This Hungarian film is peculiar and ponderous. I’m glad I saw it, wouldn’t watch it again. 6/10
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Excellent debut film by Courtney Hunt. What it lacks in subtlety it makes up for in plot and acting, with Melissa Leo superb in the lead role. 9/10
Very hyped French film with non-actors playing most of the kids. Good but not great and although based on a true story, too many scenes later on feel too contrived. Enjoyable, but doesn’t live up the billing. 6/10
Not my favourite Atom Egoyan film. It has some interesting ideas, but never really hangs together like his other classics. Still a class apart from most filmmakers though. 7/10
Wonderful, surprising, charming. The highlight of the 2008 London Film Festival for me. 9/10
Hilarious spoof. Bond meets Austin Powers in this highly enjoyable French film. 9/10
Lavish but forgettable and too blunt in its Diana allegory. 5/10
Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft mode again, Morgan Freeman playing Morgan Freeman and James McAvoy proving once again why he’s the hot young thing of British acting. Will there be a sequel? Could McAvoy’s Wesley Gibson be the successor to Damon’s Jason Bourne? In a word, no. Wanted was enjoyable but it was no Bourne… Read More
Very good noir action movie – still a benchmark for the genre, partly thanks to Heath Ledger’s Joker, but Bale’s Batman is top notch. 9/10
Gibney documentary that should be compulsory viewing. Powerful, chilling and anger-inducing like few films I’ve seen. The ending with Gibney’s father is a masterstroke. 10/10
Dire outing for Indy. An embarrassing film, that plays up to old Indiana Jones stereotypes that feel misplaced in the 21st century, while missing some moments to inject the wisecracking whipcracking Indy we all know and love. Or knew and loved. Spielberg doesn’t have too many misses, but boy this was one. 3/10
A touch of the Brief Encounter about this low-budget charming film that has since vanished from sight. Anne-Marie Duff captivates as usual. 7/10
Nicely told with just the right level of emotional tug. Based on the well-known (and slightly controversial) book. Another directorial success for Sean Penn. 8/10
A story about a lookalikes commune interspered with a film about nuns jumping out of a plane piloted by Werner Herzog. Undoubtedly one of the oddest films I’ve ever seen. 4/10
Early outing for Ryan Gosling in this whimsical, but ultimately very touching fantasy tale. 8/10
Bit worthy and somehow never quite grabs you like you think you ought to be grabbed. James McAvoy feels oddly miscast, and Keira Knightley is too picture perfect for the role. 6/10
Good idea and Smith is better cast than one might think. Was not expecting much from this, but found it compelling.
Well made; shame they never followed through on the trilogy. 7/10
Gripping; brutal; and a true story. Not for the faint hearted but one of the better films of its genre. 7/10
Steamy and sweltering. Firmly in the “they don’t make ’em like that any more” camp. It’s not as jaw-droppingly good as Liz Taylor and Paul Newman in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, but as Tennessee Williams’ adaptations go, it’s a damn good movie. 7/10