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0/5
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4%
|
Abduction (2011) |
"
Abduction is a brilliant action/thriller spoof that had me laughing from start to finish. Unfortunately, it is supposed to be an action/thriller."
—
The Mercury
Posted Sep 29, 2011
|
|
0/5
|
15%
|
Sex and the City 2 (2010) |
"
Ignorant, culturally insensitive and unfunny, this is simply the equivalent of a Wiggles concert for the ``I love shoes'' set."
—
The Mercury
Posted Jul 30, 2010
|
|
0.5/5
|
30%
|
Sanctum (2011) |
"
Sanctum would have worked well as one of those novelty 3D eye-candy shorts, but I didn't care about any of the thinly drawn characters or anything that happened to them."
—
The Mercury
Posted Feb 10, 2011
|
|
0.5/5
|
15%
|
Skyline (2010) |
"
If aliens ever invade Earth, it will be to stop us from making another movie as bad as Skyline."
—
The Mercury
Posted Nov 19, 2010
|
|
0.5/5
|
4%
|
Vampires Suck (2010) |
"
THE most surprising thing about Vampires Suck is that some parts of it almost work. Almost."
—
The Mercury
Posted Sep 2, 2010
|
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1/5
|
48%
|
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) |
"
The Twilight Saga has finally ended, not with a triumphant roar but with the self-satisfied mumble of an inconsiderate lover rolling over and breaking wind as they fall asleep"
—
The Mercury
Posted Nov 16, 2012
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|
1/5
|
35%
|
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) |
"
Bekmambetov knows his way around supernatural movies very well but he just doesn't seem to have the sense of humour needed for this one."
—
The Mercury
Posted Aug 5, 2012
|
|
1/5
|
3%
|
Jack and Jill (2011) |
"
HEY LOOK, IT'S A CELEBRITY CAMEO! HEY LOOK, IT'S A CELEBRITY CAMEO! - See how annoying that is? Adam Sandler doesn't."
—
The Mercury
Posted Dec 2, 2011
|
|
1/5
|
24%
|
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) |
"
Breaking Dawn Part 1 is such a slow-moving, overstuffed chore of a movie, it is barely even worth calling a "bridging film." All you do is wait and wait and wait."
—
The Mercury
Posted Nov 18, 2011
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|
1.5/5
|
26%
|
Kath & Kimderella () |
"
The dialogue has moments of blistering wit but even these brief flashes of gold are squandered with lame pay-offs and running gags that are just boringly repetitive."
—
The Mercury
Posted Sep 7, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
57%
|
Love (2011) |
"
At about the two-thirds mark, the film starts to wander off on its own, seemingly without really caring if the audience is following along or not."
—
The Mercury
Posted Aug 31, 2012
|
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2/5
|
48%
|
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) |
"
Feels confused, directionless and overstuffed, with an uneven pace and a tone that lurches from dark gothic horror to candy-coloured fairy garden to epic fantasy battle."
—
The Mercury
Posted Jun 22, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
58%
|
The Dictator (2012) |
"
It's funny enough, even hilarious at times, but is it really being incisive and intelligently manipulative, or is it just ignorant, offensive drivel? I can't tell."
—
The Mercury
Posted May 18, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
17%
|
A Few Best Men () |
"
It is fun in the middle but it is bookended by a tediously slow first act and an asthmatic wheeze of an ending."
—
The Mercury
Posted Jan 29, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
38%
|
Johnny English Reborn (2011) |
"
Not every gag in Johnny English Reborn is predictable, obvious and unfunny. Some of them are established and then ignored completely."
—
The Mercury
Posted Sep 22, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
15%
|
A Good Day To Die Hard (2013) |
"
Remember those Mr Magoo cartoons where the doddery old bald guy would blunder around various locations, leaving chaos in his wake while constantly insisting "I'm on vacation"?"
—
The Mercury
Posted Mar 23, 2013
|
|
2.5/5
|
46%
|
Beautiful Creatures (2013) |
"
While this movie easily has more charm than the cynically produced Twilight films, it somehow lacks the charisma."
—
The Mercury
Posted Feb 23, 2013
|
|
2.5/5
|
70%
|
Men in Black III (2012) |
"
Not bad but not memorable, it seems to only exist as a kind of nostalgic revival piece, a belated attempt to wring one last curtain-call from a long-dead series."
—
The Mercury
Posted May 25, 2012
|
|
2.5/5
|
26%
|
Green Lantern (2011) |
"
I've always considered DC's Green Lantern to be one step too far over the line into "come on, that's just silly" territory. (Fresh, but only just)"
—
The Mercury
Posted Aug 21, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
74%
|
Mozart's Sister (2011) |
"
While Feret ably conveys the dejection caused by being treated as nothing more than breeding stock, she doesn't quite sell the simmering rebellion of her character."
—
The Mercury
Posted Jul 10, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
36%
|
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) |
"
Seeing the new Transformers movie was a little like agreeing to go on one more date with someone who has hurt your feelings twice already."
—
The Mercury
Posted Jul 7, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
19%
|
Just Go with It (2011) |
"
As predictable as it is, there's a simplicity and honesty to it that make it surprisingly enjoyable. And it actually made me like Jennifer Aniston again. (Fresh - just)"
—
The Mercury
Posted Apr 7, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
11%
|
Red Riding Hood (2011) |
"
Once it finally gains momentum, it's not too bad. It's a bit like an old-fashioned whodunit but with werewolves. If only it knew what it wanted to be."
—
The Mercury
Posted Mar 31, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
32%
|
I Am Number Four (2011) |
"
I Am Number Four runs a bit like this: OK, OK, ho-hum, yawn, YAY WOW! ... meh."
—
The Mercury
Posted Mar 3, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
56%
|
Gnomeo and Juliet (2011) |
"
For all the clever writing buried in the Gnomeo & Juliet script, the end result is a bit disappointing. But I couldn't hate it."
—
The Mercury
Posted Feb 24, 2011
|
|
2.5/5
|
55%
|
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) |
"
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps is a potent critique of American corporate culture in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. But as a human story, it falls flat."
—
The Mercury
Posted Sep 30, 2010
|
|
2.5/5
|
64%
|
Tomorrow, When the War Began (2012) |
"
Tomorrow, When the War Began works best when none of the cast is talking."
—
The Mercury
Posted Sep 9, 2010
|
|
2.5/5
|
85%
|
Me and Orson Welles (2009) |
"
Me and Orson Welles is a potentially wonderful film damaged by the presence of a lacklustre Zac Efron."
—
The Mercury
Posted Aug 5, 2010
|
|
2.5/5
|
63%
|
Predators (2010) |
"
If you don't know the original 1987 classic Predator line-for-line and inside-out, you will probably miss half the gags in this one."
—
The Mercury
Posted Jul 29, 2010
|
|
2.5/5
|
52%
|
Knight & Day (2010) |
"
Knight and Day is a bit like a booze-filled night out with a bunch of strangers you don't quite trust."
—
The Mercury
Posted Jul 29, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
75%
|
Goddess () |
"
Liking Goddess is easy - this Aussie musical comedy is undeniably charming and its leading lady, Laura Michelle Kelly, is captivating."
—
The Mercury
Posted Mar 17, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
59%
|
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) |
"
Something that stood out (so to speak) was the sheer amount of cleavage being exhibited by the movie's three witches - I thought Disney had a rule about this kind of thing?"
—
The Mercury
Posted Mar 8, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
65%
|
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) |
"
THE Hobbit occupies that same awkward spot in popular cinema as the Twilight movies in terms of balancing good cinema against fan-service."
—
The Mercury
Posted Dec 28, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
74%
|
Rise of the Guardians (2012) |
"
Whatever its agenda might (or might not) be, Rise of the Guardians is a surprisingly rousing tale with a story that resonates easily, if not deeply."
—
The Mercury
Posted Dec 14, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
56%
|
The Bourne Legacy (2012) |
"
It falters a little bit and it's really just an effort to keep a lucrative franchise alive without its iconic star, but it still seems to have plenty of life left in it."
—
The Mercury
Posted Aug 19, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
73%
|
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) |
"
Something Webb does very well is to build and capture the emotion of this story, even if his handling of plot and action leave something to be desired."
—
The Mercury
Posted Jul 7, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
37%
|
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) |
"
A solid performer, keeping its target audience in its sights much more firmly than many of its big studio contemporaries."
—
The Mercury
Posted Jun 30, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
38%
|
Dark Shadows (2012) |
"
Much like pizza and sex, even when a Tim Burton film isn't great, it's still pretty good, it's never really "bad"."
—
The Mercury
Posted May 12, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
64%
|
The Five-Year Engagement (2012) |
"
More dark comedy than rom-com, perhaps a little too honest, like someone who is telling you something funny but then overshares just a little too much and spoils the moment."
—
The Mercury
Posted May 6, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
6%
|
The Devil Inside (2012) |
"
The less said about THAT ending, the better. But as a brief, brutal and nasty vignette showing the naked weirdness of an "authentic" exorcism, it's not sooo bad."
—
The Mercury
Posted Mar 4, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
84%
|
Puss in Boots (2011) |
"
Puss in Boots is a highly amusing little diversion that will mesmerise the kids and hopefully give the adults a naughty little cackle as well."
—
The Mercury
Posted Dec 10, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
71%
|
Friends With Benefits (2011) |
"
Friends with Benefits is raunchy, funny and ultimately quite sweet - fluffy enough to stay fun and smart enough to stand out from the herd."
—
The Mercury
Posted Aug 25, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
44%
|
Bad Teacher (2011) |
"
The story is predictably thin and the jokes suitably unsophisticated, but the clever characterisations help this paint-by-numbers comedy limp over the line to "watchable"."
—
The Mercury
Posted Jul 28, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
84%
|
The Tree of Life (2011) |
"
The Tree of Life is either a triumph of artistic cinema or an almost inscrutable load of film wank. I'm still not entirely sure which."
—
The Mercury
Posted Jul 14, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
61%
|
Water for Elephants (2011) |
"
Water for Elephants has a distinctly daytime movie feel to it, shot in soft, golden tones with an unchallenging plot."
—
The Mercury
Posted May 19, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
35%
|
Battle: Los Angeles (2011) |
"
For all its (many) flaws and derivative story elements, Battle: Los Angeles still has all the mindless fun and excitement of a really good high school food fight."
—
The Mercury
Posted Mar 24, 2011
|
|
3/5
|
39%
|
Due Date (2010) |
"
The initial setup is a bit of a stretch and the ending feels unfinished but most of the stuff in between - bog standard as it is - works pretty well."
—
The Mercury
Posted Dec 2, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
72%
|
Monsters (2010) |
"
Monsters, by first-time English director Gareth Edwards, begins where most alien invasion movies end."
—
The Mercury
Posted Nov 22, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
41%
|
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010) |
"
The Sorcerer's Apprentice is what you get when Jerry Bruckheimer produces Harry Potter."
—
The Mercury
Posted Sep 17, 2010
|
|
3/5
|
62%
|
Salt (2010) |
"
Where a good thriller rewards you with satisfying "aha!" moments when you figure them out, Salt gives you the much less rewarding payoff of "oooooookaaaay...""
—
The Mercury
Posted Aug 26, 2010
|
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