Splat 1/5 |
10,000 B.C. (2008) |
"If you absolutely must endure 10,000 BC, do as we did and take along a pencil - jabbing the nib in your eye might be the only way to regain a sense of feeling after the dumbest, naffest cinematic violation of your life." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
21 (2008) |
"The counting cards doc looks like something you'd find on Sky Three in the middle of the night." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
21 (2008) |
"21 rarely flags in its ability to entertain, but is never particularly convincing." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 3/5 |
American Gangster (2007) |
"If it were not for some adept performances, American Gangster could almost be a particularly brutal made for TV movie." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 3/5 |
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) |
"A lot of time and effort for very little dramatic reward." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
Atonement (2007) |
"Not a bad picture by any means, just way too fussy. Ladies will love it." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 2/5 |
The Bank Job (2008) |
"It's difficult to remain interested when you feel you could leave the auditorium at any time and still take away the same experience." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 5/5 |
Beowulf (2007) |
"This director's cut version features more gore on top of what was already a bucket of blood in the first place. 'Animated' or not, this remains pretty close to the mark." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 5/5 |
Beowulf (2007) |
"At one point Beowulf climbs through the bulging eyeball of a sea monster with all the nonchalance of getting out of bed. Respect is due." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
Bobby Z (2007) |
"Stupid and shameless, Bobby Z is an enjoyable romp that ticks along nicely." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
Bobby Z (2007) |
"An eleven minute 'making of featurette' that may have benefited from some beefing up." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 2/5 |
Charlie Bartlett (2007) |
"Charlie Bartlett is a movie you see when everything else is booked up, then wonder why you didn't just have an early night." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 4/5 |
Charlie Wilson's War (2007) |
"A hot yarn about a cold war." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 2/5 |
Cloverfield (2008) |
"The persistently shaky camera sways to and fro so much the upshot is more nauseating than thrilling. Skip the nachos/ hotdog combo and opt for a packet of aspirin instead." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 4/5 |
Control (2007) |
"The (DVD) commentary is a smidgen of a disappointment because Dutch native Corbin is so difficult to understand - his accent is as thick as Dundee cake" |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 4/5 |
Control (2007) |
"(Curtis) was such an unfortunate man - just a boy really - whose existence was snuffed out by a lifestyle he could not possibly avoid." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 5/5 |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
"Nolan has painted a richly vivid landscape of death and iniquity. The view is breathtaking." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 4/5 |
Death Proof (2007) |
"Tarantino has merely used grindhouse as a jump off point to create a thumping movie experience akin to a headache without the pain." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 2/5 |
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) |
"As dumb as history gets." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 2/5 |
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) |
"How can an out of shape man crying in the nude not be hilarious? It should be hilarious - it looked hilarious on the trailer." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
Get Smart (2008) |
"Anne Hathaway plays the straightest part, quite possibly well, we are not entirely sure. She is so incapacitatingly sexy we lost concentration during several of her scenes." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 2/5 |
The Golden Compass (2007) |
"The final battle is reminiscent of a ruck at a football match, with many characters joining in for seemingly no other reason than to have a good punch up." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
Gone Baby Gone (2007) |
"No need to spend time raking over the parallels of this film and the Maddy case - Gone Baby Gone offers an explanation, real life seldom does." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 2/5 |
Hancock (2008) |
"With only an inter-personal story driving the picture, this becomes a sorry case of big concept, small movie." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Happening (2008) |
"An atmospheric tale that rewards with genuine shocks instead of big bang explosions and a hamburger tie in." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) |
"Brimming with inventive monsters and sets straight out of a fairy tale. Albeit an especially vicious one that would put most kids back into Huggies, but a fairy tale all the same." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) |
"Amiable, but packs about as much punch as a Cliff Richard autobiography." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
I Am Legend (2007) |
"Definitely worth a second look" |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
I Am Legend (2007) |
"I am Legend works as a routine timewaster." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 4/5 |
In Bruges (2008) |
"A laid back trip with a wicked sense of humour, this is an unapologetically lyrical outing." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Incredible Hulk (2008) |
"As a blockbuster bone cruncher, The Incredible Hulk is likeable enough." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) |
"This packed double disc DVD does address some of the film's missteps with candid looks at the pre, filming and post production process." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) |
"If disappointment has a name, it must be Indiana Jones." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 4/5 |
Into the Wild (2007) |
"Penn is successfully finding his filmmaker's voice." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
Iron Man (2008) |
"Iron Man may be too stupid for adults and a mite slow for kids. Yet with Downey Jr's magnetism and some exciting CGI, it still rocks hard enough for both." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 2/5 |
Jumper (2008) |
"For anyone over legal drinking age, Hayden Christensen dressed in a trendy jacket teleporting a building(!) from one side of the country to the other is just bloody stupid." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 2/5 |
Jumper (2008) |
"Watching the movie again on DVD does it no favours - the plot seems even more bananas than ever." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 3/5 |
Juno (2007) |
"A cosy night out for those who refuse to go to the multiplex." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 3/5 |
The Kingdom (2007) |
"With sporadic explosions and some elementary detective work, Peter Berg has made his Miami Vice." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 4/5 |
Knocked Up (2007) |
"If you've ever had sex, this comedy has something to offer you." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 4/5 |
Kung Fu Panda (2008) |
"Kung Fu Panda is no frills frivolity and it kicks." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 4/5 |
Lions for Lambs (2007) |
"Offers simple answers to complex questions with no obvious inclination to be glib or patronising." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 2/5 |
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) |
"Hopefully one day we'll be able to sue for experiences like this. Until then just avoid them - because if you don't, Rob Cohen will keep making them." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 5/5 |
No Country for Old Men (2007) |
"Without overstating the case this could be Joel and Ethan Coen's finest work yet. A bruising, battering, almost religious experience." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 4/5 |
Pineapple Express (2008) |
"Awesome stuff, dude." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 5/5 |
Prisoner, The - Ep. 1 (1968) |
"The Prisoner's genius lies in its foresight. It is not as relevant today; it is more relevant." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 4/5 |
Quantum of Solace (2008) |
"James Bond is back and he's pissed." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 4/5 |
Rambo (2008) |
"A literate, knowing audio commentary from Stallone is the extras highlight. If anyone still thinks this guy is just a mumbling idiot then they really need to open their ears and listen." |
Chris Laverty |
Tomato 4/5 |
Rambo (2008) |
"We need John Rambo. In an age of mistrust and bureaucratic cowardice, it is comforting to know there is a hulking great protector to keep the world in check." |
Chris Laverty |
Splat 3/5 |
Ratatouille (2007) |
"Brad Bird is concentrating too much on adult approval and not enough on entertaining the little ones; the only thing that really matters is how much they enjoyed it. Unfortunately, they fidgeted. A lot." |
Chris Laverty |
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