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Schrader uses the monochrome landscape to great effect, slowly building a tension.

No amount of flashy effects can cover the weakness of the story.

Ramsay's style takes no prisoners.

Outbreaks of emotion get swung about like loose punches in a brawl - gung-ho yet completely missing the target.

Everything you expect from Merchant Ivory is here.

Every cliché of the genre is here.

This is a solid film, but it is the truth that holds the power, not the direction.

The first thing to say about the film is that it looks stunning. The second thing is that it takes forever before transformation time.

Noah 2014 seems terrified of anything not spelled out.

It's a small film - it was shot on a shoestring in 24 days - that tackles big themes, such as love, loss, life and death, and never takes itself too seriously.

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

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

Although the storyline is slight, the superb performances from the older experienced cast and the young actors, playing the teen trio, lift Simpatico above the norm.

One of the best children's films for years.

Nil points for originality.

Oliver Stone directs like a grasshopper on amphetamines.

One of the hardest things to find to recommend to people is a good mainstream film, not aimed at children, that involves no violence or untimely death - this is a charming example of that rare breed, may they never become extinct.

O'Connor and cinematographer Masanobu Takayanagi lay on some visceral bouts in the ring, thoroughly exploiting the fact that mixed martial arts makes for a less predictable combat sequence than a boxing match might.