Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 50%
| Cass (2008) | "
Cass has more heart than your average hooligan flick, but it's a clumsy, compromised film, hamstrung by its own redemptive structure and too infatuated with its protagonist to take an objective point of view." — Channel 4 Film Posted Jul 31, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 93%
| Iron Man (2008) | "
Is it summer already? The first of the big budget superhero blockbusters has arrived, and it's a roaring success, thanks to a combination of superb special effects and canny casting." — BBC Posted May 2, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 0%
| Strange Wilderness (2008) | "
There's nothing in this lame, low budget stoner flick that even peeps above the parapet of the ordinary." — BBC Posted Apr 11, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 59%
| Lonesome Jim (2006) | "
Steve Buscemi's third film as a director is a low key affair delivered with a wry sense of humour." — BBC Posted Apr 11, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 26%
| Drillbit Taylor (2008) | "
Leaves a nasty taste in the mouth." — BBC Posted Mar 28, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 79%
| The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) | "
Unexpectedly gripping." — BBC Posted Mar 25, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 9%
| 10,000 B.C. (2008) | "
Take the kids along; unless you want them to grow up to be palaeontologists." — BBC Posted Mar 14, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 41%
| The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) | "
Ravishing frocks and heaving bosoms are the main constituents of The Other Boleyn Girl, an entertaining bodice ripper lightly disguised as historical fiction." — BBC Posted Mar 7, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 35%
| Vantage Point (2008) | "
The stories are cleverly interwoven, with a couple of unexpected twists, and the patient viewer is rewarded with a doozy of a car chase in the last reel." — BBC Posted Mar 7, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 79%
| The Bank Job (2008) | "
The tone is strangely erratic, aiming for the breezy high-jinks of Ealing comedy in the first half, then collapsing into dead-eyed sadism, then back to cheeky cockney chappies for a reasonably rousing climax." — BBC Posted Feb 28, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| N/A | Gamerz (2007) | "
It would be easy enough to mock the insulated world of Dungeons & Dragons enthusiasts, but Robbie Fraser's debut movie takes a gentler and more sympathetic path." — BBC Posted Feb 22, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 79%
| Black Water (2007) | "
Short, sharp and refreshingly nasty, it's a light antidote to all those heavy Oscar hopefuls clogging up the multiplex." — BBC Posted Feb 22, 2008 |
Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 16%
| Jumper (2008) | "
Important plot points are left unexplored, and there's no killer climax, so you leave the cinema deflated rather than thrilled." — BBC Posted Feb 19, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 72%
| Definitely, Maybe (2008) | "
A romantic comedy that manages to be cute without sending viewers barrelling into the bathroom to toss their cookies." — BBC Posted Feb 12, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 85%
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) | "
A grimy concoction from Hell's own kitchen, laced with black humour and seasoned with hauntingly beautiful music. Tuck in." — BBC Posted Jan 24, 2008 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 94%
| No Country for Old Men (2007) | "
The Coen brothers have once again placed themselves at the very forefront of American cinema." — BBC Posted Jan 18, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 100%
| Half Moon: A Musician's Last Journey (2007) | "
Surprisingly gripping despite its whimsical subject matter and often very funny." — BBC Posted Jan 4, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 71%
| Lust, Caution (2007) | "
A mesmerising study in emotional cruelty." — BBC Posted Jan 4, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 50%
| Man in the Chair (2007) | "
Man In The Chair feels a bit like a high school movie project, which is appropriate since that's exactly what it's about." — BBC Posted Jan 1, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 23%
| Balls of Fury (2007) | "
It's good natured enough, but laughs are thin on the ground." — BBC Posted Dec 25, 2007 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 55%
| We Own The Night (2007) | "
Heartfelt performances from all the leads, certainly. Top 80s tunes and a thrilling car chase in the pouring rain." — BBC Posted Dec 13, 2007 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 51%
| Bee Movie (2007) | "
What Bee Movie really lacks is a compelling hero. Seinfeld is essentially playing himself, so what we get is a stand-up comedian in a black and yellow sweater." — BBC Posted Dec 11, 2007 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 36%
| Southland Tales (2007) | "
There's too much sizzle and not enough steak." — BBC Posted Dec 7, 2007 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 15%
| Hitman (2007) | "
Hitman continues the grand Hollywood tradition of completely failing to turn a computer game into a decent movie." — BBC Posted Nov 29, 2007 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 65%
| Wristcutters: A Love Story (2007) | "
Dark subject matter, but Goran Dukic's film is whimsical and determinedly optimistic about life." — BBC Posted Nov 23, 2007 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 81%
| Talk to Me (2007) | "
A traditionally handsome biopic bursting with 1960s period detail and firecracker performances, Talk To Me tackles one of the most volatile periods in American history, but tragically finds nothing interesting to say about it." — BBC Posted Nov 23, 2007 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 62%
| Anna M. (2007) | "
For a film that presents itself as a case-study, Anna M has no trouble in chucking plausibility out of the window - would she really get a job as a nanny with that loony smile and no references? - and suffers from a mystifying and unsatisfactory ending." — BBC Posted Nov 15, 2007 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 98%
| The Band's Visit (2007) | "
The kind of film that will appeal to patient viewers: charming, low-budget whimsy with a soupcon of political relevance. The music is lovely too." — BBC Posted Nov 9, 2007 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 16%
| The Brothers Solomon (2007) | "
Direction is undistinguished, and the editing leaves far too much room for laughs that never arrive." — BBC Posted Nov 2, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 94%
| In the Shadow of the Moon (2007) | "
The heart of Sington's film is the dry humour and boundless humility of his interviewees." — BBC Posted Nov 2, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 93%
| Sicko (2007) | "
Moore's commentary can grate, but his most brilliant prank - escorting a group of 911 workers to Cuba for free healthcare - manages to be political gelignite and intensely moving at the same time." — BBC Posted Oct 23, 2007 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 13%
| The Seeker (2007) | "
A terrible bodge." — BBC Posted Oct 19, 2007 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 19%
| The Invasion (2007) | "
Having established an effectively creepy mood in the first half, the film eventually degenerates into a muddled mess, with Nicole and Daniel Craig dodging zombies while popping amphetamines in a desperate effort to stay awake. We know how they feel." — BBC Posted Oct 16, 2007 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 96%
| Ratatouille (2007) | "
The animation is superb, the vocal work flawless, the script witty, the central conflict between family ties and the pursuit of excellence subtly handled." — BBC Posted Oct 10, 2007 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 23%
| Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) | "
Director Russell Mulcahy, a veteran of sci-fi tat, knows well enough to keep his camera firmly focussed on the exploding heads, and of course, there's the semi-naked Milla. One for Saturday night DVD rental, really." — BBC Posted Oct 9, 2007 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 62%
| Day Watch (2007) | "
The film undeniably has buckets of style, aided and abetted by some extremely funky animated subtitles." — BBC Posted Oct 5, 2007 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 14%
| War (2007) | "
All together now: 'War! Hurgh! What is it it good for?'" — BBC Posted Oct 2, 2007 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 13%
| Mr. Woodcock (2007) | "
Mr Woodcock offers one or two glorious moments of slapstick comedy, separated by a tumbleweed-strewn tundra of tedium." — BBC Posted Sep 28, 2007 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 38%
| Hot Rod (2007) | "
Though it's as disposable as a plastic razor, Hot Rod is not without a few good yuks." — BBC Posted Sep 25, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 87%
| Superbad (2007) | "
It's as if Mike Leigh decided to make a gross-out comedy." — BBC Posted Sep 14, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 67%
| Disturbia (2007) | "
Take an Alfred Hitchcock classic, remix it for generation youtube and you've got Disturbia, a smart and involving thriller about the perils of voyeurism." — BBC Posted Sep 11, 2007 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 43%
| December Boys (2007) | "
Based on a novel by Michael Noonan, this sentimental tale of Australian orphans coming of age by the seaside has little to distinguish it except for the presence of Daniel Radcliffe." — BBC Posted Sep 11, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 90%
| Knocked Up (2007) | "
It's so funny that you'll be snorting popcorn out of your nose before the end." — BBC Posted Aug 24, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 93%
| The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) | "
A heart-pounding, merciless thrill ride that will leave you gasping for breath." — BBC Posted Aug 14, 2007 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 20%
| Rush Hour 3 (2007) | "
Two hours of non-stop, ear-shattering, humourless shrieking. It's simply unbearable. You soon find yourself begging for him to die." — BBC Posted Aug 10, 2007 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 64%
| Buy It Now (2005) | "
Punches well above its weight." — BBC Posted Jul 20, 2007 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 56%
| Transformers (2007) | "
It's outrageous, stupid fun and you should see it on the biggest screen you can find." — BBC Posted Jul 17, 2007 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 77%
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) | "
Order of the Phoenix is entertaining enough, but it feels like a stopgap, a stepping stone to later, greater thrills." — BBC Posted Jul 13, 2007 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 41%
| Shrek the Third (2007) | "
Great animation and good jokes." — BBC Posted Jun 26, 2007 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 85%
| Paris, Je T'aime (2007) | "
Taken as a whole, Paris Je T'Aime slips down easily enough and offers a few whimsical smiles, but you may find yourself craving more substantial nourishment before the end." — BBC Posted Jun 26, 2007 |
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