Allan Hunter
Allan Hunter's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer when
published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
London Evening Standard,
Screen International,
Daily Express (UK),
The List
Movie Reviews Only
| Rating | T-Meter | Title | Year | Review |
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| 3/5 | 16% | Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) |
The Last Knight is epic in length and filled with enough car chases, gunplay and carnage to please die-hard fans and exhaust everyone else.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 22, 2017
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| 2/5 | 22% | The Book of Henry (2017) |
The film is well acted and good looking but it is ultimately badly misjudged.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 22, 2017
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| 3/5 | 50% | Hampstead (2017) |
There is nothing remotely challenging in the roles but Gleeson is charming and understated and there is a real spark of chemistry with Keaton.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 22, 2017
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| 3/5 | No Score Yet | Summer in the Forest (2017) |
This tender-hearted documentary presents fond memories of the elderly residents and celebrates this gentle haven of compassion.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 22, 2017
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| 2/5 | 78% | Souvenir (2016) |
A sentimental fairy tale of a film, Souvenir is perfectly pleasant but entirely forgettable.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 22, 2017
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| 5/5 | 90% | The Graduate (1967) |
One of the finest films of the 1960s remains just as clever, witty and relevant today as it captures the doubts and uncertainties of a generation questioning the values of their parents.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 22, 2017
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| 5/5 | 87% | Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017) |
A sad film in many ways but when Whitney sings you only remember the good times.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 15, 2017
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| 3/5 | 45% | Rock Dog (2017) |
Modestly entertaining Rock Dog should satisfy young children.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 15, 2017
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| 3/5 | 75% | Stockholm, My Love (2016) |
Filled with beautiful sights and plaintive music that includes Cherry's own compositions this is a melancholy symphony of images and emotions.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 15, 2017
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| 2/5 | 61% | Slack Bay (Ma loute) (2017) |
Long, repetitive and not especially funny Slack Bay looks fantastic but is more of a chore than a delight.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 15, 2017
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| 4/5 | 100% | Destination Unknown (2016) |
Destination Unknown is a moving account of a generation with precious memories of the best and worst of humanity.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 15, 2017
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| 3/5 | 70% | Gifted (2017) |
A glossy, tearjerking family melodrama that marks a welcome change of pace for Captain America's Chris Evans.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 15, 2017
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| 3/5 | 48% | Churchill (2017) |
Churchill would probably make a very good night at the theatre with its verbal skirmishes and larger-than-life characters.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 15, 2017
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| 3/5 | 76% | Ballerina (2016) |
Any aspiring Darcey Bussell should appreciate the incessantly perky, animated feature Ballerina even if it is never as charming as it seems to think.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 13, 2017
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| 3/5 | 75% | Stockholm, My Love (2016) |
Doesn't felt quite as personal or sharply focused as I Am Belfast, but it will still leave you longing for someone to take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of Stockholm.‐ The List
Read More | Posted Jun 12, 2017
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| 100% | A River Below (2017) |
Exploring the consequences of well-intentioned actions and providing a sense of the much bigger picture transforms A River Below into an unexpectedly compelling proposition.‐ Screen International
Read More | Posted Jun 9, 2017
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| 100% | The Work (2017) |
This intimate, intensely emotional documentary pushes against restrictive definitions of masculinity and addresses wider issues of punishment and rehabilitation within the penal system.‐ Screen International
Read More | Posted Jun 9, 2017
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| 3/5 | 46% | Wilson (2017) |
Very funny in places, Wilson runs out of steam as it heads towards a sentimental finale.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 8, 2017
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| 3/5 | 24% | From the Land of the Moon (Mal de pierres) (2016) |
Sincere performances and beautiful photography save the film from descending into cheap romantic fiction and eventually you discover there is more going on than first meets the eye.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 8, 2017
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| 5/5 | 89% | Norman (Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer) (2017) |
Remains very engaging thanks to a melancholy, deeply sympathetic performance from Gere and a strong supporting cast that includes Michael Sheen, Dan Stevens and Steve Buscemi.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 8, 2017
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| 4/5 | 76% | Berlin Syndrome (2017) |
Not recommended to anyone backpacking this summer but everyone else will be perched on the edge of their seats.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 8, 2017
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| 4/5 | 75% | My Cousin Rachel (2017) |
It is handsomely crafted and filled with intrigue, leaving you constantly guessing whether the mysterious Rachel is a victim of narrow, twisted minds or a scheming minx whose wickedness knows no bounds.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 8, 2017
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| 3/5 | 91% | The Shepherd (El pastor) (2016) |
This lean, lyrical drama veers towards melodrama but remains absorbing.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 1, 2017
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| 3/5 | 53% | Dough (2016) |
A warm-hearted, old-fashioned hug of a comedy that gets by ...‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 1, 2017
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| 5/5 | 100% | My Life as a Zucchini (Ma vie de courgette) (2017) |
It is funny but conveys important sentiments about trauma, survival, the kindness of strangers and our shifting sense of what a loving family can be. Highly recommended.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 1, 2017
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| 4/5 | 96% | After the Storm (Umi yori mo mada fukaku) (2017) |
A poignant, award-winning drama.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 1, 2017
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| 1/5 | 19% | Baywatch (2017) |
Witless, crude and deeply disappointing.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 1, 2017
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| 4/5 | 92% | Wonder Woman (2017) |
There is an engaging, old‑school feel to Wonder Woman, a film that has some of the sincerity and charm of the early Christopher Reeve Superman epics.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 1, 2017
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| 79% | You Were Never Really Here (2017) |
A brutal, unforgiving 21st century Taxi Driver with an awards-worthy performance from Joaquin Phoenix as a hammer-wielding, blood-soaked avenger in search of salvation.‐ Screen International
Read More | Posted May 26, 2017
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| 65% | Amant Double (L'amant double) (2017) |
There are plenty of elements to admire in Amant Double but the endless twists and revelations grow tiresome.‐ Screen International
Read More | Posted May 26, 2017
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| 2/5 | 45% | The Hippopotamus (2017) |
A laboured blend of Agatha Christie-style sleuthing and PG Wodehouse-style country house high jinks that feels very dated.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted May 26, 2017
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| 3/5 | 0% | It Was Fifty Years Ago Today... Sgt Pepper and Beyond (2017) |
You expect more than TV interviews, expert analysis and screaming fans from a film that runs close to two hours.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted May 26, 2017
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| 4/5 | 94% | The Red Turtle (La tortue rouge) (2017) |
Refreshingly different and highly recommended, especially if you have ever watched in awe as David Attenborough explains our wonderful world.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted May 26, 2017
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| 4/5 | 84% | I Am Not Madame Bovary (2016) |
The film offers a sly assault on the bureaucracy and hypocrisy of a China where protecting your status is more important than anything.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted May 26, 2017
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| 4/5 | 93% | The Other Side of Hope (Toivon tuolla puolen) (2017) |
Very funny in places and looking an absolute treat, The Other Side Of Hope questions our attitudes to refugees, salutes the kindness of strangers and becomes an ode to the power of compassion to change all our lives.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted May 26, 2017
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| 3/5 | 29% | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) |
It often feels like one long chase but the special effects are impressive and the film makes the most of its classy, Oscar-winning cast.‐ Daily Express (UK)
Read More | Posted May 26, 2017
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| 3/5 | 74% | The Beguiled (2017) |
Enjoyable in places, it nevertheless feels rushed and as flustered as some of the women caught in McBurney's gaze. That can't have been Coppola's intention.‐ The List
Read More | Posted May 25, 2017
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| 4/5 | 89% | Loveless (Nelyubov) (2017) |
Partly inspired by Ingmar Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage, Loveless captures the dying gasps of a toxic relationship in which a couple can no longer stand the sight of each other.‐ The List
Read More | Posted May 24, 2017
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| 13% | Rodin (2017) |
There is never any doubting Doillon's sincerity or artistry but his film is overly cerebral, unfolding in a series of encounters that fade to black and never build a dramatic momentum.‐ Screen International
Read More | Posted May 24, 2017
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| 4/5 | 69% | Happy End (2017) |
It is bleak and pitiless, combining black comedy and brutal satire to cut to the bone as he skewers the horrors of bourgeois complacency.‐ The List
Read More | Posted May 23, 2017
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| No Score Yet | Golden Years (Nos années folles) (2017) |
Made with typical sensitivity and craft, it may seem old-fashioned but it is a film that allows events of the past to speak directly to the present.‐ Screen International
Read More | Posted May 23, 2017
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| 96% | 120 Beats Per Minute (120 battements par minute) (2017) |
Robin Campillo's third feature as a director confirms the old maxim that the more personal the material, the more authentic the drama.‐ Screen International
Read More | Posted May 22, 2017
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| 3/5 | 70% | The Square (2017) |
The Square does beguile with its elegant compositions, talking-point set-pieces and constant sense of provocation but ultimately it leaves you feeling that Östlund has bitten off more than he can chew.‐ The List
Read More | Posted May 22, 2017
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| 44% | April's Daughter (Las hijas de Abril) (2017) |
Franco continues to show his skill at building tension and presenting characters that leave the viewer slightly off balance.‐ Screen International
Read More | Posted May 22, 2017
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| 80% | The Villainess (2017) |
A satisfyingly convoluted revenge thriller in which the dynamically staged, blood-drenched action sequences are a highlight rather than the film's sole raison d'être.‐ Screen International
Read More | Posted May 22, 2017
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| 2/5 | 45% | The Hippopotamus (2017) |
Lacking the zeal and comic energy that the material requires, The Hippopotamus feels like a soufflé that has failed to rise, leaving a film that can only be recommended to diehard Allam devotees.‐ The List
Read More | Posted May 22, 2017
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| 5/5 | 93% | The Other Side of Hope (Toivon tuolla puolen) (2017) |
The second in his planned 'ports' trilogy has all the Kaurismäki hallmarks we have come to know and love, from the lugubrious, deadpan humour to the rumbustious rockabilly music choices and the tenderhearted displays of hard-won emotions.‐ The List
Read More | Posted May 22, 2017
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| 2/5 | 84% | Okja (2017) |
The seamless special effects that allow the creature to interact with humans and both rural and urban environments are truly impressive. What a shame the rest of the film is such a let-down.‐ The List
Read More | Posted May 21, 2017
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| 40% | Mobile Homes (2017) |
Mobile Homes isn't as tough or real as you might have wanted.‐ Screen International
Read More | Posted May 21, 2017
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| 100% | Visages, villages (2017) |
[An] utterly charming road movie documentary.‐ Screen International
Read More | Posted May 19, 2017
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