Henry Fitzherbert
Henry Fitzherbert's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Daily Express (UK)
Movies reviews only
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Survivor (2015) |
It is slow and unexciting but brightened up by Frances de la Tour as a wheelchair-bound MI5 tech genius: good to see the secret service supporting oldies in the workplace. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted May 08, 2020
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All Stars (2013) |
It's formulaic but fun and energetically performed with an engaging performance by Ashley Jensen as the centres sparky supervisor. The dance sequences are well staged, including some inventive fantasy sequences. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted May 07, 2020
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Selma (2014) |
An urgent, thought-provoking and timely history movingly brought to life. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Oct 08, 2018
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Interlude in Prague (2017) |
The costumes are gorgeous, it's nicely shot and the operatic scenes are beautifully staged. The only bum note is the romance. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted May 30, 2017
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017) |
Delivers broad laughs. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted May 30, 2017
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) |
Has its rocky moments, but its outlandish action-sequences keep it afloat. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted May 30, 2017
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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) |
It's just a brash, messy and overblown blockbuster that uses the legend of Arthur as a marketing hook for a blokey tale of medieval feuding. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted May 21, 2017
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Miss Sloane (2016) |
Perhaps this look at the amoral world of lobbying would have been better served as a House Of Cards-style TV drama. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted May 14, 2017
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Alien: Covenant (2017) |
Delivers in terms of horror and suspense, despite a slow build up and some rather pretentious philosophical longueurs. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted May 14, 2017
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Mindhorn (2016) |
The plot can't quite generate enough intrigue or tension to make the picture feel like much more than a one-joke movie, albeit a very funny one. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted May 07, 2017
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The Promise (2016) |
The cast and production values keep you watching even as the plotting loses its grip. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Apr 30, 2017
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) |
If the original was a space opera, the sequel is more like a soap opera with complicated and angry familial relationships determining the action. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Apr 30, 2017
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Lady Macbeth (2016) |
Directed with spare intensity by William Oldroyd, it's a picture as icily controlled as its heroine is wild and unpredictable. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Apr 30, 2017
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The Zookeeper's Wife (2017) |
It's two hours of sturdy heroism and 10 minutes of suspense at the end. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Apr 23, 2017
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Letters From Baghdad (2016) |
Her story is told mostly via her letters, read by Tilda Swinton, and it contains astute warnings for the future. But frustratingly there are no contributions from historians or biographers to provide context and analysis. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Apr 23, 2017
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Their Finest (2016) |
Three cheers for Nighy who is a hoot and rather touching as an old ham past his sell by date, even if it is ironic that in a film that celebrates female empowerment the most colourful and charming character is a man. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Apr 23, 2017
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Going in Style (2017) |
It's light-hearted, well-intentioned wish fulfilment for anyone with creaking joints. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Apr 09, 2017
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Aftermath (2017) |
Arnie seems up to the task. But thanks to a weak screenplay it remains merely a curiosity in the action legend's increasingly patchy CV. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Apr 09, 2017
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The Boss Baby (2017) |
Best of all, for a film about a protagonist in nappies, is the welcome absence of poop jokes. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Apr 09, 2017
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Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017) |
Smurfs: The Lost Village is a jolly all-animation outing for the thumb-sized blue creatures; the previous two films combined live-action and animation. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Apr 02, 2017
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Free Fire (2016) |
The action is well orchestrated, lightened by schoolyard barbs fired off between the bullets. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Apr 02, 2017
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Ghost in the Shell (2017) |
Johansson is terrific as the soulful cyborg and there's strong support from Binoche, Takeshi Kitano as her shrewd boss and Michael Pitt as a troubled hacker (aren't they all?), called Kuze. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Apr 02, 2017
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Life (2017) |
The suspense is well sustained, even if it's hard to care too much about anyone. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Mar 26, 2017
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CHIPS (2017) |
Not even as dumb entertainment does the picture work. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Mar 26, 2017
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The Lost City of Z (2016) |
The Lost City Of Z is ambitious and well made and full of incidental interest but you can't help feeling that it's a missed opportunity. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Mar 26, 2017
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Personal Shopper (2016) |
A pointless and plotless cross between a ghost story and spiritualism drama ... - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Mar 19, 2017
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Get Out (2017) |
Proof that you don't need stars or special effects to lure an audience. Just a fresh idea and a twisted imagination. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Mar 19, 2017
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Beauty and the Beast (2017) |
Too hidebound to the original, never quite evolving an identity or mood of its own while attempts to "modernise" the tale feel a touch too forced and become a little grating. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Mar 19, 2017
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Kong: Skull Island (2017) |
Kong: Skull Island is an overblown monster movie that constitutes just shy of two hours of meaningless spectacle. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Mar 12, 2017
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Elle (2016) |
A complex, fascinating and often highly amusing enigma of a modern woman in a picture that is almost impossible to define; much like its protagonist. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Mar 12, 2017
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The Time of Their Lives (2017) |
A wearying trudge thanks to a silly screenplay that finds few laughs and little genuine emotion despite brazen attempts to pull at the heartstrings. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Mar 12, 2017
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Logan (2017) |
After the 140-minute running time I felt as exhausted as Wolverine. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Mar 06, 2017
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Viceroy's House (2017) |
The characters are thinly sketched and it never feels anything other than a contrived attempt to dramatise the divisions that opened up within the country as Hindus and Muslims jostled for power. There's no genuine emotion. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Mar 06, 2017
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Best (George Best: All by Himself) (2016) |
The film is well put together and Best's talent shines in the archive footage, although you do wonder if he achieved quite as much to deserve all the adulation ... - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Feb 26, 2017
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Patriots Day (2016) |
Ultimately, there is a vacuum where the real investigation should be - into the characters and the human heart. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Feb 26, 2017
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The Founder (2016) |
Interesting but rather unappetising. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Feb 19, 2017
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Moonlight (2016) |
Simple, beautifully made and finely acted ... - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Feb 19, 2017
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Hidden Figures (2016) |
Well, I know which film I'll be rooting for come Oscar night. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Feb 19, 2017
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20th Century Women (2016) |
A missed opportunity. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Feb 12, 2017
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The LEGO Batman Movie (2017) |
It provides solid enough brickwork for a new franchise and there's no denying this Bat is a mighty relief from the Batfleck. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Feb 12, 2017
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Fences (2016) |
On stage, this would no doubt be powerful stuff but Washington the director has done little to open up the drama and adapt it for the big screen. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Feb 12, 2017
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Hacksaw Ridge (2016) |
[A] simple but powerful true story ... - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Jan 29, 2017
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Denial (2016) |
The drama doesn't grip, not helped by making little effort to get under the skin of Irving and understand him psychologically - however unpleasant he may be. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Jan 29, 2017
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Sing (2016) |
It's got classic songs (Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift), singing animals and good jokes. What more could you want? - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Jan 29, 2017
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T2 Trainspotting (2017) |
How could lightening strike twice? The result is both a touching elegy to lost youth and frustrating reminder of past glories. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Jan 29, 2017
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Jackie (2016) |
Portman is excellent but it's hard not to know why the story is being told. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Jan 22, 2017
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Lion (2016) |
Lion may not roar but it does have a big heart. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Jan 22, 2017
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Live by Night (2016) |
It's very handsomely made and occasionally sparks into life, such as when Joe comes up against the local Klu Klux Klan, but it feels thin and underdeveloped. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Jan 16, 2017
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Manchester by the Sea (2016) |
It's atmospheric and directed with precision and a strong feel for local character. But it's dreary when it should be devastating. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Jan 16, 2017
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La La Land (2016) |
Chazelle has taken a big gamble with this homage. It could have turned out horribly twee and sentimental. Instead the picture celebrates a movie-making form from yesteryear with dazzling visual technique and a huge dollop of charm. - Daily Express (UK)
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| Posted Jan 16, 2017
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