Splat 2/5 |
My Life in Ruins (2009) |
"The film feels slighter than its hugely successful predecessor." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 3/5 |
My Sister's Keeper (2009) |
"A morally ambiguous tearjerker with a twist." |
Vicky Roach |
Splat 2/5 |
Nights in Rodanthe (2008) |
"A singularly unsuccessful look at mature love." |
Vicky Roach |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Notorious (2009) |
"While the script provides ample illustrations of Wallace's tough life, there is not enough focus on what set the recording star apart from his peers or why he became so incredibly popular so quickly." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 3/5 |
Orphan (2009) |
"Enough jump-out-of-your-seat moments to make this nonetheless trashy, implausible thirller watchable." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Orphanage (2007) |
"The Orphanage takes audiences on an eerie, involving and ultimately extremely moving journey into the underworld." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 4/4 |
Paris 36 (2008) |
"Some of the musical numbers are way too elaborate to have been presented in a suburban music hall, but if you want reality, this isn't the movie you're looking for." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 3/5 |
Pride and Glory (2008) |
"Director and co-writer Gavin O'Connor is the son of a former New York policeman, and displays a strong grasp of the familial and fraternal ties that bind his characters together." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Tomato 3/5 |
Public Enemies (2009) |
"Public Enemies finds [Mann] a bit slower on his feet. The film lacks the narrative dexterity of Collateral and The Insider. And the end result veers between solid and stolid." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Quantum of Solace (2008) |
"A solid sequel for the reinvented franchise." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 3/5 |
Quiet Chaos (2009) |
"[Moretti delivers] a complex and complete performance..." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 3/5 |
Red Cliff (2009) |
"The most beautiful Asian epic since Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar triumph, The Last Emperor, 22 years ago." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Revolutionary Road (2008) |
"A cold and unappealing drama that is almost cripplingly middle-class." |
Vicky Roach |
Splat 2/5 |
RocknRolla (2008) |
"Promoted as a story of 'sex, thugs and rock'n'roll,' this highly stylised mobster movie couldn't even be remotely confused with the real thing." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 3/5 |
Role Models (2008) |
"What Role Models does well is extract every last loose-moral laugh it can from its who-is-educating-who? scenario." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Tomato 3/5 |
Seven Pounds (2008) |
"Although the story wobbles at times, Seven Pounds stays the course thanks to Muccino's skilled direction." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato |
Sex and the City - The Movie (2008) |
"The film is raw, sentimental and outrageously materialistic - just as a true fan would hope and expect it would be." |
Peta Hellard |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Sex Drive (2008) |
"At its very best, some sequences would be considered funny enough to warrant inclusion in the deleted scenes section of the Superbad DVD. At its very worst, think stale American Pie." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Tomato 4/5 |
Shine a Light (2008) |
"Shine a Light reinvigorates a slightly tired genre with an extraordinarily light touch." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) |
"Boyle confidently mines the feelgood opportunities of Simon Beaufoy's screenplay, adapted from Vikas Swarup's novel, without letting the film collapse into soppiness or sentimentality." |
Vicky Roach |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Speed Racer (2008) |
"The appeal of this frenetically-paced fantasy is probably limited to 10-year-olds, gamers and fanboys." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato |
Star Trek (2009) |
"There is a good blend of character development and action in Star Trek which is why it will resonate so well with audiences." |
Stephen Fenech |
Splat 2.5/4 |
Step Brothers (2008) |
"Despite valiant efforts from a seasoned cast, it fails to deliver the expected laughs." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
The Tale of Despereaux (2008) |
"There are no cheesy pop-culture gags or similarly wacky wisecracks; the emphasis is purely on action and adventure, and it pays off wonderfully by the end." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) |
"Sure to hit the spot for anyone with an appetite for sweet, unselfconscious romantic fantasy." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 3/5 |
Towelhead (2008) |
"As uncomfortable to watch as it is compelling, this film adaptation of Alicia Erian's novel is saved from mere ordeal status by a hopeful and uncliched ending." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 3/5 |
Traitor (2008) |
"A taut and topical thriller that attempts to add a human dimension to the fast-paced and often explosive action." |
Vicky Roach |
Splat 2/5 |
The Ugly Truth (2009) |
"One of the uglier truths about The Ugly Truth is that its screenplay was co-written by three women who have really sold their gender down the river. Way to represent the cause, ladies." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Splat 2.5/5 |
The Uninvited (2009) |
"The good work done by the Guards earlier in the picture -- continual layering of one new level of mystique upon another -- is tainted by a sudden desperation to explain away everything with several clumsy flashbacks." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Tomato 3.5/4 |
Valkyrie (2008) |
"A well-paced thriller that sheds light on a little-known piece of World War II history." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 3/5 |
W. (2008) |
"Part satire, part biopic, part behind-the scenes political drama, W gets stranded in a no-man's land somewhere in between." |
Vicky Roach |
Splat 2.5/5 |
The Wackness (2008) |
"Levine's extended use of sepia-toned cinematography adds to the film's charmless look, matching the bleakness of the lives of most of the people he presents to the audience." |
Des Partridge |
Tomato |
WALL-E (2008) |
"A visual tonic of a film, wise enough to give its audience plenty of space." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 3/5 |
Watchmen (2009) |
"For all of the ferocious flashes of brilliance achieved by wunderkind director Zack Snyder, there are almost as many fatal flaws." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Tomato 3/5 |
What Just Happened (2008) |
"In an era where old rope such as Fast & Furious can strangle the box office, any reminder of Hollywood's clueless cynicism is more than welcome." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Splat 2.5/5 |
Where the Wild Things Are (2009) |
"It's also too adult in its concerns to be fully understood by most children. And paradoxically, it's also too child-like in its construction to be appreciated by most adults." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Tomato 3/5 |
Whip It (2009) |
"Whip It is not the most original flick to come along this year, the knockabout (and knock 'em flat) way in which Barrymore captures the wired atmosphere of roller derby is genuinely irresistible." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Splat 2/5 |
The Women (2008) |
"Even a dream cast has to have the right material to work with. As well as a filmmaker who can bring out the best in them." |
Vicky Roach |
Tomato 4.5/5 |
The Wrestler (2008) |
"Rourke's Golden Globe award is as richly deserved as it was popular. Like the sport it celebrates, his performance doesn't hold anything back." |
Vicky Roach |
Splat 2/5 |
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) |
"Fans of the many comic books in which Wolverine has featured will rue what has become of their favourite characters." |
Leigh Paatsch |
Tomato 3.5/5 |
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008) |
"The most dirty-minded date movie of all time." |
Leigh Paatsch |
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