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1/5 |
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10,000 B.C. (2008) |
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"If you absolutely must endure 10,000 BC, do as we did and take along a pencil - jabbing the nib in your eye might be the only way to regain a sense of feeling after the dumbest, naffest cinematic violation of your life." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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3/5 |
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21 (2008) |
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"21 rarely flags in its ability to entertain, but is never particularly convincing." | |
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3/5 |
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American Gangster (2007) |
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"If it were not for some adept performances, American Gangster could almost be a particularly brutal made for TV movie." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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3/5 |
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) |
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"A lot of time and effort for very little dramatic reward." | |
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3/5 |
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Atonement (2007) |
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"Not a bad picture by any means, just way too fussy. Ladies will love it." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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2/5 |
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The Bank Job (2008) |
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"It's difficult to remain interested when you feel you could leave the auditorium at any time and still take away the same experience." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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5/5 |
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Beowulf (2007) |
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"This director's cut version features more gore on top of what was already a bucket of blood in the first place. 'Animated' or not, this remains pretty close to the mark." | |
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5/5 |
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Beowulf (2007) |
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"At one point Beowulf climbs through the bulging eyeball of a sea monster with all the nonchalance of getting out of bed. Respect is due." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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3/5 |
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Bobby Z (2007) |
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"An eleven minute 'making of featurette' that may have benefited from some beefing up." | |
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3/5 |
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Bobby Z (2007) |
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"Stupid and shameless, Bobby Z is an enjoyable romp that ticks along nicely." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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2/5 |
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Charlie Bartlett (2007) |
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"Charlie Bartlett is a movie you see when everything else is booked up, then wonder why you didn't just have an early night." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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4/5 |
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Charlie Wilson's War (2007) |
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"A hot yarn about a cold war." | |
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2/5 |
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Cloverfield (2008) |
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"The persistently shaky camera sways to and fro so much the upshot is more nauseating than thrilling. Skip the nachos/ hotdog combo and opt for a packet of aspirin instead." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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4/5 |
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Control (2007) |
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"The (DVD) commentary is a smidgen of a disappointment because Dutch native Corbin is so difficult to understand - his accent is as thick as Dundee cake" | |
Chris Laverty | |
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4/5 |
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Control (2007) |
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"(Curtis) was such an unfortunate man - just a boy really - whose existence was snuffed out by a lifestyle he could not possibly avoid." | |
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5/5 |
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The Dark Knight (2008) |
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"Nolan has painted a richly vivid landscape of death and iniquity. The view is breathtaking." | |
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5/5 |
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Death Proof (2007) |
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"Tarantino has merely used grindhouse as a jump off point to create a thumping movie experience akin to a headache without the pain." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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2/5 |
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Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) |
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"As dumb as history gets." | |
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2/5 |
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) |
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"How can an out of shape man crying in the nude not be hilarious? It should be hilarious - it looked hilarious on the trailer." | |
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2/5 |
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The Golden Compass (2007) |
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"The final battle is reminiscent of a ruck at a football match, with many characters joining in for seemingly no other reason than to have a good punch up." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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3/5 |
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Gone Baby Gone (2007) |
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"No need to spend time raking over the parallels of this film and the Maddy case - Gone Baby Gone offers an explanation, real life seldom does." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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2/5 |
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Hancock (2008) |
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"With only an inter-personal story driving the picture, this becomes a sorry case of big concept, small movie." | |
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4/5 |
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The Happening (2008) |
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"An atmospheric tale that rewards with genuine shocks instead of big bang explosions and a hamburger tie in." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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3/5 |
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) |
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"Brimming with inventive monsters and sets straight out of a fairy tale. Albeit an especially vicious one that would put most kids back into Huggies, but a fairy tale all the same." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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3/5 |
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I Am Legend (2007) |
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"Definitely worth a second look" | |
Chris Laverty | |
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3/5 |
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I Am Legend (2007) |
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"I am Legend works as a routine timewaster." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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4/5 |
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In Bruges (2008) |
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"A laid back trip with a wicked sense of humour, this is an unapologetically lyrical outing." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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3/5 |
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The Incredible Hulk (2008) |
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"The most fun you could possibly have watching two hideous guys beating the crap out of each other." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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3/5 |
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) |
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"If disappointment has a name, it must be Indiana Jones." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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4/5 |
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Into the Wild (2007) |
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"Penn is successfully finding his filmmaker's voice." | |
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3/5 |
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Iron Man (2008) |
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"Iron Man may be too stupid for adults and a mite slow for kids. Yet with Downey Jr's magnetism and some exciting CGI, it still rocks hard enough for both." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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2/5 |
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Jumper (2008) |
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"For anyone over legal drinking age, Hayden Christensen dressed in a trendy jacket teleporting a building(!) from one side of the country to the other is just bloody stupid." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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2/5 |
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Jumper (2008) |
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"Watching the movie again on DVD does it no favours - the plot seems even more bananas than ever." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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3/5 |
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Juno (2007) |
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"A cosy night out for those who refuse to go to the multiplex." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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3/5 |
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The Kingdom (2007) |
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"With sporadic explosions and some elementary detective work, Peter Berg has made his Miami Vice." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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4/5 |
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Knocked Up (2007) |
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"If you've ever had sex, this comedy has something to offer you." | |
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4/5 |
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Kung Fu Panda (2008) |
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"Kung Fu Panda is no frills frivolity and it kicks fat ass." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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4/5 |
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Lions for Lambs (2007) |
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"Offers simple answers to complex questions with no obvious inclination to be glib or patronising." | |
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5/5 |
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No Country for Old Men (2007) |
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"Without overstating the case this could be Joel and Ethan Coen's finest work yet. A bruising, battering, almost religious experience." | |
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4/5 |
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Rambo (2008) |
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"A literate, knowing audio commentary from Stallone is the extras highlight. If anyone still thinks this guy is just a mumbling idiot then they really need to open their ears and listen." | |
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4/5 |
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Rambo (2008) |
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"We need John Rambo. In an age of mistrust and bureaucratic cowardice, it is comforting to know there is a hulking great protector to keep the world in check." | |
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3/5 |
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Ratatouille (2007) |
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"As a product for kids the only thing that really matters is how much they enjoyed it. Unfortunately, they fidgeted. A lot." | |
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4/5 |
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Reign Over Me (2007) |
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"The extended jam session with Sandler and Cheadle is the very definition of superfluous, but does raise a smile." | |
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4/5 |
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Reign Over Me (2007) |
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"Reign Over Me is not morose or depressing, there's a whole lot of joy in this film." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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3/5 |
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Sex and the City: The Movie (2008) |
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"More power to Sex's creative team for making the girls' return so assuredly what the punters wanted." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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3/5 |
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Shoot 'Em Up (2007) |
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"By the final reel, Shoot 'Em Up's fuse manages to peter out without ever really igniting." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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5/5 |
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Son of Rambow (2008) |
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"Son of Rambow is an adorable schoolboy nostalgia trip, a perfect example of everything independent cinema should be." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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2/5 |
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Speed Racer (2008) |
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"This is not family time, it's boredom time. Whizz, whizz, whizz, yet another car zooms past and it's less exciting than building one from Meccano. Speed Racer is a snore." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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2/5 |
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St. Trinian's (2007) |
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"A vulgar and charmless affair." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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3/5 |
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Stardust (2007) |
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"Bestowed an introduction that would surpass the second coming of Christ for sheer jaw dropping wonderment, forty nine year old Pfeiffer proves she is still an unmatchable beauty." | |
Chris Laverty | |
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