier." — ViewLondon Posted Apr 18, 2013
4/5	51%	Promised Land (2013)	" The latest film from Gus Van Sant is a thought-provoking and emotionally engaging smalltown drama with a strong script and a terrific central performance from co-writer Matt Damon." — ViewLondon Posted Apr 18, 2013
4/5	94%	First Position (2012)	" Impressively directed and superbly edited, this is an emotionally engaging documentary with likeable subjects, stunning dance sequences and a suspenseful climax." — ViewLondon Posted Apr 11, 2013
2/5	42%	Flying Blind ()	" Flying Blind is worth seeing for a terrific performance from Helen McCrory, but the central relationship lacks chemistry and the script's refusal to flesh out its characters is ultimately frustrating." — ViewLondon Posted Apr 11, 2013
4/5	92%	The Gatekeepers (2013)	" Dror Moreh's Oscar-nominated documentary is riveting, haunting and depressing in equal measure, offering a sobering assessment of the Israel-Palestine conflict from a unique perspective." — ViewLondon Posted Apr 11, 2013
4/5	82%	The Place Beyond The Pines (2013)	" A beautifully shot, emotionally engaging smalltown crime drama with a pair of terrific performances from Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper ..." — ViewLondon Posted Apr 11, 2013
4/5	75%	Simon Killer (2013)	" Impressively directed and sharply written, this is a disturbing study in sociopathy with a compelling lead performance from Brady Corbet." — ViewLondon Posted Apr 11, 2013
3/5	55%	Oblivion (2013)	" Oblivion is a visual feast with strong performances and an intriguing central mystery, but it's slightly let down by a nakedly derivative script and a general lack of warmth." — ViewLondon Posted Apr 10, 2013
3/5	82%	Papadopoulos & Sons ()	" Likeable British recession comedy enlivened by a strong support cast and a topical, engagingly feelgood central theme, though it's slightly let down by an underwritten script and a frustrating central performance from Stephen Dillane." — ViewLondon Posted Apr 4, 2013
4/5	86%	De jueves a domingo (Thursday Till Sunday) ()	" Impressively directed and superbly written, this is an emotionally engaging road-movie/coming-of-age-drama with stunning camerawork and a terrific central performance from young Santi Ahumada." — ViewLondon Posted Apr 4, 2013
1/5	34%	The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)	" Relentlessly mawkish wish-fulfilment fantasy drama that fails to engage on any meaningful level, to the point where you end up feeling sorry for the actors." — ViewLondon Posted Apr 4, 2013
4/5	66%	Spring Breakers (2013)	" A weird, day-glo fusion of trashy exploitation thriller and arthouse pretension, enlivened by game performances from a trio of former squeaky-clean TV stars and a deliriously brilliant turn from James Franco." — ViewLondon Posted Apr 4, 2013
2/5	29%	All Things To All Men ()	" It's ultimately let down by a confusing script and a frustratingly distant approach to its characters." — ViewLondon Posted Apr 4, 2013
3/5	79%	A Late Quartet (2012)	" Engaging drama, enlivened by a trio of terrific performances from Hoffman, Keener and Walken, though the script occasionally feels a little contrived." — ViewLondon Posted Apr 4, 2013
4/5	26%	Erased (2013)	" Engaging and enjoyable thriller, enlivened by a sharp script, pacey direction, solid action sequences and strong performances from both Aaron Eckhart and Liana Liberato." — ViewLondon Posted Apr 3, 2013
2/5	34%	Dark Skies (2013)	" Dark Skies is a watchable supernatural thriller with a handful of effectively creepy moments, but it's let down by a clichéd script, a lack of imagination and a soporific lead performance from Keri Russell." — ViewLondon Posted Apr 3, 2013
4/5	88%	In the House (2013)	" Impressively directed and darkly funny, this is a hugely enjoyable French black comedy with a clever, thought-provoking script and terrific performances from a note-perfect cast." — ViewLondon Posted Mar 27, 2013
3/5	68%	Trance (2013)	" An enjoyable brain-scrambler of a thriller with strong performances from all three leads, though the emotional impact is ultimately lost amidst all the twists and turns." — ViewLondon Posted Mar 27, 2013
1/5	0%	12 in a Box (2009)	" A poorly made, badly acted, lazily written and painfully laugh-free attempt at a farce that's only getting a release to cash in on the presence of TV star Miranda Hart." — ViewLondon Posted Mar 27, 2013
1/5	28%	G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)	" Disappointing sequel that falls down thanks to an incoherent script, lazy dialogue, a surfeit of characters, a phoned-in performance by Bruce Willis and an insultingly callous attitude towards its onscreen destruction." — ViewLondon Posted Mar 27, 2013
4/5	69%	The Croods (2013)	" Enjoyable, colourfully animated and frequently funny comedy with a witty script, some inventive ideas, impressive 3D work, a strong message and strong comic performances from a talented vocal cast." — ViewLondon Posted Mar 20, 2013
2/5	20%	Identity Thief (2013)	" Identity Thief is low on laughs and has a number of plot problems but the comic performances from Bateman and McCarthy ensure that it stays watchable." — ViewLondon Posted Mar 20, 2013
3/5	52%	Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)	" Engaging and enjoyable fairytale adventure, enlivened by strong performances, pacey direction and some superb special effects, though the script is surprisingly po-faced and lacks humour." — ViewLondon Posted Mar 20, 2013

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