Splat 2.5/5 |
Leatherheads (2008) |
"It's the bad moments that will probably stay with you." |
Rodney Chester |
Tomato 4/5 |
Looking for Eric (2009) |
"It would be unthinkable for Britain's Ken Loach to make a film without some social purpose, but at 72, he's made the funniest film of his long career." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Make It Happen (2008) |
"Mary Elizabeth Winstead [has] star quality." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 3/5 |
Max Payne (2008) |
"This intense action thriller will be recalled for its exciting visuals and relentless action rather than its acting." |
Des Partridge |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Mes Amis, Mes Amours |
"While My Friends, My Loves is not a masterpiece, it sticks to the romantic comedy genre with a French twist." |
Colin Newton |
Splat 0.5/5 |
Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) |
"It is not a rip-off. But make no mistake, it is a cash-in." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Tomato 3/5 |
Mongol (2008) |
"You might wonder how Bodrov could fail to make every minute of Genghis Khan's extraordinary life near edge-of-the-seat involving, but there are some dull stretches before the pace picks up again." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 4/5 |
Moon (2009) |
"While there are echoes of Kubrick's 2001 classic, Moon has enough that's original and surprising to make it worth recommending, and not only to diehard fans of sci-fi films." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
My Sister's Keeper (2009) |
"As manufactured Disease of the Week weepies go, Nick Cassavetes's drama based on a Jodi Picoult bestseller, is surprisingly moving." |
Des Partridge |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) |
"The two short scenes that bring British comic Ricky Gervais into the movie as the stuffy museum administrator suggest the possibility of a third movie... A decent script surely is needed before that's given the go-ahead." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 4/5 |
Observe and Report (2009) |
"Offers a surprising journey if you're prepared to ride along with Ronnie, his security cart, and his attitude." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
The Proposal (2009) |
"The stars aren't going to erase memories of Hepburn and Tracy, or Lombard and Powell, but Bullock and Reynolds — even when playing a naked bathroom scene together — make a good fit." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 3/5 |
Public Enemies (2009) |
"Certainly worth a look, but you might feel that Mann keeps his characters, apart from Billie, at arm's length." |
Des Partridge |
Splat 1/5 |
Push (2009) |
"The premise is promising all right, but it's a movie over-stuffed with talk and actors with a glazed look as though they too aren't sure of what they're doing." |
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Tomato 3/5 |
Red Cliff (2009) |
"The mix of real history and imagined events results in filmmaking of high quality, despite the gaps and possible confusion of the foreign story." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 5/5 |
Samson and Delilah (2009) |
"Thornton's film offers a unique experience set in the heart of Australia, and it surely will be a rare moviegoer who doesn't respond to the drama and humour he exposes in this tender and brutal love story." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 4/5 |
The September Issue (2009) |
"It's a fascinating insight." |
Sally Browne |
Tomato 3/5 |
Sex and the City - The Movie (2008) |
"While he's let the movie run to excessive length, the well-practiced Parker King (throwing in more brand names than you will find in a Myers catalogue) knows what his target audience wanted from this reunion." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Soloist (2009) |
"Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx are highly convincing. Problem is, the film lets them down. It is not as powerful or moving as it could -- and should -- have been." |
Colin Newton |
Splat 2.5/5 |
The Soloist (2009) |
"The facts offer potential for a heart-rending and emotional movie experience, but Wright (director of Atonement and Pride and Prejudice) goes Hollywood with his first American feature." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 3/5 |
Sorority Row (2009) |
"Mean Girls meets I Know What You Did Last Summer... You won't be able to scream for laughing at this sloppy reimagining of a forgotten '80s slasher thriller." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato |
Speed Racer (2008) |
"Resembling little more than a two-hour video game, the high-energy movie is positive enough about the strength of family to forgive the challenges of the format and simply go along for the (very loud and noisy) ride offered by the Wachowski brothers." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 4/5 |
State of Play (2009) |
"Newspapers may be changing, but accessible adult movies of this quality are certain to keep Hollywood alive and kicking well into this century." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 3/5 |
Stone Bros. (2009) |
"In a significant year for indigenous films, Stone Bros. plays the Joker's role: a bromance disguising the film's intent to prick consciences in the hardest writing form (comedy) to master." |
Des Partridge |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Sunshine Cleaning (2009) |
"Although the film isn't brilliant, the script has its moments and includes some memorable dialogue: "How'd she die?" "It was a do-it-yourself kinda thing."" |
Colin Newton |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) |
"Ultimately, this is not a great train-robbery film -- but hey, in the whole scheme of things, it's not a bad one, either." |
Colin Newton |
Tomato 3/5 |
Terminator Salvation (2009) |
"McG's film doesn't match James Cameron's first two, but is better than the third Jonathan Mostow-directed instalment." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) |
"This is undoubtedly Bana's best American performance and you can genuinely believe in Bana and McAdams as lovers who give the story its emotion." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 4/5 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) |
"It would be great to say there is "more than meets the eye", but that is not the case. It's just a near-perfect replica of the first film." |
Colin Newton |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) |
"Michael Bay has no idea that less is more in this loud and long action flick designed to give the fan boys what they want and then some." |
Rodney Chester |
Tomato 4/4 |
Tropic Thunder (2008) |
"For an insider's take on the movie business, Stiller's action comedy has you laughing from the start..." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 3/5 |
Tyson (2009) |
"This doco goes a little way to portraying Tyson as more human than animal. Iron Mike even sheds a few tears." |
Colin Newton |
Tomato 3/5 |
Unfinished Sky (2008) |
"There might be a future for small Australian films as well crafted as this one." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 4/5 |
Up (2009) |
"This is probably the most original of all [Pixar's] films to date, and the realism brought to the screen is constantly surprising." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 4/5 |
Valentino: the Last Emperor (2009) |
"The unique behind-the-scenes profile Tyrnauer has achieved makes this more than just another excuse to look at beautiful models in pretty frocks, and a film not only for fashionistas." |
Des Partridge |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Van Diemen's Land (2009) |
"The film is at times tasteless and unpalatable but the screenplay, based on four confessions Pearce gave after his capture, has a certain level of interest to it." |
Colin Newton |
Splat 2.5/5 |
What Just Happened (2008) |
"An insider's Hollywood story, Barry Levinson's film lacks the bite of other admired "movie movies", such as The Player, or way back, The Bad and the Beautiful." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Whatever Works (2009) |
"Fans of Allen's work should be happy to find him back in Manhattan, still exploring the meaning of his existence through some typically funny one-liners." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 4/5 |
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) |
"Jonze has succeeded splendidly in making a movie about the challenges of childhood, and it's likely the material will resonate more with the adults who read Wild Things to their children rather than delight the children themselves." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 4/5 |
Whip It (2009) |
"While Whip It follows the pattern of the majority of underdog sports dramas, Barrymore's film has a vitality, energy and heart (in the beautifully acted mother-daughter story) that's often lacking in male-centred movies." |
Des Partridge |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Year One (2009) |
"The story feels like the pitch developed during a long drinking session — what would you get if you took one of the great comedic filmmakers of the 1980s and put him together with Apatow's Superbad generation?" |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 4/5 |
Zombieland (2009) |
"Zombie comedies have been plentiful since the British-made Shaun of the Dead five years ago, but none has been as funny as Zombieland." |
Des Partridge |
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