Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 45%
| Jennifer's Body (2009) | "
It's barely scary, but it's a treat for every boy (or girl) who'd hack off their right arm to hear Megan Fox purr: 'You've given me such a wettie.'" — Metro [UK] Posted Nov 6, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 83%
| Bright Star (2009) | "
Bright Star is at once sublimely swoonsome yet marvellously down to Earth." — Metro [UK] Posted Nov 6, 2009 |
Rotten 3/5
| Rotten 54%
| Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) | "
There's no warmth from these spooky, human-modelled digitised automatons, who glide about like all-night trance festival-goers the morning after." — Metro [UK] Posted Nov 6, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 56%
| 9 (2009) | "
Too dark for littl'uns, too hectic and cutesy for adults, it's pretty much guaranteed to please no one." — Metro [UK] Posted Oct 30, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 93%
| An Education (2009) | "
Hornby is more interested in the confrontation of self cocooning fantasy with cold reality, of learning to grow up and take responsibility for your life, whatever your age." — Metro [UK] Posted Oct 30, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 93%
| Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) | "
Less Roald Dahl, more The Royal Tenenbaums with a tail and whiskers. Visually, as you'd expect from Anderson, it's gorgeous." — Metro [UK] Posted Oct 23, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 83%
| Thirst (2009) | "
As intelligent as it is blackly humorous, visually elegant, full-bloodedly erotic and a good half-hour too long." — Metro [UK] Posted Oct 16, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 83%
| Triangle (2009) | "
The déjà vu plot loop-the-loops back on itself till it sends you right round the twist." — Metro [UK] Posted Oct 16, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 65%
| The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) | "
For a movie that champions the importance of storytelling, that is, ironically, its limpest department." — Metro [UK] Posted Oct 16, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 89%
| Zombieland (2009) | "
The narrative suffers from a recurrent limp but there are memorable high notes, namely a genius cameo by the ever marvellous Bill Murray as himself." — Metro [UK] Posted Oct 9, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 94%
| Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee (2009) | "
This chuckle-inducing, improvised collaboration between Considine and director/mate Shane Meadows feels more like a lark than a feature movie but it's got a serious motive." — Metro [UK] Posted Oct 9, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 98%
| Up (2009) | "
Pixar's tenth movie is undoubtedly a work of art but what truly makes it glow is that it's a timeless story about love and has obviously been made with tons of the stuff." — Metro [UK] Posted Oct 9, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 10%
| My Life in Ruins (2009) | "
Think Carry On without the sophisticated humour or enlightened views on foreign stereotyping." — Metro [UK] Posted Oct 4, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 55%
| The Invention of Lying (2009) | "
Go in with (very) low expectations and they may just be surpassed." — Metro [UK] Posted Oct 4, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 38%
| Surrogates (2009) | "
Set your brain to standby and you'll just about suck up this glossy dollop of Total Recall-lite." — Metro [UK] Posted Sep 25, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 28%
| Fame (2009) | "
'Lame!' would be a better title for this utterly unmemorable remake of Alan Parker's edgier, darker, remarkably fresh 1980 multi-Oscar-winner." — Metro [UK] Posted Sep 25, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 100%
| Three Miles North Of Molkom (2009) | "
Neatly observed and a right giggle." — Metro [UK] Posted Sep 18, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 84%
| The September Issue (2009) | "
Glimpsing the emotional chinks in Wintour's armour makes this a fascinating watch as much as the to-die-for frocks, XXL personalities and hilarious fashionista nonsense intoned like papal decree. Eg: 'Jackets are the new coats.'" — Metro [UK] Posted Sep 11, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 75%
| Julie & Julia (2009) | "
Comfort viewing for credit-crunch times, this over-long movie is cosy, bland, a bit sugary and totally undemanding. The cinematic equivalent of sticking your brain inside a warm oven." — Metro [UK] Posted Sep 11, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 94%
| Fish Tank (2009) | "
Visually striking but never stylised, it's simply astonishing to find a film that's such a hard-hitting smack in the mouth, yet, at the same time, a marvel of such fragile, natural beauty. Best British film of the year? You bet." — Metro [UK] Posted Sep 11, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 95%
| Big River Man (2009) | "
This raw, eccentric documentary is both hugely entertaining and 'can do' inspirational." — Metro [UK] Posted Sep 4, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Fresh 64%
| Greek Pete (2009) | "
Why not just make a fictional film? Conflating these seemingly mocked-up scenarios with non-actors and their genuine experiences (eg the shoots for porn magazines) just results in an unsatisfying mess." — Metro [UK] Posted Sep 4, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 100%
| Tricks (2007) | "
Andrzej Jakimowski's intimate if slightly disjointed tale of dreams abandoned, connections not made and things not said evokes such a timeless sense of sun-drenched, small-town life, even non-Poles will feel nostalgic." — Metro [UK] Posted Sep 4, 2009 |
Fresh 5/5
| Fresh 90%
| District 9 (2009) | "
District 9 socks you with humour, gore and fast-paced action and it never feels worthy, while delivering an unexpectedly touching reflection on man's inhumanity to man." — Metro [UK] Posted Sep 4, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 92%
| Mesrine: Part 2 - Public Enemy #1 (2009) | "
It boasts all the analytical depth of a bullet graze but it's still a grippingly groovy watch." — Metro [UK] Posted Aug 29, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 98%
| The Hurt Locker (2009) | "
Director Kathryn Bigelow brilliantly surfs a line between challenging, realistic grit and Hollywood thrills, her gripping buddy movie all the more exciting for not blindly following the orders of most big action flicks." — Metro [UK] Posted Aug 29, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 68%
| Funny People (2009) | "
This is a kind of cuddly bromance take on Scorsese's The King Of Comedy, in which sentimentality balances bleakness without toppling into schmaltz." — Metro [UK] Posted Aug 29, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 29%
| The Final Destination (2009) | "
They lazily let the effects do most of the hard work in this 'ain't broke' scenario." — Metro [UK] Posted Aug 29, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 83%
| Broken Embraces (2009) | "
Pedro Almodóvar's visually sumptuous feature will please but not wow his fans, since it retreads familiar waters to unremarkable effect." — Metro [UK] Posted Aug 29, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 18%
| Dance Flick (2009) | "
Another movie spoof so lame the kindest thing one could do is shoot it and put it - and us - out of our collective misery." — Metro [UK] Posted Aug 21, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 14%
| I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009) | "
Wises are cracked and touching coming-of-age lessons learned – think Nick And Norah's Infinite Playlist with a more rubbish soundtrack." — Metro [UK] Posted Aug 21, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 46%
| Shorts (2009) | "
[A] fantastically zany if draggingly storyless story." — Metro [UK] Posted Aug 21, 2009 |
Fresh 4/5
| Fresh 76%
| Afterschool (2009) | "
Provocative, unflinching and stripped of anything approaching a consoling music soundtrack, it's a must for fans of challenging, A+ intelligent cinema desperately seeking the antithesis of High School Musical." — Metro [UK] Posted Aug 21, 2009 |
Rotten
| Fresh 88%
| Inglourious Basterds (2009) | "
At a bum-numbing two-and-a-half hours, you need more. You may have seen war through the eyes of Quentin Tarantino - but there's nowt going on behind them." — Metro [UK] Posted Aug 21, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 38%
| The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) | "
This isn't the fully marshmallow-basted turkey it seems at first glance. However, it barely scratches the surface of Audrey Niffenegger's superior beach read." — Metro [UK] Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 88%
| Sin Nombre (2009) | "
As vibrantly coloured and in-your-face visceral as you'd expect: a woozy, punch-out shot makes you feel like it's your own head hitting the dirt." — Metro [UK] Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 38%
| Imagine That (2009) | "
A painfully prolonged saccharine gunk tank, guaranteed to displease all ages." — Metro [UK] Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 80%
| Bandslam (2009) | "
This oddly toned high-school flick may boast less of the X-Factor but it's all the more interesting for its raggedy edges." — Metro [UK] Posted Aug 14, 2009 |
Rotten 1/5
| Rotten 15%
| The Ugly Truth (2009) | "
It's actually hard to tell who's less likeable in this ugly, unfunnily vulgar battle of the sexes: Heigl's prim control freak or Butler's dim sexist." — Metro [UK] Posted Aug 7, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 55%
| Orphan (2009) | "
Scoff-inducing twist aside, this is an uncannily astute and unnerving family psychodrama, over-garnished by final-act splatter." — Metro [UK] Posted Aug 7, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 37%
| G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) | "
Who was shooting who and why? No idea! I didn't care! Because there was loads of constantly exploding stuff. Expect no more, and you'll be reasonably satisfied by this least demanding of summer blockbusters." — Metro [UK] Posted Aug 7, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 65%
| Adam (2009) | "
An utterly charming love story between two quirky, vulnerable loners? A vomitous fairy-cake concoction of nursery rhyme tweeness? It's all certainly rather less Rain Man, and more Drizzle Boy." — Metro [UK] Posted Aug 7, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 79%
| Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2009) | "
Slightly overrated and over here, this slick French thriller may not be the crime classic it's touted as, but it's still a gripping, action-driven portrait of the last of France's great gangsters." — Metro [UK] Posted Aug 7, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 52%
| The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) | "
Director Scott is, as usual, way more into blowing stuff up than a moral cat-and-mouse game. Any hint of depth sends him zooming into yet another flashily pointless 'woo woo' motorbike chase, destroying the masterful two-hander tension." — Metro [UK] Posted Jul 31, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 26%
| Land of the Lost (2009) | "
A good-natured, hit-and-miss mess, further muddied by some seriously inappropriate humour." — Metro [UK] Posted Jul 31, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Rotten 23%
| G-Force (2009) | "
Guaranteed non-stop, gung-ho action plugged directly into your synapses." — Metro [UK] Posted Jul 31, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 66%
| Coco Before Chanel (2009) | "
This stylish, if narratively flimsy biopic of French fashion designer Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel truly sparkles in one respect only: the star quality of Audrey 'Amélie' Tautou." — Metro [UK] Posted Jul 31, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 83%
| Skin () | "
The emerging mother/daughter separation dynamic pushes all the expected emotional buttons but ultimately reduces potentially fascinating, multi-layered material into a by-numbers daytime telly weepie." — Metro [UK] Posted Jul 24, 2009 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 74%
| Just Another Love Story (2009) | "
A cracking, suspenseful watch that has a well-turned knack for the tragic-comic." — Metro [UK] Posted Jul 24, 2009 |
Rotten 2/5
| Rotten 43%
| The Proposal (2009) | "
Despite some jolly, off-the-wall moments the comedy becomes increasingly desperate, relying on those old staples of fruity old relations, poodle-y pets in peril, 1980s pop dance offs and amusing, over-sexed foreigners." — Metro [UK] Posted Jul 24, 2009 |
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