Tomato 3/5 |
American Teen (2008) |
"Presents a neat and compact overview of youth under pressure to conform, perform and mature." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Splat 2/5 |
Angels & Demons (2009) |
"A fast-paced and serviceable thriller, dressed in second-hand religious mumbo jumbo, that relies on constant forward momentum to ensure its audience doesn't have time to stop and think about it too much." |
Vicky Roach |
Splat 1/5 |
Babylon A.D. (2008) |
"If Kassovitz really believed he had a classic in the making, why didn't he take a stand and nix the casting of Diesel while he had the chance?" |
Leigh Paatsch |
Tomato 3/5 |
Bandslam (2009) |
"The suprise packet of the film is Vanessa hudgens, cast against type as the Goth-ish girlfriend." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Tomato 4/4 |
Beautiful Kate (2009) |
"Part outback mystery, part kitchen-sink drama, Beautiful Kate is a remarkably assured directorial debut from Ward, who has honed her craft on short films." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 3/5 |
Body of Lies (2008) |
"By the end, Body Of Lies is revealed as just another big-budget movie designed to cash in on the real-enough Middle East conflicts. It's a gangster movie without cops and criminals." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Bottle Shock (2008) |
"In the same way Good Night And Good Luck sends you hurtling for whisky and a Malboro, and Sideways prompts a pining for pinot noir, Bottle Shock will have you craving a chilled glass of Californian chardonnay." |
Amy Harris |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Box (2009) |
"Like Donnie Darko, The Box's eerily effective atmosphere of paranoid conspiracy would not hold up to too much scrutiny. Fans of that twisted sci-fi conundrum will need no further encouragement to see this follow-up in the same vein." |
Vicky Roach |
Splat 2/5 |
Bride Wars (2009) |
"Eighty-eight minutes and 14 seconds of pure, unadulterated piffle." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Tomato 3/5 |
Brideshead Revisited (2008) |
"A timely update on a deserving classic." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Changeling (2008) |
"A deftly handled tale about one woman's quiet and determined struggle to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 3/5 |
Choke (2008) |
"Gregg, with his first directing job, has risen to the challenge, and adapted Choke without sacrificing anything and resulting in a less conventional film." |
Des Partridge |
Splat 2/5 |
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) |
"Fisher is wonderful for much of this movie, despite some of the irksome material shoved her way." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Splat 2/5 |
Couples Retreat (2009) |
"Couples Retreat turns out to be a sloppy, choppy mess." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Tomato 3/5 |
Death Race (2008) |
"Petrolheads and gorehounds, this backfiring blast of cinematic carbon monoxide is your film of the year." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Defiance (2008) |
"Zwick lets the amazing story of the Bielskis' achievement unfold in a conventional, even old-fashioned storytelling way, and even finds time for a spot of romance..." |
Des Partridge |
Splat 1/5 |
Disaster Movie (2008) |
"Since they have so little material to work with in the first place, Friedberg and Seltzer flog each joke well beyond its limits." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 4/5 |
District 9 (2009) |
"The world Blomkamp has created in this original creature feature is at once familiar and distinctive." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
Doubt (2008) |
"As close to a blood sport as is humanly possibly for something that doesn't involve any physical contact." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 4/5 |
Drag Me To Hell (2009) |
"A funny, inspired and genuinely thrilling horror movie [and] the best thing to happen to the genre in yonks." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
The Duchess (2008) |
"A handsome costume drama that highlights the relationship between the Cinderella outfits and the restrictive privilege of the society from whence they came." |
Vicky Roach |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Eagle Eye (2008) |
"The film unfolds at such breakneck speed that the credits are rolling before it becomes fully apparent that the storyline actually ran out of gas some way back." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Every Little Step (2009) |
"This fascinating American made documentary tracks a disparate group of dancers trying out for a range of roles in a Broadway revival of the iconic stage musical A Chorus Line." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Tomato |
Fame (2009) |
"Hardly necessary, but highly enjoyable." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Splat 2/5 |
Fast & Furious (2009) |
"Early, pre-credit scenes are so meticulously choreographed and expertly edited that you just cannot wait for the real film to begin. However, minutes later, you can't help wishing the thing would just hurry up and finish." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Splat 1/4 |
Four Christmases (2008) |
"An imperfect storm of horrible writing, awkward casting and questionable taste gathers soon after the opening credits and dumps downpours of buzz-killing humour at depressingly regular intervals." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Fragments (2009) |
"Each character's unique journey towards processing their shared horrific experience is handled with sensitivity and honesty." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Tomato 4/5 |
Funny Games (2008) |
"We're left with the nasty taste of our own bloodlust long after the credits have rolled." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 3/5 |
Funny People (2009) |
"It's a good deal more interesting than your average mainstream comedy." |
Vicky Roach |
Splat 1/5 |
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) |
"This ultra-violent, incoherent and utterly underwhelming action flick cost more than $200 million to produce." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Gomorrah (2009) |
"It is a challenging approach, and while there is suspense and action (including a spectacular car crash), there is frustration as a result of the regular cutting from one story to another." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 4/5 |
Gran Torino (2008) |
"Gran Torino is to Dirty Harry what Unforgiven was to The Outlaw Josey Wales." |
Vicky Roach |
Splat |
The Happening (2008) |
"The movie is a bummer, from beginning to end." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Splat |
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) |
"Every aspect of the production is atrocious in the extreme.The writing is awful. The direction is bilious." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Tomato 4/5 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) |
"Harry Potter trades hocus pocus for real dramatic magic in Half-Blood Prince." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 2.5/4 |
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) |
"This is good, clean G-rated escapism delivered by fresh, talented young performers." |
Vicky Roach |
Splat 2/5 |
The House Bunny (2008) |
"If you left Legally Blonde and Revenge of the Nerds DVDs in a darkened room for long enough, something like House Bunny would eventually totter out." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Splat 2.5/5 |
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) |
"While Pegg has a good stab at lending the film some of his trademark knockabout charm, the film is as artless and difficult to warm to as its leading man." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 4/5 |
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) |
"A fun-tastic adventure that virtually guarantees enjoyment for the whole family." |
Ben McEachen |
Tomato 3/5 |
Igor (2008) |
"If you are the type that wishes filmmaker Tim Burton still put his name to funky animated monstrosities like The Nightmare Before Christmas, then Igor will fit the bill just nicely." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) |
"For a film that lost one of its key players, Heath Ledger, mid-way through production, The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus is remarkably cohesive. Marks a return to form for Gilliam." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Incredible Hulk (2008) |
"A solid superhero fantasy that gains added depth from a strong cast." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 3/5 |
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) |
"Fraser salvages his reputation as a solid, matinee-style action hero in this family-oriented fantasy." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 3/5 |
Leatherheads (2008) |
"This is the slightest of Clooney's directorial offerings, but it's carried over the line by two charismatic leads and a well-honed screenplay." |
Vicky Roach |
Splat 2/5 |
Love The Beast (2009) |
"It is diverting for a few minutes, but the enterprise really needs something more interesting than one man's relationship with his car." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
Milk (2008) |
"Milk is the full-cream deal; an artery-testing tale of love, politics, human rights and heartbreak." |
Vicky Roach |
Splat 2/5 |
Mirrors (2008) |
"The unfeasibly large number of scenes where Sutherland must swap lines with the title characters makes the wait to get to the good stuff feel like an eternity." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Splat 1/5 |
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) |
"The possibility of a fourth film is alluded to in the screenplay, but let's hope the filmmakers decide to leave that one where it belongs -- in the crypt." |
Vicky Roach |
Splat 1/5 |
My Best Friend's Girl (2008) |
"A film that truly bites." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Splat 2/5 |
My Blueberry Nights (2008) |
"A calorie-free snack masquerading as a substantial meal." |
Leigh Paatsch |
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