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However hard they try, the actors cannot lift the movie out of its time and place.

Never could the warning, 'Stay away if you're easily offended,' be more appropriate.

While Brave may occasionally shy away from darker territory in order to retain its appeal for even the youngest of audiences, there are still plenty of 'big' ideas here for small minds to think about.

Scenes hold so long, you wonder whether the director is out to lunch.

An inventive and superior entry into the zomcom canon.

It's a particular treat to see some of the last interview material ever recorded by the late great Hunter S Thompson.

There is a word for this. Icky.

Two lazy fat cats with accents halve the fun.

Every one of the Lilliputian characters is so bland and personality-free that they could have been played by the creepy CG Jeff Bridges from TRON: Legacy.

More combat means less time for character interaction, and by the third act, Jackson has already shoehorned in more characters than the film can handle.

Probably the most romantic picture Lyne has attempted.

Elegant, disciplined and, ultimately, stirring.

Jim Carrey makes a compelling villain, so much so that when he's not on screen, you want him back.

It doesn't have to be such a cliché, and Billy Connolly tries his damnedest to stop it, but the little guy versus the big corporation is as old as banana in your ear jokes.

What might have been a costume gala, sponsored by the Scottish Tourist Board, is far tougher and more uncompromising.

The script lacks any kind of wit and the plot is so careful not to dilute the treacly sentiment that it's not exciting.

A bit biased.

The characters are pre-teen comic book flatpacks and the plot has a healthy disregard for irony.

Dustin Hoffman's condescending direction turns old people into horrible giggling puppets.

Spall skuttles about like a rodent. Connolly is wasted and Bergstrom shouts a lot.

Proof that when you combine a great premise and a talented director, you don't necessarily strike gold.

The humour is filtered through a storyline that keeps losing credibility

The story boils down to a pretty familiar chase scenario.