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Paul Farren

Paul Farren's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) 79% EDIT “Margot has proven herself in the past as a reliable actor but her shallow, psychopathic Betty Boop grates very early in the proceedings.” – Film Ireland Magazine Feb 21, 2020 Full Review Parasite (2019) 99% EDIT “Never let the audience off the hook, Hitchcock once said. Ho achieves this in spades and with more than one hook.” – Film Ireland Magazine Feb 21, 2020 Full Review The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018) 66% EDIT “Personally, for all its frustrating elements it is worthy viewing of anyone who consider themselves filmgoers.” – Film Ireland Magazine Jan 31, 2020 Full Review Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) 51% EDIT “The film is not without thrills and is definitely an amusing jaunt for the most part once you don't think too hard about who, what or why.” – Film Ireland Magazine Dec 20, 2019 Full Review Little Monsters (2019) 79% EDIT “It's not a dead loss, or should I say undead loss, and the Halloween season mood might make audiences a bit more forgiving.” – Film Ireland Magazine Oct 25, 2019 Full Review Gemini Man (2019) 27% EDIT “All of these foibles would be a lot easier to forgive if they weren't trying to hold together a dated, hackneyed script whose sell by date is long past.” – Film Ireland Magazine Oct 17, 2019 Full Review The Day Shall Come (2019) 65% EDIT “We understand the implication of the film's point of view but its manipulations along the way to get us there feel too contrived to have real emotional weight.” – Film Ireland Magazine Oct 14, 2019 Full Review Extra Ordinary (2019) 98% EDIT “A highly enjoyable romp for children of all ages, except for maybe the squeamish ones under ten.” – Film Ireland Magazine Sep 13, 2019 Full Review Crawl (2019) 84% EDIT “An acceptable date movie that has plenty of brain-dead thrills for its modest running time.” – Film Ireland Magazine Aug 29, 2019 Full Review Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) 91% EDIT “There are some clunky moments in there and some of the humour doesn't quite hit the mark, but it's easy to forgive, when the heart of the piece is so adeptly handled by the actors.” – Film Ireland Magazine Jul 8, 2019 Full Review The Cold Blue (2018) 100% EDIT “Cold Blue, rich with colour, spectacle and detail is an evocative reminder of a terrible time in world history, beautiful, tragic, mundane, terrifying and terribly human.” – Film Ireland Magazine Jul 2, 2019 Full Review Toy Story 4 (2019) 96% EDIT “Though the film seems like an unnecessary addition to the franchise (Toy Story 3 was also a hard act to follow) there is no doubting its ability to entertain.” – Film Ireland Magazine Jun 27, 2019 Full Review Dark Phoenix (2019) 22% EDIT “So many lost opportunities are apparent watching the hamster-wheel mentality unfold” – Film Ireland Magazine Jun 11, 2019 Full Review Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) 42% EDIT “Despite the bonkers premise and stilted human moments, Godzilla is a blast.” – Film Ireland Magazine May 31, 2019 Full Review Avengers: Endgame (2019) 94% EDIT “All the necessary heroes get the right amount of screen time and for every laugh there are other things happening to balance it all out.” – Film Ireland Magazine May 1, 2019 Full Review Shazam! (2019) 90% EDIT “It riffs mightily off Tom Hanks' Big - Big in spandex if you will, and has a giddy joy in its superpowered hero akin to that of the earlier Superman films.” – Film Ireland Magazine Apr 8, 2019 Full Review Gaza (2019) 96% EDIT “It successfully encapsulates the human response to living in this conflicted space, revealing both defiance and uncrushable human will alongside frustration and fear.” – Film Ireland Magazine Mar 8, 2019 Full Review Captain Marvel (2019) 79% EDIT “A fun but uneven ride.” – Film Ireland Magazine Mar 8, 2019 Full Review The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) 84% EDIT “It has that rare quality for a film of this kind; it has its Lego cake and eats it.” – Film Ireland Magazine Mar 1, 2019 Full Review Alita: Battle Angel (2019) 61% EDIT “The muddled, episodic structure and speechmaking dialogue does not help.” – Film Ireland Magazine Feb 15, 2019 Full Review Stan & Ollie (2018) 92% EDIT “Despite such dramatic license, it is hard to fault such a sincere love letter to the two great comedians.” – Film Ireland Magazine Jan 11, 2019 Full Review Mortal Engines (2018) 25% EDIT “If spectacle is what you are after, you will find plenty, even if it does go on a tad too long.” – Film Ireland Magazine Dec 18, 2018 Full Review Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) 92% EDIT “Holland's wonderful performance keeps everything grounded.” – Film Ireland Magazine Jul 14, 2017 Full Review War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) 94% EDIT “The effects are outstanding and the rendition of the ape heroes is still a joy to watch.” – Film Ireland Magazine Jul 14, 2017 Full Review Ghost in the Shell (2017) 43% EDIT “It serves as a passable bit of movie fare, that feels like it time travelled from the '90s and picked up some lavish special effects on the way, but never seems comfortable in its own shell.” – Film Ireland Magazine Apr 6, 2017 Full Review
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