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An enjoyably salacious, seedy experience.

This is a first-class production, with lavish sets, sumptuous cinematography and a script that squeezes excitement and humour out of the most mundane opportunities.

Hokum and a lamentably OTT ending ruin what had been a pleasingly ponderous piece of pap.

Finney adds definite class to Roberts high octane performance.

It showcases Spielberg's gifts for light comedy, spectacle, and fairy tale celuloid sorcery.

Director Baltasar Kormakur’s gripping thriller is inspired by classic noir - the cinematography is as bleak as the story and there is no neat happy ending.

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.

The oppressive atmosphere of the swamp and the tension between the frustrated alpha males are so thick right up to the final frame you could cut the air with one of their knives, while the trauma of the experience lingers long after the credits roll.

In the mindscape of Alice Through The Looking Glass, the surrealism of Steve’s predicament would be a footnote to The Patriot Act: Fear Or Frenzy?, if it wasn’t so tragic.

Manipulating emotions matters most when the plot is weak. They throw everything in the candy store at this one.