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Roz Laws

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Publications:: Birmingham Post

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
3/5	70%	Men in Black III (2012)	" While it's fairly watchable, it's not a particularly memorable film." — Birmingham Post Posted May 30, 2012
3/5	48%	Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)	" Apparently there are at least 15 more fairytale films in production, including two each based on Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Peter Pan, but I doubt many of them will look as good as this." — Birmingham Post Posted May 30, 2012
3/5	22%	What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012)	" While it's not better than you might expect, it passes the time entertainingly enough." — Birmingham Post Posted May 23, 2012
3/5	78%	Jeff Who Lives at Home (2012)	" Short but bittersweet and gently amusing, it's hard to really dislike this film - but, like its characters, it's also hard to really warm to it." — Birmingham Post Posted May 10, 2012
4/5	53%	Safe House (2012)	" Washington is always watchable and no less so here, making Frost an interesting character." — Birmingham Post Posted Feb 23, 2012
4/5	90%	Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)	" Olsen puts in a fantastic, natural performance in a film which is shocking at times as it builds to a disturbing conclusion." — Birmingham Post Posted Feb 2, 2012
3/5	42%	Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)	" The far-fetched fantasy is often ridiculous - wait until you see Caine riding a giant bee - but is fun, and kids will love it." — Birmingham Post Posted Feb 2, 2012
4/5	72%	Carnage (2011)	" Short and bittersweet, it actually feels a little too brief at less than 80 minutes - and I doubt the characters would get drunk so quickly - but far better that than it dragging on." — Birmingham Post Posted Feb 2, 2012
3/5	85%	A Monster in Paris (2013)	" It is clever, quite funny and beautifully animated, with lovely Parisian scenes, though the 3D version is pointless." — Birmingham Post Posted Jan 25, 2012
4/5	89%	The Descendants (2011)	" Moving and blackly funny, The Descendants deals with universal emotions about the nature of family which will strike a chord with everyone" — Birmingham Post Posted Jan 25, 2012
3/5	80%	Haywire (2012)	" At least it feels fresh to have a kick-ass, intelligent woman in the leading role, who can take on and beat men at their own game." — Birmingham Post Posted Jan 18, 2012
1/5	82%	Goon (2012)	" The bone-crunching, unremitting violence is bad enough, but what I find particularly distasteful is the way it is celebrated." — Birmingham Post Posted Jan 11, 2012
4/5	88%	Margin Call (2011)	" Margin Call is a compelling human drama that isn't just about numbers." — Birmingham Post Posted Jan 11, 2012
2/5	80%	Shame (2011)	" It's very bleak and depressing, especially all the explicit sex, which isn't in the least bit titillating. The real shame of the film is the waste of talent." — Birmingham Post Posted Jan 11, 2012
4/5	52%	The Iron Lady (2012)	" For all its flaws, this is still a remarkable film that is well worth watching for one reason only - the amazing Ms Streep, surely the world's best actress." — Birmingham Post Posted Jan 5, 2012
3/5	89%	The Silence ()	" It builds to a tense and dramatic finale, but it takes far too long to get there." — Birmingham Post Posted Dec 21, 2011
4/5	98%	The Artist (2011)	" It won't hold everyone's attention, but it's not often that you can hear a pin drop in the cinema." — Birmingham Post Posted Dec 21, 2011
4/5	93%	Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011)	" Exciting, witty and action-packed, this is one of the best MI films. I'd say it was mission accomplished." — Birmingham Post Posted Dec 21, 2011
2/5	69%	A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011)	" It's mostly unfunny, stupid and juvenile." — Birmingham Post Posted Dec 14, 2011
4/5	60%	Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)	" A well-made, witty and smart movie." — Birmingham Post Posted Dec 14, 2011
2/5	36%	The Thing (2011)	" There are a few tense moments, but the plot is packed full of clichés - imagine, the radio is dead and there's a storm coming!" — Birmingham Post Posted Dec 8, 2011
3/5	79%	The Deep Blue Sea (2012)	" Performances are very good but I found it hard to feel for the characters, especially as we learn so little about the background to the relationships." — Birmingham Post Posted Dec 8, 2011
3/5	7%	New Year's Eve (2011)	" New Year's Eve is still laugh-out-loud funny in places and tries to be heartwarming." — Birmingham Post Posted Dec 8, 2011
5/5	84%	My Week with Marilyn (2011)	" Five stars for Williams' extraordinary performance and for the delightful first half, which zips along at a fabulous pace." — Birmingham Post Posted Nov 30, 2011
3/5	45%	Happy Feet Two (2011)	" It has its moments and is certainly not a bad film, but it fails to entertain in quite the same way." — Birmingham Post Posted Nov 30, 2011
4/5	95%	Moneyball (2011)	" Even if you're not at all familiar with the story, this was bound to happen, as they were hardly going to make a film about a losing team." — Birmingham Post Posted Nov 23, 2011
2/5	50%	The Rum Diary (2011)	" It is just disappointing - sadly not interesting or funny enough." — Birmingham Post Posted Nov 16, 2011
4/5	91%	Arthur Christmas (2011)	" True, it does sag a little in the middle, like December 25 often does. But it is guaranteed to get you in a Christmassy mood." — Birmingham Post Posted Nov 16, 2011
4/5	62%	The Awakening (2012)	" Yes, it gets a little melodramatic and nonsensical towards the end, but it's still compelling. I left feeling a little shaken and unnerved." — Birmingham Post Posted Nov 9, 2011
3/5	36%	In Time (2011)	" If time really were currency, I'm not sure I'd use up 109 precious minutes on this - and yet, it's just watchable enough to not be a complete waste of time." — Birmingham Post Posted Nov 3, 2011
2/5	29%	Machine Gun Preacher (2011)	" If I didn't know that this was based on real events, I wouldn't believe it. At least not the way the story is told in this film." — Birmingham Post Posted Nov 3, 2011
3/5	68%	Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)	" See it if you enjoyed the other Paranormal Activity films. It is more of a Halloween treat than a trick, but only just." — Birmingham Post Posted Oct 26, 2011
3/5	76%	The Help (2011)	" It manages to be poignant at times, though it's not as emotionally connecting as it could be." — Birmingham Post Posted Oct 26, 2011
4/5	85%	The Ides of March (2011)	" With a few surprises and twists, plus snappy dialogue and performances, this is a treat for audiences prepared to concentrate and think." — Birmingham Post Posted Oct 26, 2011
4/5	76%	We Need to Talk About Kevin (2012)	" It all builds, very slowly but powerfully, to an harrowing, gripping climax." — Birmingham Post Posted Oct 19, 2011
4/5	85%	Contagion (2011)	" A highly watchable film, terrifying in its realism. We can just imagine these events panning out." — Birmingham Post Posted Oct 19, 2011
3/5	58%	Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (2011)	" The irony, of course, is that you should be afraid of the dark. And you will be, after watching this scary horror film." — Birmingham Post Posted Oct 12, 2011
3/5	82%	Dolphin Tale (2011)	" You would have to be made of a very hard heart not to be moved by the underwater scenes of Sawyer swimming with the dolphin, and of the real-life footage at the end of amputees meeting Winter." — Birmingham Post Posted Oct 12, 2011
4/5	83%	Tyrannosaur (2011)	" A well-made and brilliantly acted film." — Birmingham Post Posted Oct 12, 2011
2/5	38%	Johnny English Reborn (2011)	" Anyone with any intelligence is advised to steer clear." — Birmingham Post Posted Oct 6, 2011
4/5	93%	Midnight in Paris (2011)	" The time flies by, which is always a good sign. When it ends you realise that the plot is fairly insubstantial, but it's still a watchable, enchanting 90 minutes." — Birmingham Post Posted Oct 6, 2011
2/5	45%	30 Minutes or Less (2011)	" For every good line, there are at least five that fail to connect because they are too crude, sexist, racist or just unfunny." — Birmingham Post Posted Sep 14, 2011
4/5	83%	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)	" Cinema-goers who like their movies to be full of action should give it a miss. But this is still a hugely compelling, brilliantly acted, intelligent and classy British film." — Birmingham Post Posted Sep 14, 2011
3/5	82%	Self Made ()	" There are certainly strong and raw sentiments on display, some of which are more interesting than others." — Birmingham Post Posted Sep 8, 2011
3/5	77%	A Lonely Place to Die (2012)	" Watch it for the well-shot action, rather than for the thin plot and dialogue which mainly consists of people stating the blindingly obvious." — Birmingham Post Posted Sep 8, 2011
3/5	82%	Trollhunter (2011)	" The fjords look good and it's all fairly watchable, if full of holes." — Birmingham Post Posted Sep 8, 2011
3/5	77%	In A Better World (2011)	" It's well made but too flawed to be a satisfying cinematic experience." — Birmingham Post Posted Sep 1, 2011
1/5	76%	Kill List (2012)	" At first I was intrigued, then bored, then frustrated - and then baffled and angry that I'd wasted my time on it." — Birmingham Post Posted Sep 1, 2011
2/5	18%	The Art of Getting By (2011)	" Ultimately it's just hard to warm to George or care a jot about his teenage angst." — Birmingham Post Posted Sep 1, 2011
3/5	72%	Fright Night (2011)	" It's pretty entertaining, though not great. Fans of the original may well think this is a poor copy." — Birmingham Post Posted Sep 1, 2011
2/5	23%	Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D (2011)	" Kids will be mildly amused by it." — Birmingham Post Posted Aug 25, 2011
3/5	54%	The Inbetweeners (2012)	" The constant childish references to sex gets wearing, as do the 'eww' gross moments, but if you're an Inbetweeners fan, that's what you'll expect and no doubt enjoy." — Birmingham Post Posted Aug 18, 2011
3/5	38%	Beautiful Lies (Full Treatment)(De vrais mensonges) (2011)	" Fans of Tautou will enjoy watching a film that's nicely shot and quite amusing at times, but this is sadly no Amelie." — Birmingham Post Posted Aug 11, 2011
	23%	The Smurfs (2011)	" After a fairly promising start with a few chuckles, it fails to maintain the momentum, and by the drawn-out end audiences are likely to start fidgeting. Especially the adults." — Birmingham Post Posted Aug 11, 2011
3/5	52%	The Devil's Double (2011)	" Violent and full of swearing, it's often hard to watch although blackly amusing in places" — Birmingham Post Posted Aug 11, 2011
2/5	47%	Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)	" It's not an unwatchable film, it's just that, like the flightless birds, it never manages to take off." — Birmingham Post Posted Aug 4, 2011
2/5	10%	Horrid Henry: The Movie (2013)	" I hate to say it, but Hollywood did it better with Diary of a Wimpy Kid." — Birmingham Post Posted Jul 28, 2011
1/5	70%	Horrible Bosses (2011)	" It's horrible, all right." — Birmingham Post Posted Jul 20, 2011
3/5	84%	Beginners (2011)	" Beginners is a frustrating watch as it could have been so much better." — Birmingham Post Posted Jul 20, 2011
	96%	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011)	" I couldn't help feeling rather bereft as I left the cinema. But Harry is The Boy Who Lived, and he will live on in film for many years to come to delight new generations." — Birmingham Post Posted Jul 13, 2011
2/5	51%	Holy Rollers (2010)	" The film is slow, sometimes confusing and not very involving." — Birmingham Post Posted Jul 7, 2011
2/5	35%	Larry Crowne (2011)	" It's not a terrible film but it's also not amusing, feelgood or moving." — Birmingham Post Posted Jun 30, 2011
3/5	44%	Bad Teacher (2011)	" Although the script could be better, this is still a fairly entertaining film." — Birmingham Post Posted Jun 22, 2011
3/5	59%	The First Grader (2011)	" It doesn't emotionally connect as deeply as it might, but it's still well-shot and has useful things to say about the benefit of education at any age." — Birmingham Post Posted Jun 22, 2011
3/5	58%	Kaboom (2011)	" While the cast is good-looking, making them wear quirky hats doesn't always work. But, despite all the oddness, it is strangely compelling with some sharp and witty lines." — Birmingham Post Posted Jun 16, 2011
5/5	80%	Life in a Day (2011)	" All life and death is here in a film full of joy, tears, excitement, fear and heartache. It's touching, dramatic, original and absolutely compelling from start to finish." — Birmingham Post Posted Jun 16, 2011
3/5	26%	Green Lantern (2011)	" Casino Royale director Martin Campbell makes everything look good and the action scenes are watchable." — Birmingham Post Posted Jun 16, 2011
2/5	90%	My Dog Tulip (2010)	" We are treated to far too much detail about trying to house train Tulip and exactly when, where and how she relieves herself." — Birmingham Post Posted Jun 9, 2011
2/5	43%	Mother's Day (2012)	" The brutality is hard to stomach, the characters are paper thin and unlikeable and the camerawork is often annoyingly shaky." — Birmingham Post Posted Jun 9, 2011
2/5	10%	Honey 2 (2012)	" Even the outtakes over the end credits aren't funny." — Birmingham Post Posted Jun 9, 2011
3/5	51%	Last Night (2011)	" It's a little slow and not a great deal happens, but it's no real hardship watching beautiful people for 90 minutes." — Birmingham Post Posted Jun 2, 2011
2/5	34%	Prom (2011)	" Horribly cheesy in parts, it's fairly amusing in others and you may quite enjoy it if you're a 12-year-old girl. Everyone else should steer clear." — Birmingham Post Posted Jun 2, 2011
4/5	92%	Senna (2011)	" As well as being a great driver, Senna also comes across as being a big personality and a man who showed his emotions." — Birmingham Post Posted Jun 2, 2011
4/5	85%	Farewell (L'affaire Farewell) (2010)	" This witty and gripping thriller is really worth a look." — Birmingham Post Posted May 26, 2011
3/5	47%	Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules (2011)	" If you think that people falling over is hilarious - and let's face it, most kids do - then you'll love this film." — Birmingham Post Posted May 26, 2011
2/5	86%	Meek's Cutoff (2011)	" We watch them trudge for miles, growing tired of listening to the squeaky wheel of a wagon." — Birmingham Post Posted May 19, 2011
4/5	33%	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)	" If this standard is maintained, I can't wait to walk the plank for a fifth time." — Birmingham Post Posted May 19, 2011
2/5	29%	Take Me Home Tonight (2011)	" A film which has the occasional interesting scene but which fails to ever take off." — Birmingham Post Posted May 12, 2011
3/5	90%	Attack the Block (2011)	" There's some OK dialogue when the kids aren't talking gangster and a well-shot, pretty exciting climax." — Birmingham Post Posted May 12, 2011
3/5	75%	The Insatiable Moon ()	" Has its flaws but is watchable enough." — Birmingham Post Posted May 4, 2011
3/5	96%	13 Assassins (2011)	" "I thought samurai would be fun but you bore me," says one character. I'm afraid that, after two hours, I agree, though the action is fairly well done if you like that sort of thing." — Birmingham Post Posted May 4, 2011
3/5	71%	Hanna (2011)	" Like all Wright movies, it's stylishly shot in some interesting locations. It's certainly not a bad film, I just wish it was tauter." — Birmingham Post Posted May 4, 2011
3/5	66%	Insidious (2011)	" Wan and Whannell have done wonders with a tiny budget and horror fans will enjoy being scared, but it's a shame that Insidious doesn't finish nearly as well as it starts." — Birmingham Post Posted Apr 28, 2011
3/5	42%	Little White Lies (2012)	" True, it's fairly watchable and manages to pack an emotional punch at the end, but by then you may have lost interest." — Birmingham Post Posted Apr 20, 2011
3/5	78%	Fast Five (2011)	" Attempts to add emotional depth are misguided, but this is an entertaining popcorn flick." — Birmingham Post Posted Apr 20, 2011
3/5	26%	Arthur (2011)	" Much as I wanted to dislike this movie, I admit to laughing out loud a couple of times, chuckling at Mirren's dry delivery of some choice one-liners and being won over by Brand by the end." — Birmingham Post Posted Apr 20, 2011
3/5	11%	Red Riding Hood (2011)	" Disappointingly, once again Hardwicke relies more on visual appeal than decent dialogue. But teenage girls, for whom this movie is made, will lap it up." — Birmingham Post Posted Apr 13, 2011
3/5	90%	Winnie the Pooh (2011)	" With any luck, it will remind audiences where the stories came from and encourage them to open a book." — Birmingham Post Posted Apr 13, 2011
1/5	4%	The Roommate (2011)	" Lacking any suspense or twists, it's entirely predictable, with every step telegraphed in advance but none of the scenes played out with any conviction." — Birmingham Post Posted Apr 6, 2011
3/5	72%	Rio (2011)	" [A] fun but not fantastic feathered tale." — Birmingham Post Posted Apr 6, 2011
4/5	91%	Source Code (2011)	" A time travel drama with a difference." — Birmingham Post Posted Mar 30, 2011
4/5	26%	Hop (2011)	" You'll laugh a lot at this colourful Easter treat, so hop to it." — Birmingham Post Posted Mar 30, 2011
3/5	44%	A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (2012)	" [An] amiable-enough animated tale." — Birmingham Post Posted Mar 23, 2011
3/5	38%	The Eagle (2011)	" There's quite a bit to enjoy about The Eagle." — Birmingham Post Posted Mar 23, 2011
3/5	73%	Route Irish ()	" Route Irish includes some grippingly grim scenes, especially when Fergus waterboards a soldier to force him to reveal what happened." — Birmingham Post Posted Mar 17, 2011
3/5	79%	Chalet Girl (2011)	" See it for Jones, Nighy and the snow, but don't expect many laughs or any surprises." — Birmingham Post Posted Mar 17, 2011
4/5	79%	Fair Game (2010)	" An engrossing, well-written and acted movie." — Birmingham Post Posted Mar 9, 2011
3/5	88%	Rango (2011)	" There are some great sight gags and the script has some good lines, but there aren't enough of them - and the plot is rather slight and predictable." — Birmingham Post Posted Mar 9, 2011
2/5	56%	Unknown (2011)	" Taken was much more amusing than Unknown, which takes itself rather too seriously." — Birmingham Post Posted Mar 2, 2011

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