Reviews by Angus Wolfe Murray

Order by: Date, A–Z

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  Eaten By Lions (2018)

  Review preview for Eaten By Lions

  There are no surprises, no laughs out loud

  Two half-brothers head to Blackpool in search of lost family.
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  Eddie The Eagle (2016)

  Review preview for Eddie The Eagle

  You don't have to like skiing, or care less about the Olympics, to root the hell for Eddie

  The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
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  The Edge (1997)

  Review preview for The Edge

  The story has a been-there-botched-that staleness about it.

  Survivors of a plane crash face a fight with nature... and each other.
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  EDtv (1998)

  Review preview for EDtv

  None of the characters are interesting. They slip into stereotype and stay there, grinning.

  Man invites reality TV cameras into his life, without considering the consequences.
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  Eighth Grade (2018)

  Review preview for Eighth Grade

  The movie hangs loose on your bones.

  Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school - the end of her thus far disastrous eighth grade year - before she begins high school.
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  Election (1999)

  Review preview for Election

  Witherspoon gives one of those performances that obliterates all before her.

  Scathing high school comedy.
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  The Elephant Man (1980)

  Review preview for The Elephant Man

  Merrick’s history, with its tragedies and triumphs, breaks the barrier between a life less ordinary and a horror comic.

  True story of a grotesquely deformed man who is saved from a freak show to become a sensation in Victorian London society.
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  Elf (2003)

  Review preview for Elf

  Another John Hughes wannabe cuddle bunny of a movie, as sharp as butter fudge.

  A human who grew up thinking he was an elf goes in search of his dad.
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  Elizabeth (1998)

  Review preview for Elizabeth

  The performances walk up and touch you.

  Events leading up to and following the crowning of the Virgin Queen.
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  Elling (2001)

  A pair of oddballs from the mental institution set up house in an Oslo apartment.
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  Eloge De L'Amour (2001)

  Jean-Luc Godard at his most incomprehensible in a story that might be connected to making a film.
• Emmanuelle 1, 2, 3, 4 (1984)

  Review preview for Emmanuelle 1, 2, 3, 4

  The acting is abysmal and the dubbing appalling.

  Soft-porn adventures of a glamorous bisexual.
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  Encounters At The End Of The World (2007)

  Review preview for Encounters At The End Of The World

  What he’s talking about and looking for is oddity masquerading as normality.

  The infamous director Werner Herzog visits the Antarctic, determined not to make a movie about penguins.
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  The End Of The Affair (1999)

  Review preview for The End Of The Affair

  Julianne Moore, as Sarah Miles, is a revelation.

  Tale of adultery during the blitz.
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  The End Of Violence (1997)

  Review preview for The End Of Violence

  No one is quite who they seem, which suits the peculiar Californian unease that comes with bad air.

  A workaholic LA producer is kidnapped and escapes leading to a re-examination of his life and a hefty slice of intrigue.
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  Enemy Of The State (1998)

  Review preview for Enemy Of The State

  If you like thrillers high roasted, this will keep you awake.

  A wildlife ranger gets caught up in a political conspiracy.
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  The English Patient (1996)

  Review preview for The English Patient

  Seldom has passion felt so primed, or sex so explosive.

  Love and war expose the vulnerability of hope for a passion that seeks solitude in the desert.
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  Entebbe (2018)

  Review preview for Entebbe

  The story expands beyond the conventions of a Boys Own adventure

  Dramatisation of the rescue attempt after the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight en route from Tel Aviv to Paris.
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  Entrapment (1999)

  Review preview for Entrapment

  Entrapment is a thriller so light it floats away into that place where a 60-year-old bloke is as agile as a chamois and a girl who works in insurance doubles as an international art thief.

  An insurer tries to help capture and art thief.
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  The Equalizer (2014)

  Review preview for The Equalizer

  There isn't the hint of a joke, nor a memorable line and for the first 40 minutes the pace is stuck at Level Yawn

  A former commando comes out of retirement to rescue a teenage hooker from the Russian mafia in New York.
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  The Equalizer 2 (2018)

  Review preview for The Equalizer 2

  It's complicated and increasingly violent

  Ex-CIA hitman, Robert McCall, is trying to stay incognito and low key as a Boston cab driver but is drawn into a mysterious murder in Brussels that has fatal and violent consequences.
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  Equilibrium (2002)

  Review preview for Equilibrium

  There is nothing new here.

  Brave New World by any other name, with Christian Bale as a cop who sees the light.
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  Eragon (2006)

  Review preview for Eragon

  The film has more violent action than a PG-certificate dares admit to and looks suitably legendary.

  When a simple farm boy discovers a dragon's egg, he also finds his destiny: to recover the lost art of dragon riding and save the kingdom from evil.
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  Erin Brockovich (1999)

  Review preview for Erin Brockovich

  Finney adds definite class to Roberts high octane performance.

  A feisty single mother uncovers a toxic scandal.
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  Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)

  Review preview for Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

  The film is too clever by half and so beautifully played it doesn't matter

  An ex-couple delete each other from their memories after a painful split.
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  E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

  Review preview for E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial

  This is a beautiful-looking movie, as well as supremely well-made.

  Spielberg's beloved classic about a stranded and lonely alien.
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  Everybody Knows (2018)

  Review preview for Everybody Knows

  The uncertainty is like a necklace of seaweed, tighter than a noose.

  Secrets resurface after a woman returns to her family's village for a wedding.
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  Everything Is Illuminated (2005)

  Review preview for Everything Is Illuminated

  chreiber has done a terrific job and demonstrates a distinctive style.

  A man heads on an odyssey to the Ukraine, to trace his father's roots.
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  eXistenZ (1999)

  Review preview for eXistenZ

  Cronenberg has created a dazzling star in the futuristic psycho-thriller firmament.

  Virtual reality gets messy!
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  Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile (2019)

  Review preview for Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile

  By avoiding serial cliches, director Joe Berlinger touches on a different level of revelation.

  A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy from the perspective of Liz, his longtime girlfriend, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.
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  Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

  Review preview for Eyes Wide Shut

  You are never sure what is actually happening, what is real and what is pretending to be real.

  A doctor embarks on a sexual adventure after a chance remark by his wife leads him to question monogamy.
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  Eight and a Half Women (1999)

  Brothel barminess.
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  Eight Below (2006)

  Review preview for Eight Below

  Kids will find it long and slow, with only one truly scary moment, and dads won't believe a word of it.

  Husky survival saga, coupled with a scientific discovery and tentative love interest.
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  Eight Legged Freaks (2002)

  Review preview for Eight Legged Freaks

  David Arquette is the star and yet his role has no purpose whatsoever.

  Small town in Arizona under attack from giant spiders.
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  Elektra (2005)

  Resurrected superheroine fights X-Men clones with the power of slow motion and baby swords.
• Elvira Madigan (1967)

  True story of a tragic love affair between a 19th century Swedish officer and a tightrope walker.
• Elvis '56 (2004)

  The year that turned a 21-year-old Memphis truck driver into The King.
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  Elvis & Nixon (2016)

  Review preview for Elvis & Nixon

  Dangerously thin on purpose

  Elvis goes to the White House to ask the President to make him a Federal Agent At Large.
• El Bonaerense (2002)

  Review preview for El Bonaerense

  The documentary approach leaves little space for plot.

  A locksmith from a country town in Argentina is sent to Buenos Aires to become a cop.
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  The Emoji Movie (2017)

  Review preview for The Emoji Movie

  The brave new world of electronic dictatorship is not ready for this. There are no maps.

  Emojis live in a parallel universe inside a teenager's smart phone hoping to help out with his romantic messaging before marauding bots erase them
• The Emperor's New Groove (2000)

  Selfish young emperor learns humility when his power-crazed political adviser turns him into a llama.
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  The Empire In Africa (2005)

  An exploration of the conflict in Sierra Leone.
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  Employee Of The Month (2006)

  Review preview for Employee Of The Month

  The characters are not given a chance to expand beyond their stereotypes

  Two superstore workers compete for the hand - and much else - of the new girl at the check out.
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  Empty Days (1999)

  Review preview for Empty Days

  As a short history of a relationship, it has an honesty that cuts through convention.

  Two people from opposite ends of the social scale, both previously laid off from very different positions at the same company meet in the supermarket.
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  End Of Days (1999)

  An ex-cop tries to protect a girl from Satan's sexual attentions.
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  End Of The Line (2006)

  Review preview for End Of The Line

  You know you can’t be certain of anything. And that’s disturbing.

  Armageddon on the subway.
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  Enemy At The Gates (2000)

  Snipers play cat and mouse during the battle of Stalingrad.
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  Enigma (2001)

  Review preview for Enigma

  toppard and director Michael Apted weave a web of intrigue, suspicion and, for God's sake, romance into what might have been as incomprehensible as a computer hacker's notebook.

  A complex World War Two tale of intrigue, romance and code-breaking.
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  Entourage (2015)

  Review preview for Entourage

  Incapable of breaking through the boobs and banter barrier.

  Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys Eric, Turtle, and Johnny, are back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold on a risky project that will serve as Vince's directorial debut.
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  Epic Movie (2007)

  Review preview for Epic Movie

  The gags aren’t cruel, only palely loitering.

  The Chronicles Of Narnia is spoofed, with the aid of assorted super-ish heroes.