Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 66%
| Away We Go (2009) | "
The more the film insists that we see Verona and Burt as perfect, the more smug and unreal they appear. The messy mix of twee maundering and frat-boy slapstick might work if one thing were added: a caption at the end that read: “... and then Burt woke up”" — This is London Posted Sep 18, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 100%
| Tricks (2007) | "
In common with so many Polish directors, Andrezej Jakimowski is obsessed with the peculiar magic of fate and coincidence but unlike Kieslowski, say, he avoids grandly ecstatic/gloomy set-pieces." — This is London Posted Sep 4, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 64%
| Greek Pete (2009) | "
It’s a black comedy, full of great lines and it deserves to be a mainstream hit. What a shame that it’s often unnecessarily graphic." — This is London Posted Sep 4, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 76%
| Bustin' Down the Door (2008) | "
Despite the group’s many successes, self-pitying tears are rarely far from their eyes. It’s fascinating stuff and unfathomably bleak." — This is London Posted Sep 4, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 92%
| Mesrine: Part 2 - Public Enemy #1 (2009) | "
Vincent Cassel is superb in the lead, craggily handsome, steely and volatile." — This is London Posted Aug 29, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 50%
| Jetsam (2008) | "
It’s all a bit silly. There are lots of chases, curses, kisses and the odd fancy gadget." — This is London Posted Aug 29, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 82%
| In the Realm of the Senses (1976) | "
It was made 33 years ago but Nagisa Oshima’s doomed lust classic doesn’t look in the least bit dusty. Quite the opposite." — This is London Posted Aug 29, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 68%
| Funny People (2009) | "
It’s a film that is more ambitious than Knocked Up or The 40-Year Virgin and yet somehow more frustrating, too." — This is London Posted Aug 29, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 81%
| Broken Embraces (2009) | "
[Almodovar] frames with the greatest passion and, here, with muse Penélope Cruz dominating a story of erotic obsession, he surpasses himself." — This is London Posted Aug 29, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 23%
| Jonas Brothers - The Concert Experience (2009) | "
This does pretty much what it says on the tin, though the interactive “3D” element does introduce a twist of sorts." — This is London Posted Jun 2, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 25%
| Fireflies in the Garden () | "
A watchable but ultimately blah family drama." — This is London Posted Jun 2, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 68%
| Fermat's Room (2008) | "
An ingenious Spanish thriller about maths, sex, ambition and dog poo." — This is London Posted Jun 2, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 92%
| Drag Me To Hell (2009) | "
Drag Me to Hell is simultaneously gritty and goofy, brightly coloured and down-to-earth." — This is London Posted May 29, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 66%
| Fugitive Pieces (2008) | "
Fugitive Pieces reduces the Holocaust and its aftermath to a cosy soap opera." — This is London Posted May 29, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 75%
| Tormented (2009) | "
It’s diverting, occasionally moving, and has two secret weapons, teen heart-throb Alex Pettyfer and newcomer Tuppence Middleton." — This is London Posted May 22, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 84%
| The Mark of an Angel (2008) | "
Films like this - taut, expertly paced - are invariably dubbed Hitchcockian." — This is London Posted May 22, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 74%
| A Girl Cut in Two (2008) | "
One’s final impression is that aging legends make unreliable puppet-masters. And that it’s all too easy for a desirable young actress to be left dangling in mid-air." — This is London Posted May 22, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 89%
| Everlasting Moments (2009) | "
The film is exquisitely shot. Yet something’s missing. The figures in Maria’s photographs are uncannily substantial. The characters in the film, by comparison, seem like fragrant ghosts." — This is London Posted May 22, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 38%
| Awaydays (2009) | "
There’s no shortage of movies about Britain’s mean streets and, for the most part, Awaydays runs with the pack." — This is London Posted May 22, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 50%
| Notorious (2009) | "
A fitfully fascinating rise-and-demise yarn that will probably leave hip-hop fans underwhelmed while also alienating middlebrow audiences hoping for an inspirational night out." — This is London Posted Feb 12, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Fresh 78%
| Three Monkeys (2009) | "
Three Monkeys is a noirish thriller — boasting an explosive beginning, middle and end. The pace is still slow and the kiss-kiss bang-bangs take place off camera, but the effect is seismic." — This is London Posted Feb 12, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 13%
| The Pink Panther 2 (2009) | "
Possibly the most excruciating comedy of the year." — This is London Posted Feb 12, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 46%
| Hotel for Dogs (2009) | "
At the start, Kudrow’s character tells the time-wasting kids, “You owe me 30 seconds of my life.” I’m owed rather more." — This is London Posted Feb 12, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 25%
| Friday the 13th (2009) | "
The beast of high-budget horror can be vanquished only if we starve it of cash. Stay out of the cinemas, my friends, and Jason and his kind will finally be able to rest in peace." — This is London Posted Feb 12, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 61%
| Valkyrie (2008) | "
The end result, however, is a skewed picture that manages to promote Hollywood-style derring-do and make fascism look more stylish and profound than it has done in years." — This is London Posted Jan 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 86%
| Rachel Getting Married (2008) | "
Director Jonathan Demme, who says he wanted to make “the most beautiful home movie ever made”, didn’t rehearse scenes before filming. He and Hathaway, as much as Lumet, deserve praise for creating a pariah at once close-to-home and unique." — This is London Posted Jan 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 93%
| Milk (2008) | "
As biopics go, this portrait of gay activist Harvey Milk isn’t quite up there with, say, Raging Bull. Still, it is smart, sexy and very funny." — This is London Posted Jan 23, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 91%
| Frost/Nixon (2008) | "
Devoid of heroes, Frost/Nixon is a film about filming. And — perhaps because I ducked the play and loathed The Queen — I enjoyed every minute of it." — This is London Posted Jan 23, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 21%
| Faintheart (2008) | "
Even if you hate it, the only thing you’ll be wasting is your time." — This is London Posted Jan 23, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 43%
| Yes Man (2008) | "
Yes Man is not the edgy hit it so longs to be. When you look into the eyes of Stamp and the rest, what you see is embarrassed amusement. They said yes — to a big fat paycheque — and laughed all the way to the bank." — This is London Posted Jan 5, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 49%
| Twilight (2008) | "
Twilight, a fantasy romance involving a self-loathing vampire and his sweet-blooded soul mate, is the kind of movie that gets pop culture addicts excited. Surrender to its daftness and you’ll emerge covered in something very like a cold sweat." — This is London Posted Dec 19, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 58%
| The Secret Life of Bees (2008) | "
The casting is fine, but the film’s strange and potentially heartening story desperately needs a bolder touch." — This is London Posted Dec 5, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 64%
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) | "
Stiller has an ear for mainstream projects that keep a few steps ahead of the crowd, like Meet the Parents and Tropic Thunder. Escape 2 Africa is tame by comparison but it never treats us like dumb animals." — This is London Posted Dec 5, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 47%
| Lakeview Terrace (2008) | "
Happily, it’s not only a return to form for the one-time Mormon and agent provocateur, it also offers Samuel L Jackson his first decent part in years." — This is London Posted Dec 5, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 72%
| Julia (2008) | "
Julia, by and large, is a tale of desperate opportunists, fugitive souls who survive by living on their wits, taking risks and making it up as they go along. It sometimes feels that a similar person is behind the camera as well as in front of it." — This is London Posted Dec 5, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 54%
| What Just Happened (2008) | "
More cold than cute, De Niro’s brilliance actually makes the film more confusing than it needs to be." — This is London Posted Nov 28, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 64%
| To Get To Heaven First You Have To Die (2006) | "
Director Djamshed Usmonov frames his story beautifully." — This is London Posted Nov 28, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 85%
| Lorna's Silence (2009) | "
The performances are excellent — low-key and nuanced — but the set-up is so contrived that you never feel involved for long." — This is London Posted Nov 28, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 55%
| Flawless (2007) | "
Yet for all the imperfections, Flawless is a film you find yourself rooting for. Heists involving a keen sense of history are pleasant to stumble across." — This is London Posted Nov 28, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 73%
| Año Uña (2008) | "
Año Uña feels like a calling card from a promising talent — but, as with a summer romance, it’s not built to last." — This is London Posted Nov 28, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 25%
| Four Christmases (2008) | "
Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon play the leads. Do they convince as lawyers or lovers? No. Do they convince as space aliens trying to infiltrate the human race? Yes." — This is London Posted Nov 28, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 61%
| Changeling (2008) | "
Sometimes the grimness and grandeur gel; sometimes they just add up to pompous soaps." — This is London Posted Nov 28, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 82%
| Heavy Metal In Baghdad (2008) | "
It feels like a spoof, yet this documentary, which follows the fortunes of a monumentally rubbish Iraqi band called Acrassicauda, is for real." — This is London Posted Sep 12, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 59%
| RocknRolla (2008) | "
RocknRolla did not leave me wanting more (the last shot promises a sequel is on its way). Still, its confidence is impressive. London’s property bubble may have burst but Ritchie’s career is definitely on the rise." — This is London Posted Sep 5, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 24%
| El Cantante (2007) | "
In fact, Lopez deserves praise for pushing this project. The recently deceased Puchi (who helped generate the script and pushed for Lopez to play her) is not the kind of character you see on screen every day." — This is London Posted Sep 5, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 61%
| The Duchess (2008) | "
He has tried to make Georgiana’s quest for independence — her attempt to gain power via the media and the Whigs — just as gritty. Against the odds, he mostly succeeds." — This is London Posted Sep 5, 2008 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 9%
| Bangkok Dangerous (2008) | "
One day someone will make a film about a lone-wolf killer who gets offered One Last Job, turns it down, retires rich and lives happily ever after." — This is London Posted Sep 4, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 44%
| The Strangers (2008) | "
A good-looking, sophisticated, if somewhat pointless addition to the slasher-horror genre." — This is London Posted Aug 29, 2008 |
Fresh 4/5
| Rotten 55%
| Step Brothers (2008) | "
Dude, the film so totally happens to be great." — This is London Posted Aug 29, 2008 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 7%
| Babylon A.D. (2008) | "
French director Mathieu Kassovitz was once touted as the next Scorsese, thanks to his gritty debut, La Haine. Alas, this action-adventure epic suggests he has settled for being a Hollywood wannabe." — This is London Posted Aug 29, 2008 |
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