Splat 2/5
Vacancy (2007)
"I know, you couldn’t make it up. But someone did."
Kevin Maher
Tomato
Valiant (2005)
"Valiant is the plucky little outsider with a lot of heart"
Wendy Ide
Valkyrie (2008)
"Singer makes a noble and romantic fist of this terrific story but it feels spookily like a well-oiled Hollywood entertainment rather than a sensational chapter of history."
James Christopher
Van Helsing (2004)
"An anachronistic and anarchic orgy of special effects"
Vanishing of The Bees
"Of course something has to change. But let’s start with the eco-doc format."
Vantage Point (2008)
"Vantage Point might sound intriguing on paper but it's all gimmick and not a lot of substance."
Tomato 3/5
Venus (2006)
"O’Toole is a lecherous marvel, and worth every ounce of his Oscar nomination for Best Actor."
Vera Drake (2004)
"Leigh’s gift for turning the meagre into gripping drama has seldom been put to better use. The pleasant surprise is that this is a story to sink your teeth into "
Barbara Ellen
Tomato 4/5
A Very British Gangster (2008)
"A deeply unnerving exposé."
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
"Woody Allen’s spoof of the Don Juan myth Vicky Christina Barcelona is his best film this century."
"Allen can’t be losing his touch entirely if he can still persuade three of the hottest people on the planet to make out for our viewing pleasure."
The Village (2004)
"Another voluptuous piece of tension and Shyamalan's best work since The Sixth Sense"
Viva (2008)
"It’s the sort of attention to detail that would be admirable in a short film. But in a film that plays out at two hours it’s unendurable. Paying ironic homage to bad cinema doesn’t suddenly make it good."
Vodka Lemon
"There’s a specific kind of humour that thrives in the face of extreme privation and Vodka Lemon has it in spades"
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