Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 85%
| Me and Orson Welles (2009) | "
A really satisfying backstage drama, this is an exhilarating tour around a man whose talent was almost as big as his ego." — Empire Magazine Posted Dec 4, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 62%
| The Girlfriend Experience (2009) | "
It’s deliberately chilly, and feels like a series of overheard conversations rather than a story, obliging you to listen for barbs among the trivialities." — Empire Magazine Posted Dec 4, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 77%
| The Informant! (2009) | "
It sets out to be less pompous than similar films, which inevitably means it feels less substantial. While amusing rather than hilarious, it ought to establish Matt Damon as a star character actor." — Empire Magazine Posted Nov 20, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 39%
| 2012 (2009) | "
Fundamentally terrible, but almost irresistibly entertaining. Its horrors get a tad monotonous in the mid-section, but it’s still a value-for-money hoot." — Empire Magazine Posted Nov 13, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 10%
| Dead Man Running (2009) | "
It has a quality cast, but we’ve run round this track too many times, while the script jogs from scene to scene without any surprises." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 30, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 69%
| Coffin Rock (2009) | "
The set-up is deceptively low-key, but the second and third acts deliver textbook suspense and horror." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 21%
| Halloween II (2009) | "
In a word, ugly. It just pips Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (aka Halloween 6) to the title of worst Halloween film ever." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 16, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 84%
| Pontypool (2009) | "
Inventive and genuinely suspenseful, this is a welcome addition to the expanding zombie/virus canon." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 16, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 27%
| Pandorum (2009) | "
Pandorum is a hodge-podge of familiar sci-fi stuff, which feels as if it were adapted from a computer game." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 4, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 29%
| Gamer (2009) | "
An injection of adrenaline straight to the eye – which isn’t entirely a bad thing." — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 18, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 23%
| Sorority Row (2009) | "
Even the gratuitous nudity can't quite save a Heathers-goes-to-college horror that's undermined by a silly plot and clunky dialogue." — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 11, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 82%
| Broken Embraces (2009) | "
Gorgeous and seductive, if pitched at Almodóvar fans and perhaps a touch long. Those drawn by Cruz’s divadom will wonder why it takes so long to get to her — though she is wholly dazzling when it does." — Empire Magazine Posted Aug 29, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 55%
| Orphan (2009) | "
Predictable and been-there, seen-that, but entertaining nevertheless at times." — Empire Magazine Posted Aug 7, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 11%
| Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009) | "
Daft, plain daft. With a few daft but spectacular stunts." — Empire Magazine Posted Aug 7, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 93%
| Mesrine: Part 2 - Public Enemy #1 (2009) | "
An instant gangster classic." — Empire Magazine Posted Jul 31, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 79%
| Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2009) | "
Instantly gripping, with a powerhouse star performance, it’ll make you want to speed through the weeks to get to part two." — Empire Magazine Posted Jul 31, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 51%
| The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) | "
Scott’s style, all staccato edits and blurry panic, pays off in a few minor scenes, though it’s a pity a sub-plot traffic accident has more impact than the main event." — Empire Magazine Posted Jul 31, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 83%
| Telstar: The Joe Meek Story (2009) | "
Nick Moran definitely emphasizes certain characteristics of the idiosyncratic producer over others for affect, but this is still as fascinating portraits in parts." — Empire Magazine Posted Jun 19, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 41%
| The Last House on the Left (2009) | "
A thought-provoking ordeal is repackaged as a middling shocker which leaves you feeling good about revenge." — Empire Magazine Posted Jun 12, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 76%
| Tormented (2009) | "
It doesn’t bother much with establishing rules for its supernatural menace or stitching together set-pieces with anything but Sellotape, but it’s consistently funny in a painful way." — Empire Magazine Posted May 21, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 50%
| Antichrist (2009) | "
What Lars is driving at is something completely bizarre, massively uncommercial and strangely perfect." — Empire Magazine Posted May 18, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 82%
| Thirst (2009) | "
A fresh, surprising take on an old, old story (and an overpopulated subgenre) that holds the attention with deadly wit." — Empire Magazine Posted May 15, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 36%
| Angels & Demons (2009) | "
Given that it combines religious, scientific, political, art historical and academic lunacy in one package, Angels & Demons is at least more entertaining than the dreary, talky Da Vinci Code." — Empire Magazine Posted May 15, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 32%
| The Uninvited (2009) | "
Poor remake of the Korean thriller." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 24, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 38%
| Outlander (2009) | "
A film version of fish and chips — humble, honest fare that’s ludicrous, inventive, gory within limits, and has a cast having so much fun it’s hard not to be swept along with them. And besides, you can’t have nouvelle cuisine every night of the week." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 24, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 28%
| Fast & Furious (2009) | "
If it were a DVD, you’d Fast & Forward to the chases, but not Forgive & Forget the crushing disappointment. In cinemas, you have to endure exposition and sob-you-were-my-best-friend scenes. It’s clearly time for Fast & Furious Vs. The Transporter..." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 9, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 72%
| Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) | "
Besides a big heart, it has outstanding 3-D action sequences" — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 3, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 69%
| The Young Victoria (2009) | "
An elegant, entertaining, informative picture with a gallery of vivid supporting turns, this provisionally crowns the winning Blunt as a Brit-pic star - but it skimps a bit on the bodice-ripping, blood and thunder." — Empire Magazine Posted Mar 6, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 61%
| Franklyn (2009) | "
An admirably non-formulaic drama, which manages to reconcile the opposed British film traditions of contemporary, realistic, low-key character drama with eccentric, flamboyant, Gothic fantasy. It certainly marks out McMorrow as a talent to watch." — Empire Magazine Posted Feb 27, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 25%
| Friday the 13th (2009) | "
Unlucky for almost everyone. It’s a sad day when a Friday the 13th remake is shown up by a My Bloody Valentine remake – couldn’t they at least have sprung for 3-D?" — Sunday Times (UK) Posted Feb 19, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 31%
| The Broken (2009) | "
Writer-director Sean Ellis is influenced by M. Night Shyamalan, and manages an approximation of both Shyamalan’s habitual look and whispery melodramatics." — Empire Magazine Posted Jan 30, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 32%
| Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) | "
A needless threequel. Note to director: avoid ‘rise of the’ titles." — Empire Magazine Posted Jan 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 39%
| Inkheart (2009) | "
Magical, if messy — this gets by on a good heart, high adventure and an unashamed love for books." — Empire Magazine Posted Dec 12, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 86%
| The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009) | "
Fascinating history, very good movie — but demanding, and its lack of easy answers will frustrate some. Lessons about 21st century terrorism are implicit, but not overly stressed." — Empire Magazine Posted Nov 14, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 86%
| The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009) | "
Fascinating history, very good movie -- but demanding, and its lack of easy answers will frustrate some. Lessons about 21st century terrorism are implicit, but not overly stressed." — Empire Magazine Posted Nov 14, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 57%
| Tau Ming Chong (2009) | "
The guy story is so strong that conventional romantic interludes with the woman torn between two men could easily have been dropped." — Empire Magazine Posted Nov 7, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 65%
| The Escapist (2009) | "
At last, a British crime movie that’s as good as its pitch sounds: Brian Cox trying to break out of prison. Do you need to know any more to want to see it?" — Empire Magazine Posted Jun 20, 2008 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 98%
| Let the Right One In (2008) | "
At once a devastating, curiously uplifting inhuman drama and a superbly crafted genre exercise, Let The Right One In can stand toe-to-toe with Spirit Of The Beehive, Pan's Labyrinth or Orphee. See it." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 9, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 62%
| The Reader (2008) | "
The epitome of middle-brow ‘quality’ drama — admirable within its limitations, but Bernard Schlink’s Oprah Winfrey Book Club-approved book wasn’t exactly literature, as this isn’t exactly cinema." — Empire Magazine Posted Jan 5, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 15%
| The Spirit (2008) | "
Displaying admirable love for pulp material and striking enviably sexy poses, but missing the emotional resonance, zeitgeist-catching populism and mainstream thrills which found movie franchises." — Empire Magazine Posted Jan 5, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 62%
| The Reader (2008) | "
Admirable within its limitations, but Bernard Schlink’s Oprah Winfrey Book Club-approved book wasn’t exactly literature, as this isn’t exactly cinema." — Empire Magazine Posted Jan 2, 2009 |
N/A | Rotten 49%
| Twilight (2008) | "
Twilight and History's Coolest Vampires - An RT Guide" — Rotten Tomatoes Posted Dec 17, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 47%
| Lakeview Terrace (2008) | "
As a thriller it’s solid three-star tension. As a Samuel L. Jackson showcase it proves a man can only coast through so many motherfuckin’ or milquetoastin’ turns before having to display his full and overpowering talent." — Empire Magazine Posted Dec 5, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 64%
| Quantum of Solace (2008) | "
A pacy, visually imaginative follow-up to the series relaunch. If it doesn't even try to be bigger and better than Casino Royale, that's perhaps a smart move." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 21, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 15%
| Mirrors (2008) | "
The main problem with Mirrors is its truly clunky screenplay, which fails to support the often stylish visuals." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 10, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 87%
| The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2008) | "
It has few fireworks, but still sticks in the mind, and is a definite upgrade from Digimon: The Movie for director Mamoru Hosoda." — Empire Magazine Posted Sep 19, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 44%
| The Strangers (2008) | "
An effective, scary emotional work-out, but perhaps you can have too much paranoid despair." — Empire Magazine Posted Aug 29, 2008 |
N/A | Rotten 32%
| The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008) | "
Kim Newman's Guide to The X-Files" — Rotten Tomatoes Posted Jul 31, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 32%
| The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008) | "
An okay paranormal mystery, with solid work from the regulars – but please Mr Carter, next time, could we have liver-eating mutants or post-modern comedy like the really good episodes of The X Files?" — Empire Magazine Posted Jul 31, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 72%
| Wanted (2008) | "
McAvoy crashes the A-list, Jolie finally gets to be as big a star on screen as she has been in print, and Bekmambetov proves the most exciting action-oriented emigré since John Woo." — Empire Magazine Posted Jun 24, 2008 |
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