Tomato 3/5 |
G-Force (2009) |
"This Jerry Bruckheimer production is a surprisingly light-footed caper for cinema’s reigning king of bombast." |
Neil Smith |
Tomato 3/5 |
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) |
"Sommers bucks the bad buzz with a throwaway blast of solid, stupid fun. You laugh at it rather than with it, but a sequel would be worth it just for more of Gordon-Levitt’s one-eyed dramatics." |
Matthew Leyland |
Tomato 3/5 |
Gamer (2009) |
"It won’t win points for originality or depth, but the Crank boys are still on their game as far as sex, violence and sheer unapologetic excess go. High concept, high octane, highly likely to end up a post-pub staple." |
Tony Horkins |
Splat 2/5 |
Gandhi, My Father (2007) |
"Debut director Feroz Abbas Khan adapts his hit play Mahatma v/s Gandhi for the screen with mixed results." |
Naman Ramachandran |
Tomato 3/5 |
Genova (2008) |
"After his playful turn in Mamma Mia!, Firth cuts an altogether more sombre figure in this thoughtful study of bereavement. With no shock twist or homicidal dwarf up its sleeve, though, Winterbottom’s film seems a little self-defeating." |
Neil Smith |
Splat 2/5 |
Get Smart (2008) |
"Stunts, gadgets and Bill Murray in a tree: Get Smart hurls everything at the screen in the hope it’ll stick. Shame all the money went on the dopey action finale instead of some halfway witty gags and a decent script." |
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Splat 2/5 |
Ghost Rider (2007) |
"t’s fun in places, but the second you’re out the cinema, Ghost Rider vanishes from memory in a big puff of smoke." |
Tom Hawker |
Tomato 3/5 |
Ghost Town (2008) |
"This is a schmaltzy romcom directed by blockbuster screenwriter David Koepp and held together by Ricky Gervais – an actor best known for cringy dancing arse boss David Brent." |
Chris Hicks |
Tomato 4/5 |
Ghosts (2006) |
"Reveals the appalling conditions of virtual slavery endured by illegal immigrant workers in today’s Britain." |
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Tomato 3/5 |
Ghosts of Cite Soleil (2007) |
"Captured at hair-raisingly close quarters by the fearless filmmakers, the sense of lawlessness grabs the throat and haunts the mind." |
Matthew Leyland |
Tomato 3/5 |
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) |
"As much as you’d love to hate it, this jaunty supernatural romcom remains a polished, amusing, surprisingly sweet diversion." |
Neil Smith |
Tomato 3/5 |
Gigantic (2008) |
"Taking his cue from his leading man’s minimalist, self-effacing performance, director and co-writer Matt Aselton has fashioned a wry homage to eccentricity." |
Neil Smith |
Tomato 3/5 |
A Girl Cut in Two (2008) |
"An elegant, darkly amusing effort that relishes taking digs at the middle-classes while leaving its characters’ supposedly perverse acts firmly to our imaginations." |
Tom Dawson |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2008) |
"This charming, visually fertile film captures the conflicted emotions of first love and embarrassment of being a teen with real sensitivity." |
Mark Salisbury |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Girlfriend Experience (2009) |
"Soderbergh’s ultra-indie isn’t about feelings – business and pleasure don’t mix. But this intriguing, cerebral, beautiful little movie rings with cold, hard, ugly truths." |
Jonathan Crocker |
Tomato 3/5 |
Glorious 39 (2009) |
"Poliakoff’s conspiracy thriller about Hitler-pleasers and appalling aristos comes with all the bucolic loveliness you’d expect. But its biggest boost comes from Garai, whose fragile, hypnotic turn should make the actress a gong contender." |
Matt Mueller |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Go Master (2006) |
"The rapturous camerawork and Chang Chen's performance as Wu both delight, but there's little insight into what makes a game about white and black pebbles so utterly absorbing." |
Jamie Russell |
Splat 2/5 |
Goal II: Living the Dream (2008) |
"Not quite the guilty pleasure the first movie was, Goal! 2 can’t quite stick it in the back of the net, pull off the double etc, etc..." |
Tom Hawker |
Tomato 5/5 |
The Godfather (1972) |
"The greatest gangster film ever made." |
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Tomato 3/5 |
The Golden Compass (2007) |
"Kidman’s glittering villainess, gorgeous CG design and a bolshy, 11-year-old heroine can’t entirely rescue this franchise gamble from a shuddering outcome. Not a failure by any stretch, but Compass leaves its future hanging in the balance." |
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Tomato 4/5 |
Golden Door (2007) |
"Making the most of an evidently limited budget, Crialese makes the Promised Land seem as poignantly out of reach to us as it is to his tragic characters." |
Jamie Russell |
Tomato 5/5 |
Gomorrah (2009) |
"A searing, epic vision of a city in the grip of gangland terror. The multi-stranded plot takes some unpacking, but the characters, camerawork and unflinching realism compel like a gun to the head. The best gangster saga since City Of God." |
Sam Ashurst |
Splat 2/5 |
Gone (2006) |
"A final reel of arterial spray splatter empties itself in record time and when Gone finally gets going, it’s gone too soon." |
Jamie Russell |
Tomato 4/5 |
Gone Baby Gone (2007) |
"Back, baby, back. An excellent police procedural and a personal triumph for Ben Affleck, steering his younger brother to a performance that deserved louder applause from gong juries." |
Jonathan Crocker |
Tomato 3/5 |
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008) |
"A straight-line journey through the good doctor’s loopy myth and madness, but one that doesn’t push far enough into uncharted territory. Fine as a primer, but Gibney leans more towards admiration than examination." |
Chris Hicks |
Splat 2/5 |
Good (2008) |
"Good’s attempts to diagnose the cancerous spread of Nazi influence through Germany’s population in the mid-’30s is laudable, but despite Mortensen’s stoic talents Halder is just too hollow a character for this to be anything other than a vapid parable." |
Ali Upham |
Tomato 4/5 |
Good Dick (2008) |
"The Kevin Smith-esque dude banter might place Dick in a US indie tradition, but there’s also an honesty to the script and performances that’s genuinely original and touching." |
Ellen E Jones |
Splat 1/5 |
Good Luck Chuck (2007) |
"As dire a cum-com as ever shot its load on a cinema screen." |
Neil Smith |
Splat 2/5 |
The Good Night (2007) |
"As a comedy of male delusion, Night seems to shrink from its flimsy dramatic subtexts; as a probing of dream and reality in love, its pretensions to depth suggest a neutered comedic courage: Woody Allen-lite." |
Kevin Harley |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Good Shepherd (2006) |
"Overlong and a little overstuffed, but De Niro’s ambitious tale of the CIA’s Cold War genesis is still worthy, smart and relevant." |
Jeff Dawson |
Tomato 5/5 |
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) |
"The visuals are eye-popping, the score (by Ennio Morricone) magnificent, the Civil War set-pieces both stunning and haunting. If you’re going to end a trilogy, this is the way to do it." |
Neil Smith |
Tomato 4/5 |
Goodbye Solo (2009) |
"A beautifully understated story of an unconventional friendship." |
Neil Smith |
Splat 1/5 |
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009) |
"Some of the talent – like The Hangover’s Ed Helms – manage to escape with their dignity, just about intact, but the film’s attempts to justify its adult rating become increasingly desperate." |
Tony Horkins |
Tomato 3/5 |
Gran Torino (2008) |
"It’s a movie for Eastwood fans. Which should mean it’s a movie for you." |
Jonathan Crocker |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Grocer's Son (2008) |
"Writer/director Eric Guirado lets events unfold at their own relaxed pace, and has a feel for simmering family resentments, while the wonderful Clotilde Hesme is effortlessly charming in the role of the free-spirited best friend." |
Tom Dawson |
Tomato 3/5 |
Grow Your Own (2007) |
"Grow Your Own has about as much edge as a prize melon, but even if the land’s been well filled, there’s still plenty of fertile soil here. Occasionally melancholy, often funny, this is touching, lyrical home-grown fare." |
Tom Hawker |
Tomato 4/5 |
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006) |
"A deserved hit at Sundance, Guide plays like Stand By Me crossed with Kids. It’s as promising, beautiful and gritty as its onscreen ‘saints’." |
Jane Crowther |
Tomato 4/5 |
Gunnin' for That #1 Spot (2008) |
"OK, so it’s not quite as searching as Hoop Dreams, but it’s hugely enjoyable all the same and boasts – as you’d expect – a terrific soundtrack." |
Chris Hicks |
Tomato 3/5 |
Gypsy Caravan (2006) |
"It’s a slow, sometimes grating process for an hour or so, but once everyone wises up to their shared heritage, a euphoric celebration of what it means to be a gypsy takes flight." |
David Jenkins |
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