Joaquin Phoenix is utterly convincing in this role, conveying the longing and confusion with glimpses of the happier guy he could be.

~ Val Kermode -

Joaquin Phoenix is utterly convincing in this role, conveying the longing and confusion with glimpses of the happier guy he could be.

~ Val Kermode -

Matt Damon's performance is deliciously low-key.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Matt Damon's performance is deliciously low-key.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Gwyneth Paltrow gives a brave, uncompromised performance that does not shrink from the self-possessed obsessions of a selfish mind.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The balance between the individual and the bigger picture is perhaps the greatest strength of Homecoming.

~ Evelin Toth -

The balance between the individual and the bigger picture is perhaps the greatest strength of Homecoming.

~ Evelin Toth -

e concept is inspired and the realisation, with its complexities and double takes and juxtapositions, never feels forced.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

e concept is inspired and the realisation, with its complexities and double takes and juxtapositions, never feels forced.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Se7en is filthier than a dead stray dog at the bottom of a New Jersey toxic waste dump.

~ Gator MacReady -

Se7en is filthier than a dead stray dog at the bottom of a New Jersey toxic waste dump.

~ Gator MacReady -

The consistent inventiveness of the visuals is matched by the white-knuckle excitement of the plot.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The consistent inventiveness of the visuals is matched by the white-knuckle excitement of the plot.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The fat-is-gross non-PC running gag trips up after half an hour.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The movie is peopled by characters without boundaries and the cast responds by turning in some of the most extravagant performances this side of I, Claudius.

~ The Exile -

The movie is peopled by characters without boundaries and the cast responds by turning in some of the most extravagant performances this side of I, Claudius.

~ The Exile -

Stiller, Paltrow, Murray and Luke Wilson needn't have bothered. Their characters are stuck in ruts.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Stiller, Paltrow, Murray and Luke Wilson needn't have bothered. Their characters are stuck in ruts.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Offers a convincing demonstration of the theorem that good writing and sensitive performances can equal an engaging and nuanced piece of cinema.

~ Anton Bitel -

Offers a convincing demonstration of the theorem that good writing and sensitive performances can equal an engaging and nuanced piece of cinema.

~ Anton Bitel -

Aficionados of the whodunit won't be disappointed.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Aficionados of the whodunit won't be disappointed.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Douglas knows the territory well... he has perfected the iced stare to such a degree you worry in case the wind changes.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Douglas knows the territory well... he has perfected the iced stare to such a degree you worry in case the wind changes.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

There is the air of a dysfunctional family agreeing to get together for Auntie Sheila’s wedding.

~ Sophie Monks-Kaufman -

There is the air of a dysfunctional family agreeing to get together for Auntie Sheila’s wedding.

~ Sophie Monks-Kaufman -

Things do explode. Lots of things. The difference between this and the previous outing is that we care why they're exploding and about the people who are standing next to them when they do.

~ Max Crawford -

Things do explode. Lots of things. The difference between this and the previous outing is that we care why they're exploding and about the people who are standing next to them when they do.

~ Max Crawford -

Anyone who enjoyed the first Iron Man will love this, but if they expected something better then they will be disappointed.

~ Max Crawford -

Anyone who enjoyed the first Iron Man will love this, but if they expected something better then they will be disappointed.

~ Max Crawford -

Big, dumb, explosive and, most importantly, fun.

~ Daniel Hooper -

Big, dumb, explosive and, most importantly, fun.

~ Daniel Hooper -

As a director, he captures the seedy glamour of the gambling world perfectly and as a writer he propels a taut, no-frills story along with a screenplay that’s literate and believable.

~ Jeff Robson -

As a director, he captures the seedy glamour of the gambling world perfectly and as a writer he propels a taut, no-frills story along with a screenplay that’s literate and believable.

~ Jeff Robson -

Flawed, but with enough interest to suggest Jake Paltrow may be one to keep an eye out for in future.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Flawed, but with enough interest to suggest Jake Paltrow may be one to keep an eye out for in future.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The Glee spell is starting to break and when a thing like this turns sour, it's very sour indeed.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The Glee spell is starting to break and when a thing like this turns sour, it's very sour indeed.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The plot swithers this way and that.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The plot swithers this way and that.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

After a compelling start and a long, immersive second act, sadly Contagion starts to peter out towards the end.

~ Paul Griffiths -

After a compelling start and a long, immersive second act, sadly Contagion starts to peter out towards the end.

~ Paul Griffiths -

Apart from the sheer dullness of these two, the script by director Don Roos doesn't go anywhere. It starts at A, hiccups on B and ends at C.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Apart from the sheer dullness of these two, the script by director Don Roos doesn't go anywhere. It starts at A, hiccups on B and ends at C.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Enjoyable and witty, all the more impressive when you discover that it took only 19 days to shoot.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Enjoyable and witty, all the more impressive when you discover that it took only 19 days to shoot.

~ Amber Wilkinson -