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  • Animal Attraction (2001)
    Review preview for Animal Attraction

    As a romantic comedy, this slips into the smile zone easier than you might expect.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Ashley Judd gets dumped by Greg Kinnear, so she takes revenge.
  • Bug (2006)
    Review preview for Bug

    The script is well layered and clearly is designed to secure repeat viewings.

    Darren Amner · 2.5 out of 5
    A lonely woman finds romance with a stranger only for things to turn nasty when her ex-husband gets out of jail.
  • Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
    Review preview for Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood

    Sugar levels are high, but so is vitriol.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Life and troubles of ageing Southern belle, as told in flashback by her childhood friends.
  • Dolphin Tale (2011)
    Review preview for Dolphin Tale

    Fell off the sentiment tree and hit every branch on the way down.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A boy's life is transformed by his friendship with an injured dolphin.
  • Double Jeopardy (1999)
    A woman wrongly convicted for the murder of her husband aims for revenge.
  • De-Lovely (2004)
    Review preview for De-Lovely

    It is impossible to be down on the film when the many songs radiate such wit and style and keep the whole show rolling.

    Stephanie Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    Musical based on the life of Cole Porter.
  • Divergent (2014)
    Review preview for Divergent

    It's not war with an aggressor. It's war within.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.
  • Eye Of The Beholder (1999)
    Review preview for Eye Of The Beholder

    Elliot's script is pretentious and preposterous.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    A (no) intelligence agent, falls for a stalker.
  • Flypaper (2011)
    Review preview for Flypaper

    It's not quite as slick or sexy as the Ocean's movies, but it is steeped in personality.

    James Benefield · 3 out of 5
    A man gets embroiled in two simultaneous attempted bank heists.
  • Frida (2002)
    Review preview for Frida

    Taymor has succeeded in recreating an extraordinary time for an exceptional woman. She does so with love and imagination.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    The passionate love and life story of Mexican artists, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
  • Heat (1995)
    Review preview for Heat

    Mann’s film is a stone-cold masterpiece.

    Stephen Carty · 5 out of 5
    A cop and a career thief end up on a collision course.
  • High Crimes (2002)
    Review preview for High Crimes

    The surprises aren't, because a) you don't care, and b) you guessed it already.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    The husband of successful San Fransican attorney is accused of murdering Colombian peasants.
  • Kiss The Girls (1997)
    Review preview for Kiss The Girls

    Is the movie a metaphor for sexual relations in the Nineties?

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Police hunting a serial killer catch a break, when one of his intended victims escapes.
  • Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
    Review preview for Olympus Has Fallen

    24-carat, high pressure excitement

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Terrorists take the White House, and only a disgraced former Presidential guard can stop them.
  • Where The Heart Is (2000)
    Review preview for Where The Heart Is

    The oozy sentiment pollutes the integrity of Natalie Portman's performance.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A teenage mother-to-be is abandoned in rural Oklahoma to make a life for herself and the baby.

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