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The effects and gadgets are secondary to David's quest. That is Spielberg all over. Wherever there is a heartbeat, he stimulates it. Wherever there are tears, he finds them.

Gliding smoothly under the surface of what appears to be a serious film about coincidence and morality is that old black magic called sentiment.

What [director Proyas] does here is juggle genres and lop the dead cells from the brains of old cliches.

A stylish and engrossing mystery - an immature, yet energetic explosion of storytelling ideas.

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

Alec Newman is wooden to the extreme as Victor Frankenstein.

It is only after leaving the cinema that questions come bursting to the surface, not that they undermine Dr Niro’s magnificent achievement behind the camera

An unflinching indictment of the savagery at the heart of the American dream.

Penn’s camera loves the landscape and captures its immensity.

Predictable popcorn pap - this feels exactly like the holiday filler that it is.

The degree to which this film is unsettling is testimony to the strength of the acting and direction.

The effects and the action and the creatures are fine. The script dies out.

Has an interesting script by Murray Watts, a wonderful sense of place and an imaginative use of flashbacks, where a painterly technique emulates memory.

A thoughtful and engaging piece - it might not be as clever as it thinks it is, but at least it tries.

It would be difficult to exaggerate the piffling absurdity of this film

The film is at its strongest in the scenes between Crowe and Blanchett, as Marion - both no-nonsense in attitude - as they spar verbally and bring some much-needed humour to the discourse.

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

The film’s busyness blankets everything in noise and confusion.

Gentle, touching, amusing, terrifying, shocking and dramatic all rolled up into a beautifully shot and skilfully rendered film.