Tomato 3/5 |
Taken (2009) |
" If Neeson wasn’t in such a dreadful hurry we might even enjoy the mindless cruelty." |
James Christopher |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) |
"The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 is not a disaster by any means. For most of its running time, it’s a slick, well-crafted piece of entertainment. But you can’t help wondering just how good it might have been in the hands of a less self-advertising director." |
Toby Young |
Splat 2/5 |
Taking Woodstock (2009) |
"A rare misfire for the usually reliable Lee." |
Toby Young |
Tomato 3/5 |
Taking Woodstock (2009) |
"It’s a movie that wears the trappings of the countercultural movement like bunting, yet is essentially mild-mannered and rather conventional." |
Wendy Ide |
Splat 2/5 |
The Tale of Despereaux (2008) |
"The rodent worlds are painted with flair and invention, but the characters – with the noble exception of Watson’s princess – are as dull as dishwater." |
James Christopher |
Tomato 4/5 |
Tales from the Golden Age (2009) |
"While this wry, sometimes poignant collection ultimately runs a little long, it serves as a useful introduction to the talent that makes Romania the place to look for exciting new voices in cinema." |
Wendy Ide |
Splat |
Tau Ming Chong (2009) |
"There are no pecs and no leather Speedos, but there is a baffled general who, when facing defeat, blurts out the iconic line: “This is madness!”" |
Kevin Maher |
Tomato 3/5 |
Taxidermia (2007) |
"There is, no doubt, a serious social commentary under all the vomit, but it takes a committed viewer to dig it out and hose it down." |
Wendy Ide |
Tomato 3/5 |
Tell No One (2008) |
"The supporting cast, including Kristin Scott Thomas and Nathalie Baye, are strong. It’s a watchable thriller" |
Wendy Ide |
Tomato 3/5 |
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story (2009) |
"This is Meek’s show, and as a wild and hostile central character (the bellowed phrase “F*** off” is never far from his lips) he is likely to fascinate and alienate in equal measure." |
Kevin Maher |
Tomato 4/5 |
Ten Canoes (2007) |
"It’s rather wonderful." |
Wendy Ide |
Splat |
The Terminal (2004) |
"So satisfied with its feel-good status, it seems oblivious to the bad casting decisions" |
Wendy Ide |
Splat 2/5 |
Terminator Salvation (2009) |
"Terminator Salvation looks, sounds and tastes like a £2.50 fairground ride. There is nothing human about it. McG feeds you the sort of thrills that can be had on Clacton pier." |
James Christopher |
Tomato 3/5 |
The 9th Company (2005) |
"Tells a familiar story very well, thanks to a charismatic ensemble cast and boundless ambition when it comes to the scale." |
Wendy Ide |
Splat 1/5 |
The Clone Wars (2008) |
"The latest instalment of George Lucas’s interminable franchise, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, has the charm of a cash machine. This noisy animated feature is set in a galaxy that isn’t far away enough." |
James Christopher |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Cottage (2008) |
"This film is fabulously deranged." |
James Christopher |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Counterfeiters (2008) |
"This is a first-rate piece of film-making that should appeal to fans of last year’s The Lives of Others." |
Wendy Ide |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) |
"It’s divine tongue-in-cheek tosh." |
James Christopher |
Tomato 3/5 |
The Duchess of Langeais (2008) |
"Terrific performances by the two leads make this a far more rewarding film than the rigorous formality might suggest." |
James Christopher |
Tomato 3/5 |
The End (2009) |
"The flesh-crawling thrill is that these stories about armed robberies, ghastly fights, and grisly murders are utterly compelling." |
James Christopher |
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The Royal Guard (2007) |
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The Tiger's Tail (2006) |
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Splat 2/5 |
The War on Democracy (2007) |
"The show is ultimately ruined by its ophidian writer/presenter Pilger, who is something of an acquired taste" |
Kevin Maher |
Splat 2/5 |
Then She Found Me (2008) |
"The tut-tuttingly dull script refuses to supply a single happy line until Hunt squares up to the sudden arrival of Bette Midler." |
James Christopher |
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There Will Be Blood (2007) |
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Tomato |
Thirst (2009) |
"With its rapacious appetites and forceful directing style, is definitely a vampire film for grown-ups." |
Wendy Ide |
Tomato 4/5 |
This Is England (2007) |
"Few directors tap their damaged past as brilliantly as Meadows. This is England is by far his most personal and powerful testimony." |
James Christopher |
Tomato 3/5 |
This Sporting Life (1963) |
"I can’t think of a sport movie that is better photographed. The black and white cinematography is gorgeously stark, the perfect medium for this bleakly unforgiving tale." |
Wendy Ide |
Tomato 4/5 |
Three Miles North Of Molkom (2009) |
"It’s a nicely judged little film... unexpectedly heart-warming." |
Wendy Ide |
Tomato 4/5 |
Three Monkeys (2009) |
"This is a must." |
James Christopher |
Splat |
Thunderbirds (2004) |
"The puppets still leave more of a lasting impression." |
Wendy Ide |
Tomato 4/5 |
The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) |
"Despite the saccharine trailer and the icky tear-jerking pedigree, The Time Traveler’s Wife is actually a movie of some substance. it is the film about disconnected love that The Curious Case of Benjamin Button should have been." |
Kevin Maher |
Tomato 3/5 |
Timecrimes (2008) |
"Fiendishly convoluted and stylishly crafted, Time Crime is a low-budget sci-fi thriller from Spain that ably demonstrates the value of a neat idea, cleverly executed." |
Wendy Ide |
Tomato 5/5 |
Times and Winds (2008) |
"It is, at a guess, about life’s relentless march, about death, rebirth, and the hollow limits of religion in the face of overwhelming nature. You have to see it to get it, but when you’ve got it you’ve got it for good." |
Kevin Maher |
Splat 1/5 |
To Get To Heaven First You Have To Die (2006) |
"Despite the crime-filled third act it has the motor of a US teen sex comedy and could easily be repackaged and called Kamal’s Gotta Have It! God knows it couldn’t be any worse." |
Kevin Maher |
Tomato 3/5 |
Tokyo Sonata (2009) |
"It’s a story with a universal resonance right now, but the Japanese setting of Tokyo Sonata lends it a unique perspective." |
Wendy Ide |
Tomato 4/5 |
Tokyo Story (1953) |
"Ostensibly a snapshot of postwar Japan in the midst of profound cultural change, it is the movie’s painful depiction of familial disintegration that remains universal today." |
Kevin Maher |
Tomato 4/5 |
Tony Manero (2009) |
"The brilliance of Tony Manero is that it is so black-hearted. There are no forgivable souls within miles. The squalor is a masterclass in tack. The ghoulish hook is that it is totally compelling." |
James Christopher |
Tomato 3/5 |
Tough Enough (2006) |
"A grainy piece of Berlin realism by Detlev Buck which follows a 15-year-old boy caught between a rock and a hard place." |
James Christopher |
Tomato 5/5 |
Toy Story (1995) |
"The 3-D viewing doesn’t make much difference...but it is a joy to see these superb films back on the big screen, even after dozens of DVD viewings." |
Tom Charity |
Splat 2/5 |
Trade (2007) |
"This cockeyed odd-couple road movie is well-intentioned, but it comes perilously close to feeding off the crimes it condemns." |
James Christopher |
Tomato 3/5 |
Traitor (2008) |
"The moral maze is not quite as murky as it should be, a suspicion that we may have misjudged the hero whisks the film back into the realms of fiction, and detracts from the issues it raises." |
James Christopher |
Splat 1/5 |
Transformers (2007) |
"Films directed by Michael Bay are usually like being shouted at by a halfwit for two and a half hours, and Transformers is no exception." |
Wendy Ide |
Splat 2/5 |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) |
"It’s like being hit over the head repeatedly with a very expensive, very loud train set.After two and a half hours in this bludgeoning company, you’re begging Bay to put away the boys’ toys and make a rom-com." |
Ed Potton |
Splat 2/5 |
Transporter 3 (2008) |
"Transporter 3 is a reassuringly beefy thriller in which Jason Statham has to drive very fast across Eastern Europe with a Ukranian beauty queen on the seat beside him. No one, including Jason, has the slightest clue why. Never mind." |
James Christopher |
Tomato 3/5 |
Transylvania (2006) |
"The real love affair is not between Zingarina and Tchangalo; it’s between Zingarina and the country where she has her child." |
Wendy Ide |
Tomato 4/5 |
Treeless Mountain (2009) |
"A touching, gentle examination of the giddy rush and sickening sense of dislocation that comes with being left on your own when you’re young." |
Ben Machell |
Splat 1/5 |
Triangle (2007) |
"The results are messy, incoherent and ultimately three times as tedious." |
Kevin Maher |
Tomato 3/5 |
Triangle (2009) |
"If you can get past its logical inconsistencies — and they are legion — it’s not bad." |
Toby Young |
Tomato 3/5 |
Tricks (2007) |
"A child’s-eye view of parochial Poland during a sleepy, endless summer, Tricks is handsomely photographed but defiantly lacking in drama." |
Wendy Ide |
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