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The film gets an impressive amount of mileage and you never really feel like it's dragging.

Burgundy's ability to survive cockups on an industrial scale is impressive

This is what used to be known in the sixth form lavs as bike shed humour - infantile male gags about the female anatomy, genitalia, show-off swaggering and sexual innuendos, so broad they flatten subtlety and boil boob gags until they pop.

Everything feels alive and the production design by Judy Becker is impeccable.

The performances are a tribute to a screenplay that avoids the worst indulgences of the urban jungle.

Christian Bale delivers his best performance for years as fund manager Michael Burry.

To say that this is nothing like funny enough is to suggest that it's not funny at all, which is wrong, because it is, some of the time.

A fluffy and charming confection that has an enticing exterior without much substance on the inside.

The 'love' on offer in this romcom that marks yet another notch of disappointment on Steve Carrell's career is neither crazy nor stupid, just cynical and schmaltzy by turns.

Clings steadfastly to rom-com form.

Painfully self-conscious, trying ultra hard to be wacky and repeatedly missing the mark.

Would be a serious examination of the family in the postmodern age, were it not so laugh-out-loud funny.

A magnificent 90 minutes of slapstick silliness.

Good enough.

A pleasantly entertaining film which will amuse children without greatly distressing adults. What's unfortunate is that it isn't nearly as entertaining as it ought to be.

Despite all the hard work by the special-effects teams, this is lazy film-making.

The beats of Hester's conflict with the freeholders are hit but they lack emotional depth.

Bennett Miller has secured his place at the forefront of directors who excel at character studies.

Get Smart contains just enough laugh-out-loud moments to merit the price of a cinema ticket.

While Framestore and Cadence have notionally brought the various creatures to 'life' they've not got that vital spark one would hope for.

An odd mix of affectionate satire and jarringly brutal slapstick, the former more successful than the latter except for when an unhinged Jim Carrey is on the prowl.

Carell is extremely impressive here.

Writer Michael Arndt has cleverly captured the bribery and corruption which lie at the heart of most families.

Although Steve Carell is an undoubtedly talented actor with fantastic comedic ability, his shouty boss frequently overplays things and lacks the subtlety that made Gervais’ Brent so watchable.

The second series improves immeasurably over the first and proves all its doubters - including me - totally wrong.

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

Compelling viewing.

Nat Faxon and Jim Rash's directorial debut may not be breaking any new ground but this is a warm and funny tale, helped enormously by good performances and a snappy script.