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Critics / Kevin Harley
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    KEVIN HARLEY

    Agrees with the Tomatometer 78% of the time.

    Publications: Total Film

    Total Reviews: 36

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    Fresh
    3/5

    Rotten
    39%

    The Limits of Control (2009)

    " Jarmusch’s film captivates stylistically, and at least some credit’s due to his less-is-more plotting. But extensive introversion leaves it gasping for air, almost vanishing up itself."

    Posted Dec 11, 2009

    Rotten
    2/5

    Fresh
    64%

    The Merry Gentleman (2009)

    " Part tastefully muted, part plain morose, Keaton’s direction styles this as a character study of hearts in winter. But it doesn’t wash."

    Posted Dec 4, 2009

    Rotten
    2/5

    Rotten
    46%

    Nativity! ()

    " Glug a pint of seasonal spirit before watching Debbie Isitt’s mish-mash of show-must-goon generics, bittersweet Brit-comedy realism and Hollywood endings."

    Posted Nov 27, 2009

    Fresh
    3/5

    Fresh
    60%

    Paper Heart (2009)

    " Yi is a unique tour guide, her deadpan demeanour, embarrassed giggle and horn-rimmed specs generating non-starry appeal."

    Posted Nov 6, 2009

    Fresh
    3/5

    Fresh
    67%

    The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

    " Gilliam’s plotting is typically ramshackle, but the fantasy visions are wondrous. Top job of rescuing Heath Ledger’s cruelly curtailed contribution, too."

    Posted Oct 16, 2009

    Rotten
    2/5

    Rotten
    28%

    Pandorum (2009)

    " After two hours in the dark with this loud but hollow hybrid, you’ll know “space madness”. In a good year for smart sci-fi, Pandorum lumbers and groans."

    Posted Oct 4, 2009

    Fresh
    3/5

    Fresh
    82%

    Broken Embraces (2009)

    " Your eyeballs will relish Almodóvar’s movie-movie cocktail, but it’d be nice to see him serve up some fresh flavours. Despite the tactile direction, there isn’t enough to resonate post-film."

    Posted Aug 29, 2009

    Rotten
    2/5

    Fresh
    65%

    Adam (2009)

    " Cookie-cutter characterisations, homily-heavy script and over-reliance on maudlin musical prompts are all too chocky-box icky in their own right."

    Posted Aug 7, 2009

    Fresh
    5/5

    Fresh
    89%

    Moon (2009)

    " Fans of speculative and conceptual sci-fi and classic storytelling should take this trip to identity’s dark side. The direction is elegant, the acting impeccable. Take the trip."

    Posted Jul 17, 2009

    Fresh
    4/5

    Fresh
    75%

    Heimatklänge ()

    " There’s nothing dry about this study in tradition: Schwietert stresses the freedom and spontaneity in avant yelping, qualities his lead trio embrace with palpable passion."

    Posted Jul 10, 2009

    Fresh
    3/5

    Fresh
    83%

    Telstar: The Joe Meek Story (2009)

    " Clumsily plotted and psychologically messy as it is, Moran’s pop biopic is a ripe bustle of business, given substance and conviction by well-rooted performances."

    Posted Jun 19, 2009

    Rotten
    2/5

    Rotten
    11%

    Beyond the Fire (2009)

    " Sin, sexual abuse, erotic salvation... Director Maeve Murphy’s thick stew is worthy but heavy like a sledgehammer."

    Posted Jun 19, 2009

    Fresh
    4/5

    Fresh
    87%

    Sounds Like Teen Spirit ()

    " Gooey tunes and rampant primary colours can’t scupper the slick yet guileless crowdpleasing of Jamie J Johnson’s debut doc. We might giggle and gag on the garish Euro-pop, but Johnson gets us on-side with winning, grinning empathy."

    Posted May 8, 2009

    Fresh
    4/5

    Fresh
    90%

    Momma's Man (2008)

    " Azazel Jacobs’ lo-fi indie comedy unfolds slowly but with patient precision."

    Posted May 8, 2009

    Fresh
    4/5

    Fresh
    97%

    Let the Right One In (2008)

    " As cold as a corpse, as warm as love and thick with shady business in between, Alfredson’s chiller is moving and nerve-jangling. A vampire movie to nourish the heart, mind and fear glands."

    Posted Apr 9, 2009

    Fresh
    5/5

    Fresh
    100%

    The 400 Blows (1959)

    " It's streetwise stuff, shot in a vigorous on-the-hoof style, but also full of joy, both in its blissfully comic moments and in Doinel's telling passion for moviegoing."

    Posted Apr 9, 2009

    Rotten
    2/5

    Rotten
    28%

    The World Unseen (2008)

    " Intimacy, nuance and emotional punch are conspicuous only by their absence. Dreary."

    Posted Apr 3, 2009

    Rotten
    2/5

    Rotten
    54%

    The Boat That Rocked (2009)

    " Curtis hangs situation and character comedy on a homage to rock’n’roll. That would be fine if it were funny, but auto-pilot Curtis prevails."

    Posted Apr 3, 2009

    Fresh
    4/5

    Fresh
    98%

    Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009)

    " A touching, gripping tale of friendship and forever-young fantasy in failure’s frontline."

    Posted Feb 19, 2009

    Fresh
    3/5

    Fresh
    68%

    Revolutionary Road (2008)

    " DiCaprio and Winslet channel much nuance into their home-based hell. Mendes’ level-headed helming is best at pinpointing the brutality of banality, while Roger Deakins’ lush cinematography stylises suburbia as a lavish velvet coffin for its residents."

    Posted Jan 30, 2009

    Rotten
    2/5

    Rotten
    37%

    How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)

    " Fluffed satirical targets, a shortfall of required rom-com charm, cheap gags and a thoroughly unpleasant ‘hero’ situate How To Lose Friends several floors below the desired Apartment-esque heights."

    Posted Oct 3, 2008

    Fresh
    3/5

    Fresh
    90%

    I've Loved You So Long (2008)

    " A stonking lead performance from Kristin Scott Thomas ferries Philippe Claudel’s directorial debut over its forced twists."

    Posted Sep 26, 2008

    Rotten
    1/5

    Fresh
    83%

    Eden Lake (2008)

    " Frustratingly, there is potential in Watkins’ claustrophobic, back-to-nature setting, but, in trying to play ‘edgy’ with contemporary anxieties, his cooked-to-formula script merely sinks to the level of the gutter press exploiting those fears."

    Posted Sep 12, 2008

    Fresh
    4/5

    Fresh
    78%

    Ashes of Time Redux (1994)

    " Even sword-slashes “sigh like a breeze”. Martial arts fans might gag but Wong fans who were disappointed by My Blueberry Nights should see this. It’s the look of lush."

    Posted Sep 12, 2008

    Rotten
    2/5

    Fresh
    64%

    Never Apologize: A Personal Visit with Lindsay Anderson (2008)

    " His account of Anderson’s demise moves, but by then, this arch-raconteur’s bluster may have sand-papered your patience."

    Posted Sep 5, 2008

    Fresh
    3/5

    Rotten
    36%

    Face Addict (2008)

    " But some are capable of articulacy and Bertoglio provides the odd ghostly image: primarily, middle-aged fashionista Wendy Whitelaw, who sprays her suburban lawn in regulation Factory chic. The happy ending is welcome, too."

    Posted Aug 22, 2008

    Fresh
    3/5

    Rotten
    49%

    My Blueberry Nights (2008)

    " Away from home, Wong is on far-from-vintage form. But he still speaks the seductive language of longing with tactile tenderness, and draws out a natural performance from Jones. Worth a look, if not quite one to fall for."

    Posted Feb 22, 2008

    Fresh
    4/5

    Fresh
    88%

    Back To Normandy (2007)

    " Granted, Philibert’s free-roaming approach is as languid as a weekend ramble. But his warm, tender, patient film finds much to move and chew on in the mulch and mire of rustic matters."

    Posted Jan 18, 2008

    Rotten
    2/5

    Rotten
    29%

    The Good Night (2007)

    " As a comedy of male delusion, Night seems to shrink from its flimsy dramatic subtexts; as a probing of dream and reality in love, its pretensions to depth suggest a neutered comedic courage: Woody Allen-lite."

    Posted Jan 18, 2008

    Fresh
    4/5

    Fresh
    71%

    Lust, Caution (2007)

    " Lee’s saucy, sumptuous slow-burner is a complex, elegant seduction, drawing on Hitchcock but putting a singular stamp on a rich spread of spies and sex, repression and sacrifice. Just don’t try those moves at home…"

    Posted Jan 4, 2008

    Fresh
    3/5

    Rotten
    57%

    Prête-moi Ta Main (2006)

    " The old gender-tussle tune is played lightly and wittily, with a streak of mischief peppering any risk of schmaltz."

    Posted Nov 2, 2007

    Rotten
    2/5

    Rotten
    56%

    Mr. Brooks (2007)

    " Everyone involved takes this tat seriously except William Hurt, who goes gung-ho as the alter-ego goading Brooks’ kill frenzies. If only they’d cut out the middle-Kev and cast Hurt instead…"

    Posted Oct 10, 2007

    Fresh
    3/5

    Fresh
    78%

    Sparkle (2007)

    " Thank heavens for Hoskins, Manville and Channing, whose weathered sparkle is enough to satisfy none-too-demanding rom-com requirements."

    Posted Aug 17, 2007

    Rotten
    2/5

    Rotten
    46%

    Edmond (2006)

    " The Falling Down-meets-After Hours pitch and plum cast (William H Macy, Rebecca Pidgeon, Bai Ling, Mena Suvari) look tempting, but it’s not a stretch to see why it’s sat on the shelf for two years."

    Posted Jul 6, 2007

    Fresh
    4/5

    Fresh
    86%

    Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (2008)

    " The proof of the pig is in the pounding: it sounds good."

    Posted Apr 27, 2007

    Fresh
    3/5

    Fresh
    84%

    Old Joy (2006)

    " Too slight to really haunt, but its subtlety is as treasurable as an old friend."

    Posted Jan 26, 2007
     
     
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