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Simon Braund

Simon Braund's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Mulholland Dr. (2001) 84% 5/5 EDIT “A bone fide masterpiece. An erotic, deeply unsettling, darkly comic journey through the subconscious city of night.” – Empire Magazine Jul 11, 2023 Full Review Ravenous (1999) 52% 3/5 EDIT “Antonia Bird's pitch black comedy is a patchily hilarious triumph. But the queasy and squeamish have been warned.” – Empire Magazine Oct 29, 2019 Full Review Juliet, Naked (2018) 82% 4/5 EDIT “A sharp-witted, amusing, often genuinely moving romantic comedy. With an indie-rock heart and outstanding performances from Byrne and Hawke, this is comfort food of a superior order.” – Empire Magazine Nov 1, 2018 Full Review Slender Man (2018) 8% 2/5 EDIT “Promising source material and a talented cast are squandered in a stale, rigidly formulaic J-horror wannabe.” – Empire Magazine Aug 23, 2018 Full Review Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) 55% 3/5 EDIT “A worthy but wordy look at the inequities of the US legal system, saved by a handful of terrific scenes and a tour-de-force turn from Washington.” – Empire Magazine Jan 29, 2018 Full Review Trash (2014) 66% 4/5 EDIT “Another winner from Daldry, this is an unexpectedly gritty crime drama set in the teeming favelas and grimy backstreets of Rio.” – Empire Magazine Jan 29, 2015 Full Review Fruitvale Station (2013) 94% 4/5 EDIT “A deeply moving drama played out on the small stage of ordinary people's lives.” – Empire Magazine Jun 2, 2014 Full Review Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) 72% 3/5 EDIT “Manipulative and preachy, The Butler is redeemed by a sensitive performance from Forest Whitaker and the undeniable power of the events it depicts.” – Empire Magazine Nov 11, 2013 Full Review Battle of the Year (2013) 6% 1/5 EDIT “Dismal, clich-ridden stuff.” – Empire Magazine Nov 11, 2013 Full Review Blue Jasmine (2013) 90% 5/5 EDIT “Allen's best film in years, astute, humane and shot through with keen observations on the state of the world.” – Empire Magazine Sep 23, 2013 Full Review Chasing Mavericks (2012) 32% 2/5 EDIT “Writer/director team Curtis Hanson and Michael Apted deliver a surprisingly tepid tale that becomes cheesier and cheesier the closer it gets to its predictable payoff.” – Empire Magazine Jul 1, 2013 Full Review All About Steve (2009) 7% 1/5 EDIT “On paper, a crazy romcom starring Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper could only be a good thing. Wrong.” – Empire Magazine May 28, 2013 Full Review The Campaign (2012) 66% 3/5 EDIT “The Campaign gets by on its stars' comic compatibility and a relentless stream of jokes, many of which are laugh-out-loud funny.” – Empire Magazine Sep 24, 2012 Full Review The Five-Year Engagement (2012) 64% 4/5 EDIT “Another solid hit from Planet Apatow - charming, funny and remarkably in tune with real life.” – Empire Magazine Jun 19, 2012 Full Review Stagecoach (1939) 100% 5/5 EDIT “With this, Ford transformed the western from fading B-movie filler into genuine adult fare.” – Empire Magazine Feb 10, 2012 Full Review Country Strong (2010) 23% 3/5 EDIT “C&W lovers will lap it up - look out for some stellar Nashville cameos - and there's big-lunged uplift to see you through the cornball plot turns.” – Empire Magazine Mar 21, 2011 Full Review No Strings Attached (2011) 47% 2/5 EDIT “Not a bad premise, but material demanding a light touch is weighed down by a desperate desire to fit in, like a little kid swearing to impress the big boys.” – Empire Magazine Feb 22, 2011 Full Review How Do You Know (2010) 32% 2/5 EDIT “Not Brooks' best, but it has its moments.” – Empire Magazine Jan 26, 2011 Full Review For Colored Girls (2010) 31% 2/5 EDIT “Tyler Perry's drama is beautifully acted but Ntozake Shange's multiple, interlocking narratives ultimately defy his efforts to bring them to the screen.” – Empire Magazine Dec 8, 2010 Full Review Machete (2010) 70% 3/5 EDIT “The film has some outrageously enjoyable set-pieces, but overall, the convoluted plot and Rodriguez' agenda spoil the fun.” – Empire Magazine Nov 29, 2010 Full Review Crossing Over (2009) 15% 2/5 EDIT “Being over-stuffed and heavy-handed are not even Crossing Over's biggest problems. That dubious honour goes to an absolute failure to address its nominal subject-matter in any meaningful way.” – Empire Magazine Jul 31, 2009 Full Review The Hangover (2009) 79% 4/5 EDIT “A furiously paced, inventive and flat-out hilarious take on a tried-and-tested formula. An exemplary bromantic comedy that doesn't sacrifice heart in pursuit of laughs, maintaining plenty of the former and a superabundance of the latter.” – Empire Magazine Jun 12, 2009 Full Review Fool's Gold (2008) 11% 1/5 EDIT “Absolute tosh. A ridiculous, unerringly tedious plot is weighed down by listless performances from a cast who clearly wished they were somewhere else, despite the sumptuous locations.” – Empire Magazine Apr 18, 2008 Full Review Leatherheads (2008) 53% 2/5 EDIT “On paper it looks like a gem - roaring 20s setting, verbal fireworks and a silly sport in its rude infancy. In practice, it's way off the pace, far too slow for its screwball pretensions and the kind of film that confuses pastiche with period detail.” – Empire Magazine Apr 11, 2008 Full Review The General (1926) 92% 5/5 EDIT “The birth of slapstick.” – Empire Magazine Apr 2, 2008 Full Review
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