A lot of the scenes seem stilted, or rushed, and there are very few memorable lines.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A lot of the scenes seem stilted, or rushed, and there are very few memorable lines.

~ Jennie Kermode -

What's good about director Bryan Singer's approach is that he respects the material and so do the actors. There is not a whiff of parody.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

What's good about director Bryan Singer's approach is that he respects the material and so do the actors. There is not a whiff of parody.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

I'm afraid this can't leap buildings in a single bound, no matter what the hype says.

~ Symon Parsons -

I'm afraid this can't leap buildings in a single bound, no matter what the hype says.

~ Symon Parsons -

There have been bad films. There have been terrible films. And then there's Welcome To Me

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

There have been bad films. There have been terrible films. And then there's Welcome To Me

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A wonderful movie with a nice clear story, good good guys, bad bad guys, rather special effects . . . really, every department is on top form here.

~ Martin Gray -

A wonderful movie with a nice clear story, good good guys, bad bad guys, rather special effects . . . really, every department is on top form here.

~ Martin Gray -

This new incarnation won't linger in your head like its predecessor, but it remains a hugely affecting and effective experience.

~ David Graham -

This new incarnation won't linger in your head like its predecessor, but it remains a hugely affecting and effective experience.

~ David Graham -

Unlike many adaptions it does want to have fun, worrying less about being pixel-perfect or po-faced than propulsive plotting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Unlike many adaptions it does want to have fun, worrying less about being pixel-perfect or po-faced than propulsive plotting.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Mostly harmless.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Mostly harmless.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Jake Schreier and scriptwriter Christopher Ford go well beyond the initial fun of the robot conceit to craft a thoughtful film musing on both the ageing process and our relationship with technology.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Jake Schreier and scriptwriter Christopher Ford go well beyond the initial fun of the robot conceit to craft a thoughtful film musing on both the ageing process and our relationship with technology.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Tarantino's on good form but there are moments in the middle of the 165-minute marathon where it flags before mustering for its finale.

~ Richard Mowe -

Tarantino's on good form but there are moments in the middle of the 165-minute marathon where it flags before mustering for its finale.

~ Richard Mowe -

The cinematography is packaged in a red-ribboned chocolate box, with emphasis on gut-melting sunsets, riverscapes and white birds aflying.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Race is a complicated issue, and knowing the past, Daniels seems to say, is as important as making up your mind to act in the present.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Race is a complicated issue, and knowing the past, Daniels seems to say, is as important as making up your mind to act in the present.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Hop is ultimately more accomplished than it might need or reasonably be expected to be.

~ David Graham -

Hop is ultimately more accomplished than it might need or reasonably be expected to be.

~ David Graham -

Hairspray is a sincere, thoroughly entertaining romp; bursting with boundless energy, inventive choreography and performances that quite simply delight.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Hairspray is a sincere, thoroughly entertaining romp; bursting with boundless energy, inventive choreography and performances that quite simply delight.

~ Scott Macdonald -

The twists in the plot have a satisfactory gloss to them, as if the element of surprise is a new cocktail.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The twists in the plot have a satisfactory gloss to them, as if the element of surprise is a new cocktail.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A simple idea delivered so cleverly that it holds your attention from the opening of the storybook right up to its fairytale ending.

~ Val Kermode -

A simple idea delivered so cleverly that it holds your attention from the opening of the storybook right up to its fairytale ending.

~ Val Kermode -

No amount of flashy effects can cover the weakness of the story.

~ Jennie Kermode -

No amount of flashy effects can cover the weakness of the story.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Kelly should be praised to the heavens for his willingness to juggle very big ideas and to engage with the thorniest of ethical questions, taking one couple's seemingly straightforward dilemma and transforming it into a crux of apocalyptic dimensions.

~ Anton Bitel -

Kelly should be praised to the heavens for his willingness to juggle very big ideas and to engage with the thorniest of ethical questions, taking one couple's seemingly straightforward dilemma and transforming it into a crux of apocalyptic dimensions.

~ Anton Bitel -

Headland revels in the comedy of discomfort and keeps the one-liners coming, while still sticking to - and sticking it to - a romance plotline.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Headland revels in the comedy of discomfort and keeps the one-liners coming, while still sticking to - and sticking it to - a romance plotline.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Burgundy's ability to survive cockups on an industrial scale is impressive

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Burgundy's ability to survive cockups on an industrial scale is impressive

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Like the bulls that Papi is so fond of, this film is more interested in careering about causing mayhem than dwelling on details.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Like the bulls that Papi is so fond of, this film is more interested in careering about causing mayhem than dwelling on details.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

I can’t think of one original thing in this film.

~ Val Kermode -

I can’t think of one original thing in this film.

~ Val Kermode -