Tomato 3/5 |
Macbeth (2007) |
"Flawed but enjoyable adaptation with some good ideas balanced against occasionally amateurish direction and unintentionally amusing pronunciation." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Machinist (2004) |
"The performances are nothing short of superb - Bale's skeletal form alone is likely to be the most haunting visual image of the year." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 3/5 |
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) |
"... it's delightful to see the kids enthusiastically cheering each other on and they are terrific dancers. It'll make you want to take ballroom dancing lessons." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 3/5 |
Mad, Sad and Bad (2009) |
"This British drama is patchy in places, but it just about succeeds thanks to a handful of decent gags and strong performances from its ensemble cast." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 3/5 |
Madagascar (2005) |
"Brightly coloured but poorly thought out and generally disappointing comedy, despite the odd funny moment." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 3/5 |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) |
"Average sequel with a handful of great gags but the story is weak, the main characters are annoying and the best characters (the penguins) are largely under-used." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 4/5 |
Made (2001) |
"Well-written and well-acted, though your enjoyment will largely depend on how high your Vince Vaughn tolerance level is." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 3/5 |
Made of Honor (2008) |
"This is an enjoyable romcom enlivened by strong performances from Dempsey and Monaghan." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 5/5 |
Maedchen In Uniform (1931) |
"A classic. See it." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Magdalene Sisters (2003) |
"It’s occasionally heavy-handed and emotionally manipulative, but the subject matter justifies the anger you’ll feel." |
Matthew Turner |
Splat 2/5 |
The Magic Flute (1975) |
Click here to see the review. |
Matthew Turner |
Splat 2/5 |
The Magic Hour |
"There's no doubting the worthiness of the project in general but the majority of the shorts are sadly disappointing, so it's more like The Magic Ten Minutes than The Magic Hour." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Magic Roundabout Movie (2005) |
"In short, The Magic Roundabout is an enjoyable family film that will delight young audiences and is liable to send nostalgic 30-somethings on a (sadly, futile) quest to find the original series on DVD. Worth seeing." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Magician (2005) |
"Totti is either genuinely foreign and amusing or is an incredibly gifted comic actor - his innocent, matter-of-fact delivery of [some of his lines] will have you laughing for days afterwards." |
Matthew Turner |
Splat 2/5 |
Magicians (2007) |
"Something of a disappointment, due to a poorly conceived script and an underdeveloped plot." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 5/5 |
Magnolia (1999) |
"Ever since the credits rolled I’ve been able to think of little else." |
Sarah Hall |
Splat 2/5 |
Maid in Manhattan (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Majestic (2001) |
Click here to see the review. |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 3/5 |
Make It Happen (2008) |
"In short, this is a watchable dance movie and Winstead's performance just about compensates for the generally poor direction." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 4/5 |
Maléna (2000) |
Click here to see the review. |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 4/5 |
Mamma Mia! (2008) |
"Hugely enjoyable musical with gorgeous location work, terrific songs and superb performances from a fabulous cast." |
Matthew Turner |
Splat 1/5 |
A Man Apart (2003) |
"[An] annoying, laughable, badly thought-out film." |
Matthew Turner |
Splat 2/5 |
The Man from London (2008) |
"Despite its conventional-sounding plot, this is strictly for hardcore arthouse fans and the film's aesthetic rewards don't really justify its lengthy running time." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 3/5 |
Man in the Chair (2007) |
"Watchable drama with a strong performance from Christopher Plummer, though the script often feels simplistic and can't quite manage the emotional punch the story deserves." |
Matthew Turner |
Splat 2/5 |
Man of the House (2005) |
"Essentially, then, the film is an excuse for Tommy Lee Jones to do his craggy hard man act in a house full of scantily-clad cheerleaders." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Man of the Year (2003) |
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Matthew Turner |
Splat 2/5 |
Man of the Year (2006) |
"Man of the Year has some nice ideas and a handful of excellent scenes, but it struggles to find the right tone and is hamstrung by a ridiculous plot point." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 4/5 |
Man on Fire (2004) |
Click here to see the review. |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 4/5 |
Man On Wire (2008) |
"Brilliantly directed, hugely entertaining documentary that tells a genuinely stunning story and paints a fascinating portrait of an extraordinary man." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 5/5 |
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) |
"Stunning photography, terrific performances from a note-perfect cast, and a wonderful, dryly-comic script. One of the best films of the year." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 4/5 |
Management (2009) |
"Enjoyably offbeat indie romcom that's never particularly funny but gradually wins you over, thanks to a quirky, unpredictable script and great performances." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) |
"A rare case of the remake being as good as the original." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 4/5 |
Manderlay (2006) |
"Manderlay isn't as powerful or as intense as Dogville, but it is still an intriguing and entertaining film, thanks to Bryce Dallas Howard's performance and John Hurt's hugely enjoyable narration." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 3/5 |
Manufacturing Dissent (2007) |
"With a wide-ranging array of interviewees and an amusingly Moore-like approach to its subject, Manufacturing Dissent is an enjoyable documentary, whether you're pro-Moore, anti-Moore or indifferent." |
Matthew Turner |
Splat 2/5 |
March of the Penguins (2005) |
"Secondly, it's been horribly sanitised, as if all the good bits have been removed for a pre-watershed TV screening. We do, in fact, get to see penguins doing it, but the narration neglects to mention it, lest children in the audience start asking" |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 3/5 |
Margot at the Wedding (2007) |
"Enjoyably spiky family drama with a sharply written script and strong performances from its two leads." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 3/5 |
Margot at the Wedding (2007) |
"Enjoyably spiky family drama with a sharply written script and strong performances from its two leads." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 4/5 |
Maria Full of Grace (2004) |
"Catalina Sandino Moreno gives a superb, naturalistic performance as Maria and Marston is careful not to glamorise her, despite the fact that she's absurdly gorgeous." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 3/5 |
Marie Antoinette (2006) |
"File under fascinating failure." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 3/5 |
Marigold (2007) |
"An ambitious but largely successful attempt to marry Bollywood and Hollywood, Marigold is worth seeing for Ali Larter's performance and some joyous musical numbers." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Mark of an Angel (2008) |
"Superbly directed, powerfully acted and unbearably suspenseful French drama that exerts a vice-like emotional grip throughout." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 4/5 |
Marley & Me (2008) |
Click here to see the review. |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 4/5 |
Married Life (2008) |
"Superbly directed, thought-provoking blend of Hitchcock movies, 1940s pastiche and Bette Davis-style melodrama, featuring terrific performances from Cooper and Clarkson." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 4/5 |
Married Life (2008) |
"Superbly directed, thought-provoking blend of Hitchcock movies, 1940s pastiche and Bette Davis-style melodrama, featuring terrific performances from Cooper and Clarkson." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 3/5 |
Mascarades |
"Likeable, gently funny French-Algerian comedy with a sharp script and strong performances, though the plot tails off a bit in the middle section." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 4/5 |
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) |
Click here to see the review. |
Matthew Turner |
Splat 1/5 |
The Master of Disguise (2002) |
"This is a serious contender for the title of The Worst Film Ever Made." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Matador (2005) |
"What emerges is a film about friendship, albeit a very unusual friendship, and Shepard fills the screen with bright, rich colours in order to keep the film visually interesting during the frequently hilarious dialogue.
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Matthew Turner |
Tomato 4/5 |
Match Point (2005) |
"There's more than a touch of The Talented Mr Ripley about Match Point and Allen keeps the atmosphere extremely tense throughout." |
Matthew Turner |
Tomato 4/5 |
Matchstick Men (2003) |
"Stylishly directed, well-written and boasting an eclectic soundtrack, this is an enjoyable con flick with both Cage and Ridley Scott on top form." |
Matthew Turner |
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