The laughs come mostly in the wrong places.

~ Kotleta -

The laughs come mostly in the wrong places.

~ Kotleta -

Lacking in style and substance, this film is flatly abundant in pretension and self-importance.

~ Kotleta -

Lacking in style and substance, this film is flatly abundant in pretension and self-importance.

~ Kotleta -

This is a powerful coming-of-age story, wrapped up in a tense, edgy thriller.

~ Kotleta -

This is a powerful coming-of-age story, wrapped up in a tense, edgy thriller.

~ Kotleta -

For the first 45-minutes this is potentially an award-winning sitcom.

~ Kotleta -

For the first 45-minutes this is potentially an award-winning sitcom.

~ Kotleta -

a multi-stranded and complex piece of work, during which at no point was I less than confused.

~ Kotleta -

a multi-stranded and complex piece of work, during which at no point was I less than confused.

~ Kotleta -

It's shocking that a fictional story, based on true events, is more emotionally affecting than watching the reality on the news.

~ Kotleta -

It's shocking that a fictional story, based on true events, is more emotionally affecting than watching the reality on the news.

~ Kotleta -

Elegiacally epic camerawork sweeps over the snow-kissed landscape as lovingly as the man in a funny woolly hat plays Viking songs about Odin on his xylophone.

~ Kotleta -

Elegiacally epic camerawork sweeps over the snow-kissed landscape as lovingly as the man in a funny woolly hat plays Viking songs about Odin on his xylophone.

~ Kotleta -

Affectionate and good-natured and, let's face it, a bit soppy and predictable.

~ Kotleta -

Affectionate and good-natured and, let's face it, a bit soppy and predictable.

~ Kotleta -

Like the old wedding superstition, it offers something borrowed and something blue, something old but nothing new.

~ Kotleta -

Like the old wedding superstition, it offers something borrowed and something blue, something old but nothing new.

~ Kotleta -

Setting a new benchmark in bad, only a freak accident at the premiere befalling the star could redeem the release of this film. And only then if it were fatal.

~ Kotleta -

Setting a new benchmark in bad, only a freak accident at the premiere befalling the star could redeem the release of this film. And only then if it were fatal.

~ Kotleta -

The action sequences are feral and imaginative, every punch hits home and you can almost feel ribs cracking to the beat of the comical Oriental hip-hop soundtrack.

~ Kotleta -

The action sequences are feral and imaginative, every punch hits home and you can almost feel ribs cracking to the beat of the comical Oriental hip-hop soundtrack.

~ Kotleta -

A bit mundane and chocolate-boxy.

~ Kotleta -

A bit mundane and chocolate-boxy.

~ Kotleta -

Like the best observational comedy, it deals in exposing simple truths through humour and swearing, combined with cracking one-liners that I shall be stealing and passing off as my own.

~ Kotleta -

Like the best observational comedy, it deals in exposing simple truths through humour and swearing, combined with cracking one-liners that I shall be stealing and passing off as my own.

~ Kotleta -

Adapted from a successful play... this is just a substandard cash-in.

~ Kotleta -

Adapted from a successful play... this is just a substandard cash-in.

~ Kotleta -

Formulaically funny and kids will adore every derivative minute.

~ Kotleta -

Formulaically funny and kids will adore every derivative minute.

~ Kotleta -

This is less fun than a month at Butlins.

~ Kotleta -

This is less fun than a month at Butlins.

~ Kotleta -

Plotless, fluffy, pseudo-sentimental rubbish.

~ Kotleta -

Plotless, fluffy, pseudo-sentimental rubbish.

~ Kotleta -

Superficial shock value with little emotional impact.

~ Kotleta -

Superficial shock value with little emotional impact.

~ Kotleta -

It's fast and violent, expensive and colourful, yet it's a product. It's soulless.

~ Kotleta -

It's fast and violent, expensive and colourful, yet it's a product. It's soulless.

~ Kotleta -

You'd expect that someone somewhere could pull some strings and get him a decent song to sing, but no.

~ Kotleta -

You'd expect that someone somewhere could pull some strings and get him a decent song to sing, but no.

~ Kotleta -

There is nothing very special here - nobody is dreadful but nobody is any good, either.

~ Kotleta -

The designers are caught in an unfortunate time loop that keeps dragging them back to the Eighties.

~ Kotleta -

The designers are caught in an unfortunate time loop that keeps dragging them back to the Eighties.

~ Kotleta -

Hayao Miyazaki has made some wonderful films... but this one has succeeded only in sucking all the charm, humour and depth out of the original story.

~ Kotleta -

Hayao Miyazaki has made some wonderful films... but this one has succeeded only in sucking all the charm, humour and depth out of the original story.

~ Kotleta -

Although there's mercifully little football in this, there's also minimal emotional depth.

~ Kotleta -

Although there's mercifully little football in this, there's also minimal emotional depth.

~ Kotleta -

It's all very messy and in the real world would clearly end in tears, but Hunt gives a bittersweet and witty performance that has you crossing your fingers for a happy ending.

~ Kotleta -

It's all very messy and in the real world would clearly end in tears, but Hunt gives a bittersweet and witty performance that has you crossing your fingers for a happy ending.

~ Kotleta -

Throwing in some slapstick and cutesie animals doesn't distract from the fact that the female characters exist only in relation to men.

~ Kotleta -

As compulsive as a 40-a-day fag habit.

~ Kotleta -

As compulsive as a 40-a-day fag habit.

~ Kotleta -

I fell asleep several times during the film, but some of it wasn't dreadful, some of it was just bad. Very bad.

~ Kotleta -

I fell asleep several times during the film, but some of it wasn't dreadful, some of it was just bad. Very bad.

~ Kotleta -

The trial plays out in a courtroom that looks more like a church and the few cringe-in-your-seat scares are economically used to great effect.

~ Kotleta -

The trial plays out in a courtroom that looks more like a church and the few cringe-in-your-seat scares are economically used to great effect.

~ Kotleta -

Surprisingly - fun for all the family.

~ Kotleta -

A beautiful film, full of courage, determination and optimism.

~ Kotleta -

A beautiful film, full of courage, determination and optimism.

~ Kotleta -

Even without the entrail chewing and rivers of blood, this film would be terrifying.

~ Kotleta -

Even without the entrail chewing and rivers of blood, this film would be terrifying.

~ Kotleta -

This is a calorie-free visual treat from start to finish.

~ Kotleta -

This is a calorie-free visual treat from start to finish.

~ Kotleta -

At two hours, it's far too long, but the cast is nice to look at and it won't put tiring thoughts in your head.

~ Kotleta -

At two hours, it's far too long, but the cast is nice to look at and it won't put tiring thoughts in your head.

~ Kotleta -