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The drama is well balanced, with good chemistry between the various members on the ensemble cast and an effective counterpointing of pathos with dark humour.

One of The Angels' Share's strongest points is the way the script and the actors capture natural language.

The script never leaves the lavatory.

Enjoyable and witty, all the more impressive when you discover that it took only 19 days to shoot.

A quest for the human beyond (or at least within) the machine.

Laugh? You’ll beg for mercy. As for sentimentality, it’s like poison ivy spreading across every scene.

Affleck knows how to keep a tight grip on a story, gets better at ratcheting tension with every film, and displays a fearlessness when it comes to mixing genre.

Rosen has captured that moment in a young man’s life when he crosses a line that will change him forever.

Writer/director Vincent Hunter stays close to his actors, who respond magnificently. The mood is dark, the emotions muted.

Flat from the start

The jokes dry up, because Rock is a one-gag guy

The dynamic between Knoxville and Niccoll is definitely the film’s trump card, and both of them excel in exponentially bittersweet roles.

The film hinges on a powerful central performance by Karen Allen.

The anarchic nature of this dark comedy is the perfect antidote to family friendly Christmas movies, starring Tim Allen, now that Macaulay Culkin has learnt to shave.

The narrow focus, combined with Stokman’s easy-going, informal narration, mean that the documentary is neither gripping nor even particularly informative.

The cinematography, making the most of stark landscapes and wide open spaces, is often breathtaking.

A thriller that, although it could have done with judicious editing at the beginning and end, nonetheless delivers laughs, shocks and, most importantly, that sense of satisfaction that only comes when puzzle pieces come together with a resounding click

Ballast is absorbing because it bravely avoids dramatic cliches to deliver a more positive experience than might be expected.

McKenna-Bruce is good in a role that first requires her to restrain her emotions and then pulls her in several directions at once.

Fonda's resolutely straight-faced performance makes Barbarella a character who can charm you with more than just her physical assets.

The film has the maverick nature of originality, constantly surprising, never explaining.

It cheats so blatantly that the early tension, invoked through performance, interrogation and story telling is wasted.

This feels leaden, not just due to its length, but in the attempt to be heavy, to be worthy.

This is a short film about Catwoman weighed down by a lot of vague nonsense you'll end up skipping through.

There's a lot to get through and at times this feels rushed.

Travolta doesn't seem to care what this might do to his fan base.

If you’re looking for explosive, mind-boggling special-effects driven set-pieces coupled with broodingly patriotic one-liners from Neeson et al, you won’t be disappointed.

The feeling of exposure to evil never fades

Ultimately, The Beastmaster is low grade pulp with little sense of purpose, but Singer's clumsy dialogue and attempts to combine beefy manliness with chatting to ferrets lend it a certain camp charm.

Roache-turner achieves a good balance of interpersonal drama and sudden, lurching scares, adding a dash of squaddie-style humour to ease the tension.

It's refreshing to see such a positive take from a newcomer.

There's plenty in Bee Movie for people of all ages.

It is a triumph of imagination. The real-life Malkovich is put through appalling humiliations, to which he subjects with grace and humour.

Not only does she get the tone of Ball right, Kidman also captures the comedy star's forthright energy, an essential fearlessness and truthfulness about herself that Sorkin also evidently admires.

There can be little question that it is a masterpiece.

So much plot is spoken within the first 15 minutes that it's a wonder the characters find time for anything else.

The inventiveness of the crew and Lucio Fulci's singular vision raise it well above most genre work of the period and make it well worth checking out.

Beyond Ed Buck will make many viewers uncomfortable, as it should, and will make for distressing viewing for others, but it’s an important watch.

Showcases the venerable maverick’s directorial style at is best and its worst.

The only flair exhibited in Be Cool belongs to the set designer.

The wide-eyed young girl Sophie, who possesses a wisdom and bravura beyond her years, is beautifully caught by newcomer Ruby Barnhill.

The film has immense charm and skates skillfully across the surface of sentiment.

The real joy in the film lies in watching what started out as barren land gradually bloom over the years.

Nobody plays lazy like Jeff Bridges. You could say he was born to it. Or rather, he's such a good actor he makes it look as natural as an unmade bed.

Showcasing Bogart and Bacall at the height of their talents, it sizzles with energy.

It's a brave thing for a modern documentary to take on such a technical subject. The issues involved are intelligently yet accessibly addressed.