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Dan Brightmore

Dan Brightmore's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).

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The Inbetweeners 2 (2014) 69% 4/5 EDIT “We've all made prats out of ourselves, but The Inbetweeners turn it into a laugh out loud art form. Sit tight and you'll be rewarded.” – NME (New Musical Express) Jun 16, 2021 Full Review Welcome to New York (2014) 77% EDIT “Gerard Depardieu is odious but compelling in Abel Ferrara's dark tale...” – NME (New Musical Express) Jun 16, 2021 Full Review The Rover (2014) 67% 4/5 EDIT “Guy Pearce is magnetic...” – NME (New Musical Express) Jun 15, 2021 Full Review Knock Knock (2015) 37% 3.5/5 EDIT “...sonically tortured by techno and stabbed with a fork, Reeves is game for the kitsch carnage that ensues.” – NME (New Musical Express) Jun 7, 2021 Full Review Kill the Messenger (2014) 76% 3.5/5 EDIT “Overall, this is an emotional, powerful retelling of Webb's story.” – NME (New Musical Express) May 27, 2021 Full Review The Duke of Burgundy (2014) 94% 4/5 EDIT “A mesmerising portrayal of human relationships.” – NME (New Musical Express) May 27, 2021 Full Review Horns (2013) 41% 3/5 EDIT “Aja keeps the genre plates spinning gamely and it's great to see Radcliffe revelling in the chaos, excise Potter once for all and literally grow a pair.” – NME (New Musical Express) May 26, 2021 Full Review Fury (2014) 75% 4/5 EDIT “Fury bluntly underlines the dehumanising terror of conflict as the crew lurch from one suicide mission to the next.” – NME (New Musical Express) May 26, 2021 Full Review The Babadook (2014) 98% 4.5/5 EDIT “A haunting Aussie chiller destined to become a horror classic” – NME (New Musical Express) May 26, 2021 Full Review Nightcrawler (2014) 95% 5/5 EDIT “Jake Gyllenhaal's transformation deserves an Oscar in one of this year's best films...” – NME (New Musical Express) May 26, 2021 Full Review My Name Is Hmmm... (2013) 24% 2/5 EDIT “The wheels come off in fashion designer Agnes B's French road trip drama.” – NME (New Musical Express) May 26, 2021 Full Review Annabelle (2014) 28% 2/5 EDIT “The doll from The Conjuring is as wooden as the scares in James Wan's lacklustre horror” – NME (New Musical Express) May 26, 2021 Full Review The Equalizer (2014) 61% 3/5 EDIT “The laughs might be tongue in cheek but you get the feeling that's not what the filmmakers were trying to achieve.” – NME (New Musical Express) May 26, 2021 Full Review Maps to the Stars (2014) 63% 4/5 EDIT “David Cronenberg's twisted take on Hollywood will suck you in and spit you out.” – NME (New Musical Express) May 26, 2021 Full Review The Judge (2014) 49% 4/5 EDIT “Robert Duvall gives a startlingly visceral performance in Robert Downey Jr's courtroom drama.” – NME (New Musical Express) May 26, 2021 Full Review Grand Piano (2013) 80% 3/5 EDIT “It's a one trick pony but a stylishly orchestrated one.” – NME (New Musical Express) May 26, 2021 Full Review Human Capital (2013) 81% 3.5/5 EDIT “Virzi's compellingly bleak analysis attempts to humanise the carnage of capitalism and, though prone to melodrama, will make you consider the sad fact that in some ways we all boil down to the sum of our financial worth.” – NME (New Musical Express) May 26, 2021 Full Review Life After Beth (2014) 46% 3.5/5 EDIT “Dane DeHaan and Aubrey Plaza go for the jugular with undead laughs in a zombie rom-com.” – NME (New Musical Express) May 26, 2021 Full Review Draft Day (2014) 60% 2/5 EDIT “...you'll need at least a passing interest in American football or this film will come across like a soap set in the world of a technically impenetrable sport.” – NME (New Musical Express) May 26, 2021 Full Review Gone Girl (2014) 88% 4.5/5 EDIT “Fincher combines a maze-like plot with brutal drama to create an unmissable thriller.” – NME (New Musical Express) May 26, 2021 Full Review In Order of Disappearance (2014) 86% 4/5 EDIT “A delirious climax pays homage to '90s thrillers and will leave you with an incredulous smile on your face.” – NME (New Musical Express) May 26, 2021 Full Review Pride (2014) 93% 4/5 EDIT “Though guilty of the odd cheesy moment Pride is an uplifting protest film offering a poignant and heartwarming reminder of a time when social activism meant actually getting involved and not just sharing a link on social media.” – NME (New Musical Express) May 26, 2021 Full Review A Most Wanted Man (2014) 86% 3.5/5 EDIT “There's able support from Willem Dafoe as a banker holding the keys to Issa's fate as the third act tension ramps towards a climax Hoffman owns.” – NME (New Musical Express) May 26, 2021 Full Review Sex Tape (2014) 16% 2/5 EDIT “Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel can't save this cringeworthy caper comedy...” – NME (New Musical Express) May 26, 2021 Full Review A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014) 68% 4/5 EDIT “David Harbour's villain really is a nasty piece of work with a twisted line in torture.” – NME (New Musical Express) May 26, 2021 Full Review
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