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  • A Cinderella Story (2004)
    Review preview for A Cinderella Story

    Charles Perrault must be spinning in his grave.

    Amber Wilkinson · 1 out of 5
    Updated high school makeover of the classic fairytale.
  • Daddy Day Care (2003)
    Review preview for Daddy Day Care

    One of the reasons why Daddy Day Care fails is because it is so predictable, so unthreatening and so bland.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1.5 out of 5
    Eddie Murphy opens a day centre for pre-school kids in an opulent suburb of Los Angeles.
  • Down To Earth (2001)
    Review preview for Down To Earth

    The racist jibes aren't sharp enough. The love story beggars belief.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Budding black stand-up comic is killed and comes back in the body of a nasty white billionaire.
  • Enemy Of The State (1998)
    Review preview for Enemy Of The State

    If you like thrillers high roasted, this will keep you awake.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4 out of 5
    A wildlife ranger gets caught up in a political conspiracy.
  • The Harder They Fall (2021)
    Review preview for The Harder They Fall

    Everything is elevated to an almost cartoonish level, but the performances are big enough to carry it, with Elba maintaining a calm presence at the centre.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    When an outlaw discovers his enemy is being freed from jail he rounds up his gang to seek revenge.
  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
    Review preview for How Stella Got Her Groove Back

    Every opportunity is missed in favour of sentiment and gloss.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 1 out of 5
    Career babe is forced to reconsider her life while on holiday in Jamaica.
  • If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
    Review preview for If Beale Street Could Talk

    A powerful condemnation of endemic and structural racism, a sweet love story and, at a technical level, a beautifully produced film, If Beale Street Could Talk has much to recommend it.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A pregnant woman tries to prove her lover's innocence.
  • Jerry Maguire (1996)
    Review preview for Jerry Maguire

    What's remarkable about Crowe's cinematic high-point is how he achieves conventional things in unconventional ways.

    Stephen Carty · 5 out of 5
    A sports agent tries to go it alone... with just one client.
  • Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
    Review preview for Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde

    Witherspoon treads water. It's a shame.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Reese Witherspoon repeats her Californian shopping mall babette-now-attorney in Washington DC
  • Mighty Joe Young (1998)
    Review preview for Mighty Joe Young

    It is exciting, sentimental, fast moving and utter twaddle.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    Adventures of a girl and her gorilla
  • Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous (2005)
    Review preview for Miss Congeniality 2: Armed And Fabulous

    The film's weakness lies in its storyline, which is knotted with sub-plots.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Return of Sandra Bullock as the scruffy FBI agent with the makeover.
  • Our Family Wedding (2010)
    Review preview for Our Family Wedding

    Forest Whitaker, how did it come to this?

    Jennie Kermode · 1 out of 5
    Two families clash when their offspring decide to tie the knot.
  • Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)
    Review preview for Planes: Fire & Rescue

    Surprisingly for a cartoon aimed at pre-teens, this is about aging

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3 out of 5
    When Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he joins a forest fire and rescue unit to be trained as a firefighter.
  • Ray (2004)
    Review preview for Ray

    An epic biopic with charm, finesse and very few flaws.

    Josh Morrall · 4.5 out of 5
    The genius that is Ray Charles.
  • Year Of The Dog (2007)
    Review preview for Year Of The Dog

    One of the rare chick flicks that doesn’t appear to hate women, Year Of The Dog contains its essentially sappy narrative within a membrane of stabbing humor and ingenious reaction shots.

    The Exile · 4 out of 5
    Offbeat fairytale about a woman who tries to fill a void in her life after her dog dies.

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