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      Rachel Brook's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s): One Room With A View
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      Rating T-Meter Title | Year Review
      4/5
      She Said (2022) ... A sensitive exploration of a range of women’s experiences, far beyond systemic sexual harassment and abuses of power. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Nov 29, 2022
      3/5
      The Swimmers (2022) ... It brings mainstream attention to another deserving migrant story. It's just a shame it does so with such straightforward and unimaginative filmmaking. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Nov 29, 2022
      2/5
      The Good Nurse (2022) Buried somewhere within the glacial 2-hour runtime is a tense, pacy 90-minute thrill-ride. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Oct 31, 2022
      4/5
      The Lure (2015) Though certainly not for the fainthearted, this is a true original with all the trappings of a cult classic and the potential to be a very fun repertory show, costumes and all. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Oct 15, 2022
      3/5
      Granada Nights (2021) Granada Nights is elegantly produced and makes for a gentle, undemanding watch. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Jun 01, 2021
      3/5
      EMMA. (2020) Despite Emma's veneer of snarky modernity, Austen's characters and scenarios are rehashed rather predictably. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Feb 14, 2020
      3/5
      Begin Again (2013) Though there are a few faultless moments, Begin Again's flaw lies in the fact that there's not nearly enough narrative for the runtime; it's more musical montage than movie. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Jun 15, 2019
      3/5
      Serena (2014) Serena packs in as many shock-jolt moments as the average horror movie, though these have above average impact. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted May 31, 2019
      3/5
      The Inbetweeners 2 (2014) After a strong start The Inbetweeners 2 adds tasteless animal abuse and rape jokes to the mix. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted May 25, 2019
      4/5
      What If (2013) Billed as the best romcom since (500) Days of Summer, What If doesn't quite earn this praise but it allows Daniel Radcliffe to shine as a leading man almost as magnetic as Joseph Gordon-Levitt. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted May 25, 2019
      3/5
      If I Stay (2014) Disappointingly little of the rock and classical music shot through the novel is utilised; instead clichéd scoring, familiar dialogue and minimal chemistry between Moretz and Blackley renders Cutler's film far less engaging than its source material. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted May 25, 2019
      4/5
      Before I Go to Sleep (2014) A persistent score keeps emotions and tension running high while nebulous titles and grainy video footage evoke the faded and partial memories so crucial to the secret-ridden narrative. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted May 25, 2019
      4/5
      Batched (2014) A finely-crafted combination of high drama and observant kitchen-sink realism shot in Oxford locations makes for a gripping narrative which just about stops short of pandering or polarising. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted May 25, 2019
      4/5
      Maps to the Stars (2014) It's an unoriginal concept but rarely has this story been told with such visual flair, narrative ingenuity and, despite a character uttering a pivotal fact in the first act, mystery. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted May 25, 2019
      3/5
      Unbroken (2014) Though excelling with casting, Jolie's direction falls short in style and execution; cheesy dissolves and trite biopic techniques are distractingly formulaic, fracturing absorption with Unbroken's brutal and shocking content. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted May 17, 2019
      3/5
      Beyond Clueless (2014) Beyond Clueless frequently provokes nostalgic joy whilst also inspiring further cinematic discovery. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted May 17, 2019
      3/5
      Focus (2015) Very occasionally Focus' Hollywood glamour is offset by an allusion to the idea that money can't buy happiness, but essentially this is a hustler romp with a surprisingly romantic slant. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted May 14, 2019
      3/5
      Still Alice (2014) Intellectually, the sadness is undeniable, but Still Alice only rarely fulfils its potential for moving the viewer. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted May 14, 2019
      4/5
      While We're Young (2014) It's rambling, tonally indecisive and contains no one as charming as Frances Ha, but this well-meaning spiritual sequel shines for its wry humour. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted May 10, 2019
      2/5
      Lost River (2014) There's more than a nugget of intrigue to this era-less, nihilism-inflected tale, but Gosling is too concerned with aesthetic and tone to deliver much of a narrative. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted May 10, 2019
      3/5
      Far From the Madding Crowd (2015) Conventionality is almost surpassed by fine performances and some technical flair, yet the emphatically romance-driven conclusion is all the more disappointing alongside such winning translation of Hardy's rural verisimilitude. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted May 10, 2019
      3/5
      The New Girlfriend (2014) Though its respect for the characters and concluding vision of an unconventional family is admirable, The New Girlfriend is most convincing when simply depicting friendship. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted May 10, 2019
      2/5
      The Age of Adaline (2015) The plot is both ridiculous and overly convenient, stealing screentime from the deserving thorough period production design. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted May 10, 2019
      3/5
      Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) Clouds of Sils Maria pertinently discusses the nature of interpreting art, but its tedious attention to paparazzi-plagued celebrities is shallower and skews its already meandering trajectory. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted May 10, 2019
      3/5
      Moomins on the Riviera (2014) Like the Moomins themselves, this film is charming and endlessly imaginative. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted May 10, 2019
      1/5
      The Longest Ride (2015) Another cookie-cutter Nicholas Sparks adaptation emerges undercooked, seemingly without undergoing redrafts or second takes. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted May 08, 2019
      5/5
      Mistress America (2015) Mistress America is far less cynical than While We're Young, yet it's hilarity, piquant catty rivalry, and Brooke's straight-talking outer shell poignantly give way to some extremely sad observations. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted May 04, 2019
      3/5
      45 Years (2015) Haigh incorporates wry observations about relationships, both humorous and tragic, while intelligently reflecting on aging. Sadly though, 45 Years never quite reaches the promise of its premise. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted May 04, 2019
      4/5
      Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015) Mann and Cooke's performances are so open and natural that the screenplay's intelligent interrogation of lofty themes - including death, fear, and intergenerational relationships - never feels preachy or condescending. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted May 04, 2019
      4/5
      The Company You Keep (2012) An exciting chase thriller with unusual emotional depth - in part thanks to Cliff Martinez' mournful score - The Company You Keep proffers interesting commentary on the sacrifices men will make for women they love. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted May 04, 2019
      3/5
      Legend (2015) Flashy production and performances don't distract from the film's flaws, though the American Helgeland nails the minutiae of British life. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted May 04, 2019
      2/5
      Miss You Already (2015) The narrative milestones of Milly's cancer - including head-shaving and chemo-induced puking - are well worn in cinema, yet it's the stale and predictable trajectory of this fictional friendship which really offends. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Apr 23, 2019
      3/5
      In the Room (2015) After opening shorts respectively characterised by static, stagey discourse and poor acting, In the Room grows in confidence and passionate eloquence. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Apr 19, 2019
      1/5
      Hand Gestures (2015) Long at 77 minutes, Hand Gestures succeeds only in conveying and recreating the laboriousness of the labours it documents. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Apr 19, 2019
      4/5
      Assassination (2015) Assassination is a meticulously crafted film crammed with diverse elements, including sumptuously detailed set design, goofy slapstick humour, and even a meet cute. Best of all, there's a kickass heroine. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Apr 19, 2019
      4/5
      The Program (2015) It may not take a groundbreaking approach to biographical drama, but Frears' The Program draws strong performances... - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Apr 19, 2019
      4/5
      Very Big Shot (2015) Very Big Shot is a glorious surprise. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Apr 19, 2019
      3/5
      11 Minutes (2015) Snappy editing, a well-judged structure and an immersive use of sound - watch out for the sudden increases in volume - help maintain a fast pace. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Apr 19, 2019
      3/5
      Couple In A Hole (2015) After a slow build, Couple In A Hole develops from brooding drama to frenetic thriller. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Apr 19, 2019
      3/5
      Queen of Earth (2015) If only Perry's direction had been as brave as the performances, Queen of Earth would be unmissable. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Apr 18, 2019
      5/5
      A Perfect Day (2015) León de Aranoa finely balances tone to craft a warm human film that sheds light on the stark realities of war - including many of relevance to the current refugee crisis. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Apr 18, 2019
      2/5
      One Floor Below (2015) Muntean offers some insight into the routine reality of this Romanian businessman, but ultimately the film sidesteps exploring the moral dilemma that at first seems to be its raison d'être. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Apr 18, 2019
      5/5
      My Skinny Sister (2015) Exponentially growing tension makes My Skinny Sister increasingly distressing to watch, yet looking away is never an option. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Apr 18, 2019
      3/5
      My Golden Days (2015) Though consistently amusing, the narrative direction and central themes of My Golden Days are too confused for it to serve as anything more than light entertainment. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Apr 18, 2019
      3/5
      Mr. Gaga (2015) Heymann may have omitted too much due to overestimating the public's knowledge of Naharin's career, yet Mr Gaga is always interesting, and at times deeply moving. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Apr 18, 2019
      3/5
      Light Years (2015) Campbell's eye for a real rather than romanticised Britain - motorways, industrial parks, damp forests - is refreshing, yet Light Years fails to take hold until it's almost passed you by. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Apr 18, 2019
      1/5
      Sisters (2015) It's so disappointing that the usually hilarious Fey and Poehler have indulged themselves with this paper-thin plot... - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Apr 17, 2019
      2/5
      Freeheld (2015) Freeheld's first act combines irrelevant police cases with an awkward early-stage romance that develops into a cheesy, sun-splashed love story. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Apr 12, 2019
      4/5
      Unicorn Store (2017) Taking on a potentially twee and childish premise, [Brie] Larson has created a bold and colourful world for [Samantha] McIntyre's earnest, soulful and relatable tale of personal growth. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Apr 12, 2019
      4/5
      Room (2015) Donaghue's adaptation of her own novel translates the vastly distinct sections of Room equally skilfully, and treats the recoveries of both Jack and Ma with nuance. - One Room With A View
      Read More | Posted Apr 09, 2019
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