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Burton pieces together the components with a demonic rigour that belies its sequel status.

Improvised by an exceptional cast of intelligent actors.

It's got too many things going on and in the process it goes wrong.

While drawing on influences from the Golden Age of Universal horror movies such as Wolfman and Frankenstein, this is a animal entirely borne of Burton - and it's all the better for it.

There's a sense that For Your Consideration has followed in the footsteps of its own premise, that of an inconsequential movie which has managed to make it.

There are some movies that work best at Christmas and this is one of them

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.

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

The subtlety of Guest's humour feels too soft.

The CGI animation is what they call in the trade 'top of the range' and the effects are eye boggling.

Henry Selick directs with clever staging and infinite patience. The musical numbers are catchy, boisterous and hugely entertaining.

It hits all the right notes. It's cute, it's funny and the creatures and the backdrops are all amazing.

Black is back to his High Fidelity form - this comedy is dangerous - and both O'Hara and Lithgow give lessons in middle-aged angst, with hilarious effect.

As a modern fairy tale Penelope has a gentle touch, and while flat in places it's definitely more silk purse than sow's ear.

This offbeat comedy is a genuine step forward in the Scrooge-U-Like repro market.

The film mines a lot of clichés but manages to do something a little different with them, blending traditional elements of children’s fiction with a distinctly 21st Century sensibility.