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  • Dr Dolittle (1998)
    Review preview for Dr Dolittle

    Scriptwriters Nat Mauldin and Larry Levin lack vision to lift the movie out of TV sitcomland.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    A vet discovers he can talk to the animals.
  • Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde (2008)
    Review preview for Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde

    What we get is a sort of Law And Order: Special Supernatural Unit, the red blooded vigour of the original played out as American courtroom drama.

    Jennie Kermode · 1 out of 5
    A modern update of Stevenson's classic story about a doctor and his murderous alter ego.
  • Dr Seuss' Horton Hears A Who! (2008)
    Review preview for Dr Seuss' Horton Hears A Who!

    A pleasantly entertaining film which will amuse children without greatly distressing adults. What's unfortunate is that it isn't nearly as entertaining as it ought to be.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Horton the elephant discovers a tiny world and strives to protect it from those who won't believe in it.
  • Dr Seuss' The Lorax (2012)
    Review preview for Dr Seuss' The Lorax

    For all the 3D eyeball-poking efforts, barbershop-quartet singing fish and more colours than an explosion in a paintbox, the thin story never rises beyond merely okay.

    Scott Macdonald · 2 out of 5
    A young man sets out to find the guardian of the forests as a swindler tries to trick people into paying for fresh air.
  • Dr T And The Women (2000)
    A successful Dallas gynaecologist comes up against problems in his private life.
  • D-Tox (2001)
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    The scriptwriters commit hari-kari, leaving the movie up to its neck in hokum.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    Sylvester Stallone plays a cop who fights off a serial killer at a rehab unit in the wilds of Wyoming.
  • The Duchess (2008)
    Review preview for The Duchess

    Ultimately, the film suffers from the same problem as the marriage it depicts: a lack of sizzling passion.

    Maria Realf · 3.5 out of 5
    The true story of an aristocrat who came into conflict with the political and moral system of her day.
  • Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
    Review preview for Dude, Where's My Car?

    Dude, what's the point of this movie?

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Teenage wasters... and a car.
  • Duelist (2005)
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    Disappointing overall, but the sustained flashes of visual brilliance will stay with you long after the film has finished.

    Paul Griffiths · 3 out of 5
    A police agent investigating a conspiracy becomes obsessed with the mysterious stranger who keeps getting in her way.
  • The Duellists (1977)
    Review preview for The Duellists

    It's difficult to make an epic film on a small budget and even Scott's striking talent is never quite able to keep pace with his ambition.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Two French army officers engage in a series of duels through the first half of the 19th Century.
  • Duel At The Mound (2014)
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    An effective examination of contemporary Western society's skewed relationship with pleasure.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Baseball drama.
  • Duel In The Sun (1946)
    The sons of a cattle baron in Texas in the 1880s vie for the love of an untamed "half-breed".
  • The Duel Project (2003)
    Review preview for The Duel Project

    Tartan's decision to release the films as a double-disc set is to be applauded.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    A pair of films - Aragami and 2LDK - shot according to specific rules over one week.
  • Due Date (2010)
    Review preview for Due Date

    The odyssey of Downey and Galifianakis is composed of far too many sharp edges and far too little warmth.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    An odd-couple find themselves on a roadtrip to LA.
  • Due South: The Complete Second Series (1995)
    A Canadian Mountie with superhuman detective abilities, a hard-nosed street cop from the Windy City and a deaf wolf. Together, they fight crime!
  • The DUFF (2015)
    Review preview for The DUFF

    Being an individual is a declaration of sorts

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    She's not ugly; she's a dress mess. This is high school politics for the Glee generation. You have to be strong to survive Prom rejection and cyber bullying.
  • The Duke Of Burgundy (2014)
    Review preview for The Duke Of Burgundy

    The Duke Of Burgundy is delicate, constructed, poised; a piece of naturalistic beauty with all the authentic artificiality of wings pinioned while drying by small pieces of paper, a needle through the heart that wrenches.

    Andrew Robertson · 5 out of 5
    The relationship of a couple in a sado-masochistic relationship comes under strain.
  • Duma (2005)
    Review preview for Duma

    Surprisingly - fun for all the family.

    Kotleta · 3.5 out of 5
    Road movie on a motorbike in South Africa with 10-year-old Xan and his cheetah cub buddy.
  • Dummy (2008)
    Review preview for Dummy

    While the movie has some interesting ideas, the acting from the leads really lets it down.

    George Williamson · 2 out of 5
    A coming of age drama about two young brothers whose mother dies suddenly, leaving them to fend for themselves.
  • Dumplings (2005)
    Ageing star seeks out an anti-ageing recipe... just don't ask about the special ingredient.
  • The Dungeon Moor Killings (2008)
    Review preview for The Dungeon Moor Killings

    There's such a spirit of good humour and bravura low-budget creativity about the whole thing that it's enormously likeable.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    Two young filmmakers searching for big cats suddenly find themselves being hunted.
  • Dunia (2005)
    Review preview for Dunia

    On the surface a familiar rites of passage tale about the struggle so determine personal identity, Dunia is also a film about Egypt and Egyptian identity.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A young literature student hopes to become a belly dancer like her mother, but must struggle against traditional expectations and her own inability to express her feelings.
  • Dunkirk (2017)
    Review preview for Dunkirk

    This is not just a war film. It is an artistic triumph.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 5 out of 5
    Dramatic rescue of British soldiers, trapped on the beaches in France, at a critical moment in WWII.
  • Duplicity (2009)
    Review preview for Duplicity

    Needed a more crackling central relationship to keep it interesting.

    Val Kermode · 2 out of 5
    Two former corporate spies scheme to swindle their bosses.
  • Durant's Never Closes (2016)
    Review preview for Durant's Never Closes

    Durant's Never Closes is unlikely to be a breakthrough film, but where Durant is remembered as a local force to be reckoned with, it will have strong audience appeal.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A biopic of bar owner Jack Durant.
  • The Dust Of Time (2008)
    Review preview for The Dust Of Time

    It’s a real shame that the director doesn’t show enough interest in his own story or characters to make them anything more than sketches and surfaces.

    Adam Micklethwaite · 2 out of 5
    A film director's past and present blend when, while shooting a film about his parents, his teenage daughter goes missing.
  • The Dyatlov Pass Incident (2013)
    Review preview for The Dyatlov Pass Incident

    It’s not entirely successful but it’s gripping entertainment that maintains a sense of mystery right up to its insane everything-but-the-kitchen-sink climax.

    David Graham · 3 out of 5
    Five young filmmakers investigate the mysterious disappearance of a group of hikers in a remote mountain pass.
  • Dying Breed (2008)
    Review preview for Dying Breed

    Dwyer has taken this cinematically uncharted landscape and, like the convict runners of old, transported to it all manner of unsavoury foreign elements.

    Anton Bitel · 3 out of 5
    Four friends find out something - or someone - murderous lurks in the rain-slogged Australian bush.
  • The Dying Gaul (2005)
    A recently bereaved screenwriter struggles to get his film produced without too many compromises, but personal compromises can be much more dangerous.
  • Dylan Thomas: Return Journey (1990)
    One man show dedicated to the life of one of Britain’s greatest ever poets.

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