Splat 2/5 |
The Painted Veil (2006) |
"If the cholera doesn’t get you, the dialogue will." |
James Christopher |
Tomato 3/5 |
Pandorum (2009) |
"Riffing on Alien, Sunshine and Resident Evil, the German director Alvart finds an effective balance between action-excitement and psychological chills." |
Tom Charity |
Splat 2/5 |
Paper Heart (2009) |
"Whimsical, solipsistic and self-indulgent, Paper Heart represents everything that is wrong with American independent cinema." |
Wendy Ide |
Tomato 4/5 |
Paranoid Park (2008) |
"Bears some similarities with Elephant. A similarly photogenic teen milieu is shot with fluid, graceful camerawork; a non-linear structure slots together like a puzzle to reveal the panicked mindset of a boy under agreat deal of stress." |
Wendy Ide |
Tomato 4/5 |
Paranormal Activity (2009) |
"Not since David Lynch’s Lost Highway has a movie manipulated so skilfully the disturbing power of black screen space and the potential horror hidden within." |
Kevin Maher |
Tomato 3/5 |
Paris (2009) |
"Klapisch slyly uses vignettes and diversions to hide the fact that he has no perceivable endgame." |
Kevin Maher |
Splat 2/5 |
Paris 36 (2008) |
"The phrase that comes to mind is cinéma de papa, the term used by the nouvelle vague to decry the bland, old-fashioned movies against which they rebelled." |
Edward Porter |
Splat 2/5 |
Paris 36 (2008) |
"Paris 36 is an indigestible hunk of gooey French cheese." |
Wendy Ide |
Tomato 3/5 |
Partition (2007) |
"It’s the taboo and tender romance between Mistry and Kreuk that will shift the serious tickets." |
James Christopher |
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Partner (2007) |
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Splat 1/5 |
Passchendaele (2008) |
"It’s hard to overstake how unimaginably dreadful is Passchendaele, a First World War drama that does Canada’s already ropey film-making reputation no favours whatsoever." |
Wendy Ide |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Passion of the Christ (2004) |
"It's almost impossible not to be moved by Jim Caviezel's vulnerability as Christ, even if the idea that he is no 'mere' man is never in doubt." |
James Christopher |
Tomato 4/5 |
Patti Smith - Dream of Life (2008) |
"While it fails to place Smith’s work and her significance in context, the film certainly captures her charisma, wit and passion." |
Wendy Ide |
Splat 2/5 |
Penelope (2008) |
"A modern-day fairytale, the film is tarted up like a hyperactive five-year-old's lurid fantasy of interior decor." |
Wendy Ide |
Tomato 3/5 |
A Perfect Getaway (2009) |
"A “smart” thriller — the title itself is intended to convey that this is an ideal summer popcorn movie — but it’s a little too tricky for its own good." |
Toby Young |
Tomato 4/5 |
Pierrot Le Fou (1965) |
"Godard opens up his box of tricks and tips it all over the screen in a flurry of improvised, postmodernism that takes scattergun shots at consumerism, cultural imperialism and the Vietnam and Algerian wars." |
Ed Potton |
Splat 2/5 |
Pineapple Express (2008) |
"The problem about being hopelessly stoned is that you also become hopelessly boring. So it is here." |
James Christopher |
Splat 1/5 |
The Pink Panther 2 (2009) |
"The entire film is a tedious string of pratfalls." |
James Christopher |
Splat 2/5 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) |
"The unfunny doppelgängers only remind us, unfortunately, of how formulaic and mechanical this once inspired turn has become." |
Kevin Maher |
Splat 1/5 |
Planet 51 (2009) |
"A hideously annoying and emotionally blank tale." |
Kevin Maher |
Splat 1/5 |
Planet Terror (2007) |
"A loving testament to exploitation horror cinema and a moronic sop to a certain generation of male film fans’ obsession with breasts, guns and gore." |
Kevin Maher |
Tomato |
Pontypool (2009) |
"It’s always an unexpected bonus in a zombie film to find the brains evident in the screenplay rather than splattered all over the scenery." |
Wendy Ide |
Splat 2/5 |
The Pope's Toilet (2007) |
"Beto as a character is problematic – one minute hes a twinkly, moustachiod dreamer hoping for a better life; the next he’s a macho bully who shoves his cowering wife around their shack. The film requires that we focus on the former and forgive the latter." |
Wendy Ide |
Splat |
Pride and Glory (2008) |
"the decision to film Farrell and Norton climactically duking it out in a bar called Irish Eyes with diddle-di-deedle-di music playing on the jukebox is almost unforgiveable." |
Kevin Maher |
Splat |
The Prince & Me (2004) |
"A woeful and predictable outing for Cinders and an impossibly twitty prince" |
James Christopher |
Tomato 3/5 |
Princesas (2006) |
"The film has inspirational messages about the rewards of multicultural integration, but its tacit approval of prostitution as a rewarding career choice seems a bit peculiar." |
Kevin Maher |
Tomato 3/5 |
Princess (2007) |
"Although morally ambiguous, with a message that is at best confused, this is a striking debut from a talented director." |
Wendy Ide |
Tomato 3/5 |
Private (2004) |
"Emotional and rational arguments fuel the occasionally heavy-handed script but the Israeli-Palestinian cast is strong in a film that shows how both sides are victims of violence." |
Ian Johns |
Tomato 3/5 |
Private Fears in Public Places (2007) |
"Although now well into his eighties, Resnais brings an elegance and lightness of touch to this romantic roundelay – it’s not the most profound musing on life and love, but it’s eminently watchable." |
James Christopher |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009) |
"The lightly episodic script, the unfussy direction and the other heavyweight actors, Arkin especially, just about cover his tracks." |
Kevin Maher |
Splat 2/5 |
Private Property (2006) |
"Brilliantly acted but oppressively dour." |
James Christopher |
Splat 2/5 |
The Proposal (2009) |
"One minute you’re watching a 21st-century remake of His Girl Friday, the next you’re having to endure some awful, dumbed-down “women’s picture”. Bullock deserves better." |
Toby Young |
Splat 2/5 |
PTU: Police Tactical Unit (2006) |
"Johnny To favours atmosphere above plotting and though it looks tremendous it won't keep you on the edge of your seat" |
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Splat 2/5 |
Public Enemies (2009) |
"Questionable production values alone are not enough to sink a movie. Cinema doesn’t have to look great if it has something to say. But it’s not entirely clear what Public Enemies is trying to say." |
Wendy Ide |
Splat 2/5 |
Puccini - La Boheme (2007) |
"Robert Dornhelm’s chocolate-box production of Puccini’s most popular opera, La Bohème, is far more enjoyable when you close your eyes." |
James Christopher |
Splat 2/5 |
The Puffy Chair (2006) |
"There is very little of real substance in there." |
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Splat 1/5 |
The Punisher (2004) |
"The Punisher is mildly entertaining, for all the wrong reasons" |
James Christopher |
Splat 2/5 |
Punisher: War Zone (2008) |
"Castle/the Punisher is not the most charismatic comic book hero at the best of times but Stevenson’s jowly pallor and oil slick of hair makes him look more like an Eastern European abattoir worker than a vigilante to be reckoned with." |
Wendy Ide |
Splat 1/5 |
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) |
"The film unspools like a souped-up vanity project." |
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Splat 1/5 |
Push (2009) |
"“What if nothing we did made any sense. Would that throw them off the scent?” Nick asks. You bet." |
James Christopher |
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