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Michael Leader

Agrees with the Tomatometer 65% of the time.

Publications:: Film4 , Little White Lies

Total Reviews:: 21

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
	88%	Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)	" As brash, spectacular and energetic as its immediate predecessor, but without novelty on its side " — Film4 Posted May 6, 2013
	60%	I'm So Excited! (2013)	" Almodovar gleefully returns to the broad, colourful burlesque of his early work. Although, without the transgressive attitude and closeted context, this sexy satire is all froth and no balls." — Film4 Posted May 2, 2013
	77%	Iron Man 3 (2013)	" Shane Black's witty, daring continuation of the Iron Man series defies expectations at every turn, not least because it is, against all odds, a strong contender for the best Marvel movie to date." — Film4 Posted Apr 24, 2013
	51%	Welcome to the Punch (2013)	" This flawed, yet watchable action homage doesn't quite live up to its gun-toting influences, but a marvellous roster of Grade-A Brits tips the scales in Welcome To The Punch's favour." — Film4 Posted Mar 20, 2013
	85%	Side Effects (2013)	" A masterful double-bluff. What starts as a taut, topical drama about medicated America becomes a classic, twisted neo-noir that sees Soderbergh pushing aside on-the-nose themes in favour of sheer entertainment." — Film4 Posted Mar 20, 2013
2/5	70%	Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012)	" Charming and not without its moments, but far too conventional to capture the complexity it strives for." — Little White Lies Posted Dec 6, 2012
4/5	94%	Room 237 (2013)	" By capturing the giddy thrill that comes from decoding difficult films, Room 237 says something profound about being a cine-fanatic." — Little White Lies Posted Oct 25, 2012
2/5	67%	Jackpot (Arme Riddere) ()	" As straightforward - and disposable - as an airport paperback." — Little White Lies Posted Aug 9, 2012
1/5	43%	Storage 24 (2013)	" One flawed concept, dragged out for 90 uninspired, shoddily-executed minutes." — Little White Lies Posted Jun 28, 2012
2/5	——	Les Lyonnais (A Gang Story) ()	" Lacking in depth and style." — Little White Lies Posted Apr 5, 2012
1/5	45%	30 Minutes or Less (2011)	" Puerile, irritating and insultingly phallocentric." — Little White Lies Posted Sep 16, 2011
2/5	84%	Beginners (2011)	" Beginners drones along in a state of melancholic navel-gazing." — Little White Lies Posted Jul 21, 2011
3/5	97%	Cell 211 (Celda 211) (2009)	" The twisty plot soon gets knotted, but in the process shows a deeply broken system born of violence and corruption." — Little White Lies Posted Jul 14, 2011
3/5	85%	Viva Riva! (2011)	" This insight into the aimless hedonism of young punks could be cutting, but the film doesn't dig beneath Riva's Jack-the-Lad charisma." — Little White Lies Posted Jun 23, 2011
1/5	9%	Age of the Dragons (2011)	" Entirely forgettable and somewhat unhealthy, lingering on the palate like an impulsive, Friday-night kebab." — Little White Lies Posted Mar 3, 2011
2/5	56%	Gnomeo and Juliet (2011)	" Disposable, garden-variety entertainment." — Film4 Posted Feb 9, 2011
3/5	75%	The Be All and End All ()	" A conflicted, uneven experience: sugary kitchen-sink realism with wank jokes." — Little White Lies Posted Dec 2, 2010
1/5	6%	The Last Airbender (2010)	" $150,000,000 well wasted. The Last Airbender is an insult to those wanting sophisticated, entertaining or even competent cinema." — Film4 Posted Aug 26, 2010
2.5/5	90%	London River (2011)	" London River effectively sidesteps direct comment and full-blown tragedy in favour of mild melodrama and a heartening dose of diversity-studies sermonising." — Film4 Posted Jul 15, 2010
3.5/5	94%	Samson and Delilah (2010)	" First-time feature filmmaker Warwick Thornton chooses to avoid political stridency or cheap drama in favour of something much more complicated, artful and engaging." — Film4 Posted Apr 1, 2010

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