Search: Starring Elisabeth Shue

Each of the films in all their glory.

Everything feels alive and the production design by Judy Becker is impeccable.

All the humour, excitement and pleasure of the first film are intact.

The western genre, with its classic cliches, tends to bog down the story.

The film is not dedicated to the NRA although it should have been.

Being prolific implies over-exposure and repetition. Not with Allen. He gets better. He takes more risks.

The story is told without frills and if you find yourself choking with emotion practically all the way through, it doesn't feel faked.

Much of the film rests on what Hanks can deliver as an actor, and here he does not disappoint.

The final twist comes across as amateurish and lazy.

As usual with big budget sci-fi movies, what is missing are characters that live and breathe.

The fact that this isn't the screamer it appears to be is both pleasantly surprising at the outset and deeply disappointing by the end.

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.

Cage and Shue transform [their characters] into believable people you feel you could talk with - transcending the usual boundaries of the screen and your heart.

The plot simmers along nicely, dipping and weaving between the two storylines with grace and style.