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L'Immortel
Clunky French revenge actioner, with Jean Reno hunting down les mobsters that put 22 bullets in him.
20th May 2012
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Dark Shadows
Vampire meets 70s. Another Burton/Depp dressing up box: a few gags, but messy plot strands & nowhere to go.
8th May 2012
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Horrible Bosses
Low brow comedy update of 'Strangers on a Train'.
2nd Apr 2012
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Love And Other Drugs
Pseudo-deep, nostalgia tinged comedy > drama, painted with big, cliched brush strokes.
12th Mar 2012
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Faster
The Rock does his best Lee Marvin impression while Billy Bob slums it in this unsubtle thriller-by-numbers.
10th Mar 2012
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Country Strong
Another lumbering plod through the troubled, lovelorn, cliche-ridden world of Country & Western.
2nd Mar 2012
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Walking Tall
Fun smalltown actioner with a plot The A-team would be proud of except The Rock didn't know who to call.
25th Feb 2012
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Scarface
Shapeless pacing and shoddy production values make for one of the most over-rated film school favorites.
Halliwell says: Absurdly brutalized version of the above, with detailed violence and a superabundance of foul language. Scarface has now become an emigre Cuban, and the film seems to want to make a political statement.
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20th Feb 2012
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No Strings Attached
Devastatingly transparent and unambitious romcom-by-numbers with Natalie Portman.
19th Feb 2012
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Tomorrow, When The War Began
Heartbreak High meets Red Dawn in this bland teen Aussie box office smash.
17th Feb 2012
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Rush
Disappointingly dated, wooden, melodramatic undercover-cops-go-too-far movie. With added Eric Clapton noodling.
15th Feb 2012
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Chalet Girl
Unambitious @UKFilmCouncil drivel starring many of the usual suspects. I'm talking to you \#BillNighy.
12th Feb 2012
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Ironclad
Shapeless medieval actioner. The medium calibre cast is let down by the shoddy production quality & script.
28th Jan 2012
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Paul
Turgid alien bromance comedy. Disappointing turns from Rogan/Frost/Pegg/Mottola.
26th Jan 2012
Read more 2 star reviewsYep. $1M Baby the last classic. RT @hkhaou: sadly he's loosing it - gran torino / invictus / hereafter / j edgar - all 2 stars
8th Jan 2012
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Hereafter
Bizarre exploration of the afterlife from Clint. Hot on the heels of What Dreams May Come and Lovely Bones.
7th Jan 2012
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The Dilemma
Mind boggling unambitious dramedy from the normally lofty Ron Howard.
4th Dec 2011
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Che Part Two
Stylish, but dull and anti-climactic meander through Che's exploits in Bolivia.
2nd Dec 2011
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The Tourist
Gormless, tension free, big screen entry from The Lives of Others director. Misfiring on every level.
17th Nov 2011
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Unstoppable
More unsubtle, pretentious action from Denzel and Tony Scott. Must have been inspired after Pelham 123.
4th Nov 2011
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Route Irish
Uneven mash up of Iraq thriller and kitchen sink drama from Ken Loach.
22nd Oct 2011
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Going The Distance
Tame, mainstream studio-does-indie, long-distance romance flick. 'Like Crazy' was better.
15th Oct 2011
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Radiohead
TKOL RMX 1234567
Never thought I'd say this but what a YOL (Yawn Out Loud), totally unnecessary.
14th Oct 2011
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The Fall
Luscious, lavish art house epic. Painfully slow, with the emotional depth of a 90's Levi's ad.
3rd Oct 2011
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Tron Legacy
The rules of the original are ignored, but the boring pace remains. Utterly superficial.
11th Sep 2011
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New York, I Love You
Uninspired collection of tepid shorts, drearily executed as a series of cliches.
9th Sep 2011
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My Morning Jacket
Circuital
I'm trying but this really is a big pile of poo. Will the real MMJ please stand up.
1st Sep 2011
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Please Give
Slight, over-confident indie drama. Light on drama.
13th Aug 2011
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Piranha
Gimmicky horror remake. Like Baywatch meets The Birds.
30th Jul 2011
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Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Gimmicky, over-organized, teen geek movie. Manages to make $85m look like $1m. Fail.
17th Jul 2011
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The A-Team
Erratic attempt to translate nostalgic TV show into an adult blockbuster. This plan didn't come together.
4th Jul 2011
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Salt
Thoroughly confusing, convoluted, shapeless spy thriller. Mission Impossible cross-bred with The Fugitive.
2nd Jul 2011
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Valentine's Day
Rom-com version of Short Cuts ....without anything like Raymond Carver or Robert Altman.
5th Jun 2011
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She's Out Of My League
Disappointing, flat, meandering dirty rom com with Jay Baruchel. Judd Apatow not involved.
5th Jun 2011
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The Romantics
Unambitious old - friends - reunite - for - wedding flick, covering well trodden ground.
4th Jun 2011
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Eddie Vedder
Ukulele Songs
Simply awful. George Formby does \#PearlJam
3rd Jun 2011
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Robin Hood
Second, dad-supervised viewing. Some good bits, but both overambitious and under-developed.
27th May 2011
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The Bounty Hunter
Gerard Butler has to get ex-wife/bail jumper Jen Aniston back in custody. Midnight Run it is not.
20th May 2011
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Pirates Of The Caribbean 4
Couple of ARRRRR jokes, fun all-action escapes, underused Lovejoy, no real plot. marks the spot.
10th May 2011
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Mindless derivative actioner ...though the tone is often more 'Life of Brian' than 'Gladiator'.
28th Apr 2011
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From Paris With Love
Travolta Besson = shallow, thoughtless action, offering little more than slow-mo Kung-Fu.
17th Apr 2011
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London Boulevard
Utterly derivative star-studded London gangster nonsense. Thought William Monahan had a better rep.
16th Apr 2011
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Atmosphere
The Family Sign
Disappontingly down beat new one form Slug and Co. Lacks all the bump of before.
15th Apr 2011
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Crazy / Beautiful
Disappointingly unambitious 00s version of 'Some Kind of Wonderful', with added potential insanity.
27th Mar 2011
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The Brothers Bloom
Messy conmen ramble. Disappointing entry from Rian "Brick" Johnson .
20th Mar 2011
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I Love You Phillip Morris
Disappointingly shapeless series of camp escapades with Jim Carrey and Ewan MacGregor.
6th Mar 2011
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Repo Men
Empty, derivative sci-fi nonsense with Jude Law. Not a sequel to Repo Man.
4th Mar 2011
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Clash of the Titans
Worst-case-scenario blockbuster sacrificing plot, script and acting for tedious CGI action.
27th Feb 2011
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Lipstikka
Poorly acted melodrama, as Lipstick Jungle meets Basic Instinct - via Palestine.
19th Feb 2011
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Disengaging attempt to expand a 10 line kids book into a 100m/£100m adult blockbuster.
30th Jan 2011
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