FilmFocus

Rating Title | Year Quote Author
78%

Overnight (2004)

Jarrod Walker

53%

The Last Mimzy (2007)

"Classic kids' fantasy in the spirit of Flight of the Navigator and ET."

Joe Utichi

74%

Sunshine (2007)

"This is Sci-fi at its proudest; an incredible achievement that reminds us why Danny Boyle is the best British director working today."

Joe Utichi

74%

Sunshine (2000)

Joe Utichi

50%

Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)

"The cinematic equivalent of Brussels sprouts; parents will drag their kids to see it whether they want to go or not, and it's bound to leave an unpleasant aftertaste in the mouths of all ages."

Joe Utichi

11%

The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)

"It's all just far too Wes Craven for its own good. He gave Aja free rein to innovate, but as he writes this sequel he rests on every single genre cliché because he doesn't understand that they're still clichés even if he did invent them."

Joe Utichi

40%

Open Water 2 (Adrift) (2007)

Joe Utichi

100%

36 quai des orfevres (2005)

Joe Utichi

46%

The Last Kiss (2006)

"Strong performances and interesting ideas make the film worth a gamble but it's far from the relationship classic it longs to be."

Joe Utichi

65%

The History Boys (2006)

"Original, on the big screen at least, and entertaining in spite of its problems, The History Boys remains a fine example of this country's talent both in front and behind the camera."

Joe Utichi

68%

World Trade Center (2006)

"These are voices that deserve to be heard and that there are filmmakers like Stone willing to hear them is more important than anything that might follow."

Joe Utichi

63%

Clerks II (2006)

"...Probably the funniest film Smith has done since the original - it's chock full of childish humour and witty observations on pop-culture - but there's something real beneath all of that as well. Something, dare it be said, touching."

Joe Utichi

40%

The Thief Lord (2006)

Joe Utichi

93%

An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

"This is nothing short of life-changing; a film that needs to be seen by every single person on this planet."

Joe Utichi

48%

Driving Lessons (2006)

"One of the finest British films of the year, Driving Lessons is a powerful calling card for Grint, who's just turned 18, and, indeed, for Brock's talent as a director. Here's hoping there's a long career in store for both."

Joe Utichi

72%

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

"There are laughs to be had within Talladega Nights but they're certainly not worth the money a trip to the cinema will surely cost."

Joe Utichi

67%

Right at Your Door (2007)

"This is a powerful and well-told debut from Chris Gorak."

Joe Utichi

91%

Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

"Little Miss Sunshine is a gem of a film, both uplifting and funny."

Joe Utichi

64%

Severance (2006)

"Full of wonderful set-pieces of both comedy and horror, Severance is a remarkable success..."

Joe Utichi

33%

The Sentinel (2006)

"Entertaining, certainly, and even the casual moviegoer will have seen worse this year, but this is one of those films you'll forget you've seen within six months."

Joe Utichi

92%

Volver (2006)

"A deeply resonant, thought-provoking story about how making sense of the past can help clarify our present and future."

Rich Cline

62%

Crank (2006)

"Ridiculously, incomprehensibly, undeniably cool, brilliantly, passionately and hysterically original; pure cinema heaven."

Joe Utichi

96%

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

"Stunningly beautiful and movingly honest, this is one of best films of the year and another notch on the belt of one of the today's most exciting filmmakers."

Joe Utichi

48%

Harsh Times (2006)

"Harsh Times sneaks up on you."

Joe Utichi

84%

Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

"It's hard not to fall in love with the film"

Joe Utichi

69%

A Scanner Darkly (2006)

"That Linklater can keep a light tone running through the film in spite of weighty subject matter ensures that A Scanner Darkly is accessible enough for wide audiences without dumbing down for others."

Joe Utichi

24%

Lady in the Water (2006)

"As a comedy it's hugely optimistic and as a drama it's wonderfully emotional and that we're afforded the opportunity to make the call for one or the other for ourselves makes this a very clever film."

Joe Utichi

47%

Miami Vice (2006)

"Not the film we were promised but no shame either, Miami Vice is loaded with just enough thrills and spills to keep us glued to our seats."

Joe Utichi

39%

My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)

"The good news is that My Super Ex-Girlfriend does actually end."

Joe Utichi

47%

Renaissance (2006)

"One of the year's most exciting sci-fi stories."

Joe Utichi

74%

Cars (2006)

"An average Pixar movie remains markedly better than the best from any other animation studio."

Joe Utichi

86%

Little Fish (2006)

Joe Utichi

34%

The Break-Up (2006)

"It's still very much a quick and painless Hollywood production, what slight genius there is in its premise dulled by the sheen of the high production values and its prettier-than-pretty cast."

Joe Utichi

11%

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)

"Your kids may beg and plead with you to take them to Garfield 2, but when they become teenagers you'll get the blame for acquiescing."

Joe Utichi

75%

Superman Returns (2006)

"This Superman takes flight like few before and one wonders whether the film's minor flaws mean only that the sequel, like Singer's X2, is destined to become a real classic of the genre."

Joe Utichi

100%

11:14 (2003)

Joe Utichi

98%

Taxi Driver (1976)

"Is Travis a hero or a monster? The question is never answered to any satisfying degree, and Herrmann's score makes sure of that by always playing up the counterpoint of a scene."

Shay Casey

33%

Stormbreaker (Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker) (2006)

"There's so much potential within, but it's terribly squandered. And that's a real shame."

Joe Utichi

76%

Little Manhattan (2005)

Joe Utichi

92%

Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2006)

"A concert film for people who don't like concert films, Dave Chappelle's Block Party does such a good job of putting you in the middle of the action that only the end credits can remind you that you're sitting in a movie theatre."

Joe Utichi

54%

Reeker (2007)

Joe Utichi

13%

Just My Luck (2006)

"It's very difficult not to get on board with this quirky comedy."

Joe Utichi

51%

Cote d'Azur (Crustaces & Coquillages) (2005)

Joe Utichi

75%

Over the Hedge (2006)

"Bursting with energy, excitement and humour while finding a tone that'll have kids and adults alike rolling in the aisles, Over the Hedge is the first of this year's classic animations, destined to be remembered for years to come."

Joe Utichi

85%

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2006)

Joe Utichi

36%

The Lake House (2006)

"Just when we think we've come to terms with its brand of poorly-plotted silliness it ups the ante once more."

Joe Utichi

51%

Aquamarine (2006)

"As shameless as trashy cookie-cutter studios movies will ever get."

Joe Utichi

54%

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

"As much as we might want to fall madly in love with this adventure, the disappointment is that it makes its pirates' lives seem just that little less attractive."

Joe Utichi

32%

Poseidon (2006)

"It is just so miraculously funny that you find yourself being swept up in the ludicrously of it all and there can be no arguing with the sheer attention-to-detail in the effects work, which is breathtaking in its extravagance."

Joe Utichi

52%

Secuestro Express (2005)

Joe Utichi

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