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The good work in Ammonite is so good that one longs for it to pick up the pace, to function more successfully overall.

You'll be lucky to see another film this year as absorbing and evocative as Atonement.

With old-school romance pumping through its veins, fans of the genre will find this a pleasing indulgence.

Neil Jordan skilfully examines the nature of time and the theme that he surveys like no other filmmaker - what it means to physically be in two places at once.

Good as Caroline Thompson's script is this is a City Of Ember that could do with a little stoking.

Much of the story is smoke and mirrors in terms of fact, but this is pitched more at romance fans than Houdini addicts.

It all has a very particular flavour. Even a new one.

An emotionally engaging tale that sucks you in with its gentle humour and melancholy.

The truth is that this genre mash-up attempt ends up feeling more unintentionally hilarious and hysterical than impressive or refreshing.

Even Banderas' character feels like a cheap knock-off who is not fit to polish the boots of Puss.

Her honesty cuts through you like an Arctic storm

The garments are liberating, positioning the wearer as subject, not object of a gaze that evaluates the body.

If Jackson was hoping for ethereal over corny, he’s failed decisively

The plot quickly runs out of narrative drive, preferring to deluge the senses with symbolic and surrealistic images.

The splendour of the artwork is not matched by the tale being told, which is of the paint-by-numbers variety.

Robbie plays Elizabeth with a pursed lip and the promise of stability in her stern demeanour, leaving the not-so-gentle men confused and alert for change.

The attempted act of consummation has a theatrical element to it. She is too passive, he is too angry.

Distances of time and space are collapsible in Fingscheidt’s hands.

Michael Mayer's reframing of the action puts more emphasis on the female characters and, in so doing, helps to bring out its more contemporary aspects.

The story is a singular achievement, but the film is overly episodic.

Mimi Rogers is on the kind of form we haven't seen from her in over 20 years.