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Philip De Semlyen

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Publications:: Empire Magazine

Total Reviews:: 24
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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
2/5	69%	The Croods (2013)	" Bold visually but thumpingly ordinary storytelling." — Empire Magazine Posted Mar 22, 2013
4/5	82%	De rouille et d'os (Rust and Bone) (2012)	" Another triumph from Audiard and a Cotillard masterclass, this bruising, tender melodrama lingers long in the memory." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 29, 2012
2/5	50%	Into the White (2013)	" Ponderous pacing makes this true-life tale a lot less enthralling than it might have been." — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 28, 2012
4/5	69%	Ted (2012)	" Crass, supremely silly and very, very funny, Ted is the comedy of the summer." — Empire Magazine Posted Jul 30, 2012
2/5	36%	Iron Sky (2012)	" Insert your own 'lunar' pun here - this is a true space oddity." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 15, 2012
2/5	34%	Battleship (2012)	" Miss." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 10, 2012
4/5	88%	Titanic (2012)	" With a 3D conversion from the medium's pioneer-in-chief, Titanic is a big-screen romance that's every bit as epic as you remember." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 4, 2012
2/5	47%	Anonymous (2011)	" It's more of an interesting curio to a blockbuster career but there's fun to be had here if you look hard enough." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 24, 2011
4/5	90%	The Yellow Sea (2011)	" A violent thrill-ride to a dark new corner of Asian cinema." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 18, 2011
3/5	87%	Fire in Babylon (2011)	" A treat for cricket fans who'll thrill to this nostalgic look back at one of sport's greatest teams." — Empire Magazine Posted May 16, 2011
4/5	100%	TT3D Closer To The Edge (2011)	" Rev up those whiteknuckle thrillride clichés, you're going to need them." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 18, 2011
4/5	92%	Armadillo (2011)	" Moving, complex and brutal, it's an outstanding film about men at war." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 4, 2011
3/5	53%	Brighton Rock (2011)	" Greene fans will raise a sceptical eyebrow, but it's an adaptation brimming with enough ideas to justify this second stick of Rock." — Empire Magazine Posted Jan 31, 2011
3/5	89%	An Ordinary Execution (2010)	" Always mesmerising, Dussollier's Stalin is a portrait of a leader whose frailties are matched only by his capacity for evil." — Empire Magazine Posted Nov 29, 2010
3/5	53%	Agora (2010)	" Always intelligent and thought-provoking, it's a welcome return from Amenábar." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 22, 2010
4/5	91%	City of Life and Death (2011)	" Passionate and expertly crafted, this black-and-white opus is well worth seeking out." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 15, 2010
2/5	22%	Repo Men (2010)	" While Forest Whitaker's conflicted thug brings languid menace, there's little to up the tension. And among all the film's icky incisions, there's a feeling a better film is lying on the cutting room floor." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 15, 2010
4/5	94%	The Unloved (2009)	" Poignant, perceptive and unrelenting, this may be bleak, like all great drama, it is ultimately uplifting as well." — Empire Magazine Posted Feb 19, 2010
5/5	81%	Okuribito (Departures) (2009)	" Heart-warming, funny, wise and profound. Not to be missed." — Empire Magazine Posted Dec 4, 2009
3/5	45%	Glorious 39 (2009)	" Stupendous turn from Romola Garai in the lead role but, while this sets up intrigue and atmosphere well, the plot devices creak audibly towards the end." — Empire Magazine Posted Nov 20, 2009
4/5	90%	Love Exposure (2011)	" Complicated and long but deftly handled adventure/caper/satire that ends up being thoroughly entertaining." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 30, 2009
3/5	90%	Army of Crime (L'Armée du Crime) (2010)	" Compelling performances and beautifully told heroics but the pacing is flawed in terms of a thrilling cinematic experience." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 4, 2009
4/5	86%	L'Empreinte de l'ange (Mark of an Angel) (2008)	" Unsettling drama with powerful central performances." — Empire Magazine Posted May 22, 2009
3/5	100%	Boogie (Summer Holiday) (2008)	" Hampered by pacing that borders on glacial, the performances infuse the story with lingering melancholy." — Empire Magazine Posted Jan 16, 2009

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