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Mark Dinning

Mark Dinning's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Mission: Impossible II (2000) 58% 3/5 EDIT “Where the film succeeds, it does so with some style. Even if the Chinese maestro [Woo] overcooks his continual rubber unmasking, he does reproduce his thumbprint touches with traditional flair.” – Empire Magazine May 8, 2025 Full Review Police Academy (1984) 58% 4/5 EDIT “The Friday The 13th of the comedy genre.” – Empire Magazine Aug 4, 2023 Full Review Far and Away (1992) 51% 3/5 EDIT “Though blatantly no Eyes Wide Shut, this second on-screen pairing for the Super-A couple remains a class apart from the dross that was Days Of Thunder.” – Empire Magazine Oct 25, 2018 Full Review Jaws 2 (1978) 56% 3/5 EDIT “It never comes close to the classic status of its predecessor, but for drive-in horror thrills, this still has sufficient bite.” – Empire Magazine Jul 4, 2017 Full Review Princess Mononoke (1997) 93% 4/5 EDIT “This imaginative and intriguing Anime deserves all the plaudits heaped upon it.” – Empire Magazine Nov 27, 2013 Full Review Carrie (2013) 51% 3/5 EDIT “A remake that doesn't see the legacy of Carrie White burn in hell. But not one that adds much to it either.” – Empire Magazine Nov 25, 2013 Full Review The Counselor (2013) 34% 3/5 EDIT “Ridley Scott finally gets to put Cormac McCarthy on the screen. It's no No Country, but despite its less successful elements is shocking, powerful and - this just in - more gorgeously written than any movie you'll see this year.” – Empire Magazine Nov 11, 2013 Full Review Jadoo (2013) 58% 3/5 EDIT “[An] enjoyable family feast.” – Empire Magazine Sep 2, 2013 Full Review About Time (2013) 71% 4/5 EDIT “Smart and sweet, funny and genuinely moving. Should probably come with a 'there's something in my eye' warning.” – Empire Magazine Sep 2, 2013 Full Review Pain & Gain (2013) 49% 3/5 EDIT “Michael Bay goes back to a Bad Boys budget and a big boys' rating, for a true-life crime story that's inconsistent and frenetic, but also funny and wilfully outrageous.” – Empire Magazine Aug 25, 2013 Full Review The World's End (2013) 89% 4/5 EDIT “Bravely refusing to rigidly adhere to a formula that has been so successful, Wright, Pegg and Frost's Cornetto Trilogy closer has tonal shifts you won't expect, but the same beating heart you've been craving.” – Empire Magazine Jul 15, 2013 Full Review ...And Justice for All (1979) 78% 3/5 EDIT “If an uneasy mix of humour and sadness never quite gels, its message is clear and its cast uniformly strong.” – Empire Magazine Jan 24, 2013 Full Review Jack Reacher (2012) 64% 4/5 EDIT “Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise deliver on their promise, with a witty, violent take on Reacher that makes up for its lack of height with an abundance of smarts and thrills.” – Empire Magazine Dec 24, 2012 Full Review Trouble With the Curve (2012) 51% 3/5 EDIT “You'll know exactly where it's going, but it still has Clint doing full-on-cranky and is a fun finger-up at corporate suits the world over.” – Empire Magazine Nov 25, 2012 Full Review Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 94% 5/5 EDIT “If Lucas is Raiders' guts and Kasdan its head, then Spielberg is its beating heart. Little wonder Part IV is still on the cards.” – Empire Magazine Sep 16, 2012 Full Review Fast Girls (2012) 83% 3/5 EDIT “Despite the whiff of soap, this should get you in the mood for the Olympic summer.” – Empire Magazine Jun 10, 2012 Full Review Chronicle (2012) 85% 4/5 EDIT “A stunning superhero/sci-fi that has appeared out of nowhere to demand your immediate attention.” – Empire Magazine Jan 30, 2012 Full Review Restrepo (2010) 97% 4/5 EDIT “Powerful, terrifying and soulful, this real-life Hurt Locker is an intimate, often brilliant insight into combat and comradeship.” – Empire Magazine Oct 6, 2010 Full Review Green Zone (2010) 53% 4/5 EDIT “A wham-bam actioner, but its pointed political subtext ensures Damon and Greengrass deliver their most provocative mission yet.” – Empire Magazine Mar 9, 2010 Full Review The Box (2009) 42% 4/5 EDIT “Movie Marmite. Many will be perplexed. Donnie Darko fans should lap it up.” – Empire Magazine Dec 4, 2009 Full Review Harry Brown (2009) 64% 4/5 EDIT “Caine's mesmerising, tough-as-old-boots performance makes Harry Brown, if no Get Carter 2, somewhere not a million miles removed. Get some.” – Empire Magazine Nov 13, 2009 Full Review Big River Man (2009) 91% 3/5 EDIT “Entertaining more as a portrait of a slightly unhinged sportsman than the biography of stunt.” – Empire Magazine Sep 4, 2009 Full Review Funny People (2009) 69% 4/5 EDIT “An absolute treat. In spite of its disappointing climax, this is Apatow's smartest, rudest and - yes - funniest film yet.” – Empire Magazine Aug 29, 2009 Full Review Blow Out (1981) 88% 4/5 EDIT “A forgotten gem.” – Empire Magazine Mar 27, 2009 Full Review Zombie Strippers (2008) 37% 2/5 EDIT “A brilliantly high-concept title and some decent gore aside, you're better off watching the version in your head. It will be infinitely more fun and have markedly improved production values.” – Empire Magazine Sep 19, 2008 Full Review
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