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Frances Morton

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

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Wild (2014) 88% 4/5 EDIT “The film's advantage is the ability to show the arresting landscapes from desert to snow to lush forest, shot in natural light by cinematographer Yves Belanger. And yet the natural wilderness never overawes.” – New Zealand Herald Apr 26, 2016 Full Review Women He's Undressed (2015) 91% 4/5 EDIT “It's hyper-stylised, over-the-top and gimmicky and feels perfectly suited to Kelly's personality.” – Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Aug 12, 2015 Full Review Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago (2013) 90% 3/5 EDIT “The cast are well-selected and good company as they dish up bumper-sticker wisdom gleaned on the road...” – Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Aug 6, 2015 Full Review Marshland (2014) 91% 4/5 EDIT “This certainly isn't the first review to liken Marshland to True Detective...” – Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Jun 11, 2015 Full Review Still Life (2013) 63% 2/5 EDIT “You know your heart's meant to ache because of the musical motif that actually sounds like plucking on heartstrings.” – Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Mar 12, 2015 Full Review Paddington (2014) 96% 4/5 EDIT “Has well-timed hilarious action sequences and London twinkles with Wes Anderson-style production design.” – Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Dec 18, 2014 Full Review Advanced Style (2014) 89% 3/5 EDIT “It's an invitation to enjoy the company of some well-frocked grand dames. Sound frivolous? It is. Unashamedly.” – Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Dec 4, 2014 Full Review The Past (2013) 92% 5/5 EDIT “Farhadi is a master at unpicking human relationships, revealing that in the end everyone, and no one, is blameless.” – Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Feb 4, 2014 Full Review The Railway Man (2013) 67% 3/5 EDIT “For a film based on an extraordinarily touching true story, The Railway Man is distractingly stagey.” – Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Jan 30, 2014 Full Review Night Train to Lisbon (2013) 41% 3/5 EDIT “There are few other actors who could glue together this plodding literary adaptation with the naturally engaging gravitas that Irons brings to the screen.” – Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Dec 5, 2013 Full Review Kill Your Darlings (2013) 77% 3/5 EDIT “Kill Your Darlings avoids the traps of most sprawling biopics and this largely factual rendering makes a thrilling prelude to literary history.” – Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Nov 28, 2013 Full Review Filth (2013) 66% 3/5 EDIT “McAvoy, in a bad suit, rolls up his acting sleeves to play a study in deviousness and perversion and he does it brilliantly with just enough charm and humour...” – Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Nov 21, 2013 Full Review Blue Jasmine (2013) 90% 5/5 EDIT “This is Woody Allen in peak form. He has stripped out that jabbering New York paranoia and gleefully poked a big stick at America's ruling class.” – Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Sep 5, 2013 Full Review The Weight of Elephants (2013) 3/5 EDIT “Daniel Borgman has an eye for the visual poetry of his medium and his directorial debut shows great promise but eventually gets bogged down by the earnest weightiness of the script.” – Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Aug 29, 2013 Full Review Ping Pong (2012) 95% 3/5 EDIT “Uplifting in all senses - it'll propel you off the couch to get busy living too.” – Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Jul 18, 2013 Full Review The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) 79% 4/5 EDIT “Stretches the scope of the film well beyond crime thriller.” – Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Jun 30, 2013 Full Review Thérèse (2012) 53% 2/5 EDIT “Feels as flat and repressive as Therese's life.” – Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Jun 30, 2013 Full Review Shopping (2013) 3/5 EDIT “Ultimately Shopping unwraps to explore the big ideas.” – Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) May 30, 2013 Full Review The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012) 56% 3/5 EDIT “This film version morphs its uncertainties into big screen clichs.” – Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) May 23, 2013 Full Review Maori Boy Genius (2011) 4/5 EDIT “Every politician, redneck talkback caller and everyday New Zealander should watch this film.” – Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) May 2, 2013 Full Review Samsara (2011) 75% 4/5 EDIT “Once the meditative flow of phenomenal photography takes hold, the virtuosity of the film emerges.” – Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Feb 28, 2013 Full Review Les Misérables (2012) 70% 3/5 EDIT “The lavish, formidable production will delight fans but I doubt the uninitiated will be won over the barricade.” – Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Jan 10, 2013 Full Review Mental (2012) 43% 1/5 EDIT “The jokes are obvious, ugly and unfunny. Periods on white couches, anyone?” – Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Oct 24, 2012 Full Review Hope Springs (2012) 75% 2/5 EDIT “Attempts to be a relatable chick flick for the gold card crowd, but the characters are so one-dimensional and clich.” – Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Aug 23, 2012 Full Review Take This Waltz (2011) 79% 4/5 EDIT “This isn't your average romantic film where the audience sits like God, waiting for the lovestruck couple to overcome obstacles and embrace.” – Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Aug 8, 2012 Full Review
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