1NyUBNVf0HCLBw~~_6.JPG?set_id=89040003C1) | Sunshine 7 out of 9 people found this review helpful
SciFi adventure begins almost lyrically, like Silent Running, but abruptly and confusingly turns into a clumsy horror film. The effects overwhelm the cast, who are, as a result, little more than cardboard cut-o... read full review |
 | UP Pixar masterpiece 7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Pixar produces another masterpiece with this brilliant animation. It is the story of a grumpy old man, a retired balloon salesman, who attaches a vast number of balloons to his house and floats away in it in se... read full review |
 | Striking Distance 6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Bruce Willis has made some great action flicks - but this isn't one of them, mainly due to the ridiculous plot and caricature characters. The river makes an unusual background and some of the shots of the ... read full review |
 | The Golden Compass 6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Very disappointing film of the first book of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials epic. Muddled and confusing - and probably almost incomprehensible to anyone who has not read the books. New characters pop ... read full review |
 | Black Book 6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Exciting, if sometimes confusing, story about a heroine of the Dutch Resistance during WW2. A pretty Jewish girl is given the job of infiltrating the German security service by seducing a senior officer. Soon s... read full review |
 | Changeling 6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Dramatic masterpiece about a mother's desperate hunt for her missing son and the agonising complications that follow when the corrupt Los Angeles Police Dept palm off on her a similar child, insisting that... read full review |
 | Stardust 6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Stunning, brilliant fantasy adventure that the whole family will enjoy (even the slightly scary bits). It's a colourful, exciting adaptation of Neil Gaiman's graphic novel about a young Victorian shop... read full review |
 | Gomorrah 6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Savage, brutal gangster movie about the Neapolitan mafia, the Camorra, who kill people with casual cruelty. Five stories, set in a truly scary, run-down housing estate in Naples, are woven together to create a ... read full review |
 | Pan's Labyrinth 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Astonishing Gothic fantasy about a young girl who discovers that her new stepfather is a Fascist officer who enjoys torturing and killing opponents of the regime he serves. The girl finds an escape in an old la... read full review |
BNVf)Zl+YQ~~_6.JPG?set_id=89040003C1) | Babel 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Extraordinary movie in which several storylines are woven into a single dramatic tapestry. Very moving and wholly involving. Strong performances from Bradd Pitt and Cate Blanchett. read full review |