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  • Five Minutes Of Heaven (2009)
    Review preview for Five Minutes Of Heaven

    An intriguing ‘what if’ that only comes unstuck at the end, as the movie doesn’t know how to resolve itself after a kinetic climax.

    James Benefield · 3.5 out of 5
    Two men from the same town but from different sides of the Irish political divide discover that the past is never dead - in fact it isn't even past.
  • The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies (2014)
    Review preview for The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies

    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.

    Owen Van Spall · 3 out of 5
    Bilbo and his pals do battle at the Lonely Mountain as the trilogy draws to a close.
  • The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug (2013)
    Review preview for The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug

    Benedict Cumberbatch lends this cruel, ancient dragon all the gravitas and otherworldliness that Sean Connery utterly failed to in Dragonheart.

    Max Crawford · 3.5 out of 5
    The dwarves and their companions continue their quest to rid their homeland of the dragon, Smaug.
  • Lucky Break (2001)
    Review preview for Lucky Break

    A good, solid British comedy.

    Trinity · 3.5 out of 5
    British cons plan an escape by staging a prison musical.
  • Match Point (2005)
    Review preview for Match Point

    This is comedy in the Shakespearean sense, the whole story revolving around the importance of luck.

    Chris · 3.5 out of 5
    A tennis pro marries a posh girl but fancies an actress, which skewers his game.
  • Millions (2004)
    Review preview for Millions

    Sprinkled with a heady dose of magic realism, this film is lovely.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Two brothers on a housing estate experience a financial miracle.
  • Outcast (2010)
    Review preview for Outcast

    For much of its runtime, Outcast may be the best British horror film since The Descent.

    Scott Macdonald · 4 out of 5
    Beasties, romance, black magic, comedy and horror - sounds like it's got it all!?
  • Waking Ned (1998)
    Review preview for Waking Ned

    The story has a simplicity, reminiscent of cinema's innocent years.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A group of villagers hatch a plan to scoop a lottery prize after the winner dies of shock.
  • The Way (2010)
    Review preview for The Way

    Quirky, moving and reflective, The Way also offers a long-overdue opportunity for a true screen icon to deliver a star turn.

    Jeff Robson · 3.5 out of 5
    An American optician is prompted by family tragedy to undertake the ‘Camino’ pilgrimage to the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela.
  • Wild About Harry (2000)
    Review preview for Wild About Harry

    Warm-hearted but wayward.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A popular TV chef, on the brink of divorce, loses his memory and falls in love again.
  • Women Talking Dirty (1999)
    Review preview for Women Talking Dirty

    For once in her life Bonham Carter doesn't act everyone off the screen. In fact, she's awful.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Helena Bonham Carter and Gina McGee are best friends in Edinburgh, being messed up by men.

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