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A film of true originality...triumph of courage over conformity

Once they hit the road, the script goes away with the pixies.

This is Clooney's debut as a director and he does a terrific job.

Effective because it is so restrained.

An outstanding achievement: a rich, dark and complex movie

A film of extraordinary complexity and fascination.

Donnie Darko is probably the best evocation of the twilight zone of adolescence yet put on film.

His attempt at satire digs too deep into the muddy waters of exaggeration

Roos, as a writer, has a flair for comedy, but he could do with someone else on board as director to rein him in.

It's rare to see a film that is at once so playful and so openly political.

For anyone who has experienced the obsessive attentions of a teacher, this makes for uncomfortable viewing.

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

Mona Lisa Smile is beautifully shot and the dazzling cast is always watchable.

It is like nibbling for nearly two hours in the kitchens of the best chefs. At the end we are exhausted and hungry.

Secretary is a testament to the need to leave politics out of the bedroom and just look at things honestly once in a while.

Realistic fly-on-the-wall performances prevent Sherrybaby from descending into a sentimental hard luck story.

A superb testament to inventiveness.

The forced 'joke to serious point to joke' dialogue is painful and too unnatural to be credible.

If there is one word to describe World Trade Center it would be 'reverent'. If it wasn't so well directed, so well acted, so well edited, Stone might be accused of going soft.

Once the explosions begin to kick in the film concentrates on Tatum and Foxx on the run - an easy-going and watchable pairing that displays real chemistry.