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  • 54 (1998)
    Review preview for 54

    Suffers from a surfeit of superficiality.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2 out of 5
    Life in New York's most famous night club, seen through the eyes of a naive employee.
  • The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
    Review preview for The Day After Tomorrow

    A decent concept and incredibly impressive special effects are irreparably jolted by a shoddy script, one-dimensional plot and sluggish pace.

    David Stanners · 2.5 out of 5
    Dennis Quaid is a climatologist, trying to save his son, as the country is taken over by a freak ice age.
  • Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
    A "modern" love story against the backdrop of revolutionary Cuba.
  • The Guardian (2006)
    Review preview for The Guardian

    There is a breadth of quality about the acting, including a fine performance from Sela Ward as Ben's estranged wife - making a lot more of her role than her meagre scripting suggests.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    An ambitious would-be lifeguard learns the ropes from a man who's seen it all.
  • Gone Girl (2014)
    Review preview for Gone Girl

    Rosamund Pike is a revelation as the woman who can be everything you want her to be - and, especially, what you definitely don't want her to be.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4.5 out of 5
    A man finds himself in the media spotlight after his wife disappears.
  • Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
    Review preview for Independence Day: Resurgence

    The new blood get to run around saving the world in a largely unremarkable fashion.

    Luke Shaw · 2 out of 5
    Two decades after Independence Day, the aliens return to have another go. Humans have prepared for this event, but so have they.

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