Tomato 3/5 |
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2009) |
"A fascinating story, well-made, but also rather lumbering and lacking in any real focus." |
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Splat |
Baby Mama (2008) |
"It's as much fun as actually eating toddler vomit." |
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Splat 2/5 |
Babylon A.D. (2008) |
"The film’s makers clearly aren’t big on originality, taking an old concept, asset-stripping a bunch of better movies and hoping nobody would notice. Given the few people who are likely to pay to see Babylon A.D., they might just get their wish." |
David Edwards |
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Bad News Bears (2005) |
Click here to see the review. |
David Edwards |
Splat 1/5 |
Balls of Fury (2007) |
"It’s a hodge-podge of Enter The Dragon and Blades Of Glory, yet infinitely worse than either. In short, a film about bouncing balls with the bounce of an anvil." |
David Edwards |
Tomato 3/5 |
Bandslam (2009) |
"Like a 12-year-old playing their first guitar, it lacks polish and goes on too long, but you can't knock the enthusiasm. Great musical finale, too." |
David Edwards |
Splat 2/5 |
Bangkok Dangerous (2008) |
"The only reason to see a Nicolas Cage movie these days is to have a good laugh at his latest wig." |
David Edwards |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Bank Job (2008) |
"Light-hearted but no comedy, dark but not depressing, a Cockney caper that’s never close to larky, it’s a back-to-basics Brit flick that tells a good story with a minimum of pretension." |
David Edwards |
Splat 2/5 |
Barnyard: The Original Party Animals (2006) |
"There are far better ways of keeping the kids happy." |
David Edwards |
Tomato |
Batman Begins (2005) |
"It's a violent and truly scary film and definitely not one for the kids. For grown-ups, though, it could well be the ultimate superhero movie." |
David Edwards |
Splat 2/5 |
Beaufort (2008) |
"Aside from a pretty impressive final battle, there’s little to engage here, although all that waiting around does mean there’s time to nicely flesh out the characters, while the action scenes are well handled." |
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Tomato 3/5 |
Bedtime Stories (2008) |
"This sweet-natured family comedy makes for great entertainment, balancing adventure thrills with a hefty dose of laughter." |
Mark Adams |
Tomato 3/5 |
Bee Movie (2007) |
"The animation is fine, the plot accessible enough for youngsters and it clocks in at a snappy hour and a half." |
David Edwards |
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Bee Season (2005) |
Click here to see the review. |
David Edwards |
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Beerfest (2006) |
Click here to see the review. |
David Edwards |
Tomato 4/5 |
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) |
"Hoffman’s reliably superb while Albert Finney, as the lads’ father, is as good as he’s ever been." |
David Edwards |
Tomato 3/5 |
Beowulf (2007) |
"A movie that’s adequate rather than electric, leaving you satisfied but hardly excited." |
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Tomato 4/5 |
Beowulf (2007) |
"This ancient tale of heroism and betrayal is brought slap bang up to date in an computer-generated sword-and-sandals adventure that, while a little on the long side, gets a big thumbs up due to some jaw-thunking special effects." |
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Tomato |
Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) |
"In truth, this good-natured Disney comedy is an engaging romp." |
Mark Adams |
Splat 2/4 |
Bewitched (2005) |
"Don'’t, whatever you do, expect to Be-entertained by this feeble rom-com." |
David Edwards |
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The Black Dahlia (2006) |
Click here to see the review. |
David Edwards |
Tomato 4/5 |
Black Gold (2006) |
"Contrast that with shots of the grower’s malnourished children relying on emergency foreign aid and it’s enough to make your blood boil – never mind the coffee." |
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Splat |
Black Sheep (2007) |
"Once the novelty wears off, we’re left with a poorly-made black comedy with plenty of gore but little suspense and even fewer laughs." |
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Splat 1/5 |
Blindness (2008) |
"Boy, this is bad. And I mean walk-out-of-the-cinema bad. So awful, in fact, that its dullness, pomposity and sheer gloominess are among the film’s better points." |
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Tomato 3/5 |
Blood Diamond (2006) |
"While there’s some serious sag between the action scenes, this is a blockbuster with brains and the kind of film to make us all think twice on our next visit to the jeweller." |
David Edwards |
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Blue Crush (2002) |
Click here to see the review. |
Jonathan Ross |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Boat That Rocked (2009) |
"It's a passable, if overlong, piece of fluff. But you'll have completely forgotten about it less than an hour later." |
David Edwards |
Splat 2/5 |
Bobby (2006) |
"Meandering, maudlin and totally missable." |
David Edwards |
Splat 2/5 |
Body of Lies (2008) |
"If the starry but soulless crime flick American Gangster wasn’t enough to convince you Ridley Scott was a man past his prime, check out Body Of Lies – a starry but soulless terrorism movie." |
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Tomato 4/5 |
Bolt (2008) |
"The animation isn’t up there with Pixar’s finest but still looks great, while the story is engaging enough for kids and adults alike. In short, it’s the puppy’s privates – and do try to catch it in 3D if you possibly can." |
David Edwards |
Tomato 5/5 |
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) |
"The funniest thing I’ve ever seen in my life." |
David Edwards |
Tomato |
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) |
"Bourne is back – and he’s better than ever before." |
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Splat 2/5 |
The Box (2009) |
"The Box is based on a 10-page short story and, while it was successfully adapted for a one-hour episode of The Twilight Zone, there's not enough for a feature, let alone one lasting two-hours." |
David Edwards |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008) |
"Ignore the plummy accents – which isn’t easy – and what we have is a touching tale of a forbidden friendship with a really nice performance from the young Butterfield." |
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Tomato |
The Brave One (2007) |
"As you’d expect, the talented Foster and Howard clearly relish sinking their teeth into a pair of well-rounded parts, their relationship teetering between cop and suspect, and the possibility of a romance." |
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Tomato |
Breach (2007) |
"In the face of such a towering performance from Cooper, Phillippe keeps his end up while Laura Linney, as his handler, delivers the kind of turn we’ve come to expect from one of America’s finest movie actresses." |
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Tomato 3/5 |
The Break-Up (2006) |
"It's never less than entertaining and the chemistry between our two leads, whatever their personal circumstances, really holds things together." |
David Edwards |
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Breakfast on Pluto (2005) |
Click here to see the review. |
David Edwards |
Splat 1/5 |
The Breed (2006) |
"There hasn’t been a decent killer dog movie since 1983’s Cujo and The Breed doesn’t break the run." |
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Tomato 4/5 |
Brick (2006) |
"After discovering his girlfriend has been murdered, a high school geek attempts to unravel the mystery in what may be the best teen movie you've ever seen." |
David Edwards |
Tomato 3/5 |
Brick Lane (2008) |
"Although well-acted and heartfelt, it provokes shrugged shoulders rather than the tears it’s clearly striving for." |
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Tomato 3/5 |
Bride Wars (2009) |
"Imaginative it ain’t but, in all, it’s an agreeably girly accompaniment to a box of Maltesers. You might also want to take along some earplugs." |
David Edwards |
Splat 2/5 |
Brideshead Revisited (2008) |
"Someone once said the only thing worse than nuclear war was Evelyn Waugh. Maybe they’d seen this." |
David Edwards |
Tomato 5/5 |
Bridge to Terabithia (2007) |
"Probably the best family film you'll see all year." |
David Edwards |
Splat 2/5 |
Bright Star (2009) |
"[Bright Star] may have inspired some beautiful poetry but, here, provokes mere yawns." |
David Edwards |
Splat 2/5 |
The Broken (2009) |
"This is hardly a horror classic because it takes so damn long for anything to happen. And when it does, the ideas aren’t built upon, leaving you with the feeling the script is two or three rewrites away from a final draft." |
David Edwards |
- |
The Brothers Grimm (2005) |
Click here to see the review. |
David Edwards |
- |
Brothers of the Head (2006) |
Click here to see the review. |
David Edwards |
Tomato 5/5 |
Bruno (2009) |
"One of the funniest things you'll ever see." |
David Edwards |
Splat |
Bulletproof Monk (2003) |
"After the terrific opening sequence it's downhill all the way." |
Jonathan Ross |
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