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With another cast this would be an also ran, but Bateman, Tucker, Damon and Davis all put their backs into it.

The pace of the story moves in almost Herculean strides and, in covering a complex plot at pace, it manages to avoid the common error of leaving the viewer behind.

One of this year's must-see films.

Looks terrific and moves with the fluidity and energy of a much classier picture.

Ender's Game is a cut above a lot of sci-fi action films for teenagers, confronting them not just with special effects, but with a decent debate concerning the morality and politics of war.

How the characters deal with grief is beautifully captured in the nuanced performances of McAvoy and Chastain.

The strongest features of the of the film are the performances by Max von Sydow and by Sandra Bullock as Linda, Oskar's mother.

Moore's performance is heart-stoppingly wonderful.

As a family saga in the tradition of O'Neill and Miller, August Wilson reveals its destructive nature

Only on stage does the fire blaze

If you are willing to accept that this is an exploratory snapshot that seeks to confine itself to the times it is portraying and leave any consideration of modern-day echoes to the conscience of the viewer, this is a good story, well told.

It all feels too professional, too clean, too choreographed.

It's fine swansong, though the extent to which critics have read it as an expression of Boseman's own feelings about his cancer does him a disservice. This is carefully crafted work and a demonstration of his talent.

Well aimed at its target audience.

Prisoners, surprisingly for a film that lasts 153 minutes, holds you captive for the entire runtime.

Soderbergh's use of real time, old time, dream and memory is orchestrated with such delicacy that the meaning of truth dissolves into pure sensation.

The producers have kept what was best about the original, added some interesting touches and resisted the temptation to pile on the contrivances and explosions.

Just as these characters all sound like they are named by pre-teen kids playing with action figures (apologies to the storied history of DC) the plotting follows suit by treating them just like poseable toys.

An action-packed, critically intelligent thriller...the effect is both breathtaking and harrowing.

What really matters is the positive energy - from the scripting to the lively colour scheme, there's a sense of maximum fun being had by all concerned at all times.

Recent Hollywood heist films - typified by the Ocean's franchise - have been largely concerned with shiny surfaces, gloss and froth but British director Steve McQueen is much more interested in what lies beneath.

Its the emotional sparring between the women - as fierce as anything on the battle ground - that really holds the attention