Heavy handed, clunkily scripted and framed like an episode of Eastenders.
A British landmine removal expert working in Afghanistan struggles to remain calm and professional as the Taliban rise to power and his love for a local woman puts them both in danger.
if you can get past the dated first half-hour which sets the scene and features a host of naff retro tunes music fans forgot to listen to, thankfully you're still in for some magic.
Jaden Smith instinctively knows how to act for the camera - and is evolving into one of the most natural child-performers I've seen in a very long time.
After moving a to China, a bullied boy discovers a new approach to life as he learns kung fu.
While the film isn’t a complete success it’s still a powerful, heartfelt take on the cruelties of which people can be capable – and the courage and nobility they can display in their determination to find out the truth.
In the early days of World War Two, thousands of captured Polish officers are handed over to the Soviet authorities – and vanish.
Despite the subject matter, it is remarkable there are almost no puerile toilet jokes, with most of the laughs coming directly from the characters and situations.
Everything has a thrown-together feel, as the characters are tossed from romcom situations to action set-pieces and back again with no thought to applying any sort of grace notes to ease the transition.
Happy isn't so 'ever after' for a former government hitman and his unwitting wife.
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