Nothing plays out as you expect, with Ramsay maintaining an unsettling staccato that keeps both the action and the viewer on edge.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Nothing plays out as you expect, with Ramsay maintaining an unsettling staccato that keeps both the action and the viewer on edge.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is a tale which rewards the intelligent viewer and, ultimately, has much more to say for itself than the average crime thriller.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is a tale which rewards the intelligent viewer and, ultimately, has much more to say for itself than the average crime thriller.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Although the plot is a tired one, Walk The Line avoids hitting any dud notes, thanks to the excellence of the two leads.

~ Josh Morrall -

Although the plot is a tired one, Walk The Line avoids hitting any dud notes, thanks to the excellence of the two leads.

~ Josh Morrall -

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

~ Josh Morrall -

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

~ Josh Morrall -

Oliver Stone directs like a grasshopper on amphetamines.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Oliver Stone directs like a grasshopper on amphetamines.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

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 -

Phoenix gives his character more depth than such men are usually afforded but deliberately takes a back seat, allowing Reilly the dramatic lead role he has long deserved.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Phoenix gives his character more depth than such men are usually afforded but deliberately takes a back seat, allowing Reilly the dramatic lead role he has long deserved.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Shyamalan continues to cut a swathe through mainstream Hollywood, while retaining an integrity and refusing to compromise his vision.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Shyamalan continues to cut a swathe through mainstream Hollywood, while retaining an integrity and refusing to compromise his vision.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Reservation Road is really only ever going from A to B and, despite the offer of some intriguing ideas, never moves far from its initial premise.

~ Paul Griffiths -

Reservation Road is really only ever going from A to B and, despite the offer of some intriguing ideas, never moves far from its initial premise.

~ Paul Griffiths -

Kaufman's recreation of early 19th century Paris is more theatrical than real.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Kaufman's recreation of early 19th century Paris is more theatrical than real.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Even at its most epic there's something lacklustre about it all, as if the whole thing were being printed in ink-saving mode.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Even at its most epic there's something lacklustre about it all, as if the whole thing were being printed in ink-saving mode.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There's a sense of tragedy underlying all this but it doesn't overwhelm the narrative, and we get a distinct sense of who Vivian was as a person.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There's a sense of tragedy underlying all this but it doesn't overwhelm the narrative, and we get a distinct sense of who Vivian was as a person.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Surrounding, supporting, and undermining the central love story, Paul Thomas Anderson paints unforgettable scenes that should be enjoyed in a rare 70mm projection.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Surrounding, supporting, and undermining the central love story, Paul Thomas Anderson paints unforgettable scenes that should be enjoyed in a rare 70mm projection.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

She won't marry. She refuses. Is she lesbian? Hey, that's an idea. Let's investigate.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

She won't marry. She refuses. Is she lesbian? Hey, that's an idea. Let's investigate.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

There's no real involvement, or epic feel, though there is enough emotion to make it worthwhile.

~ Gator MacReady -

There's no real involvement, or epic feel, though there is enough emotion to make it worthwhile.

~ Gator MacReady -

The animation is just part of the film’s major selling point, which is unpredictability.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The animation is just part of the film’s major selling point, which is unpredictability.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Phoenix strips the skin off your eyeballs. What happens next is a gasp away from easy.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Phoenix strips the skin off your eyeballs. What happens next is a gasp away from easy.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This is a shivery thriller, made better by a disturbing lack of information.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This is a shivery thriller, made better by a disturbing lack of information.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This is the tail end of the good times, Doc and his cohort seem as though they are fading out.

~ Owen Van Spall -

This is the tail end of the good times, Doc and his cohort seem as though they are fading out.

~ Owen Van Spall -

The story is not as well-developed as it should have been but it’s an enjoyable enough treat for Allen fans for whom he can do no wrong.

~ Richard Mowe -

The story is not as well-developed as it should have been but it’s an enjoyable enough treat for Allen fans for whom he can do no wrong.

~ Richard Mowe -

This is a solid film, but it is the truth that holds the power, not the direction.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is a solid film, but it is the truth that holds the power, not the direction.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

It is in these details, the small objects Jonze provides us with in his film of disembodied desires, that essences become distilled.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

It is in these details, the small objects Jonze provides us with in his film of disembodied desires, that essences become distilled.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Ridley Scott's 2nd century extravaganza dies during those pauses between blood, sweat and fear.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Ridley Scott's 2nd century extravaganza dies during those pauses between blood, sweat and fear.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

It's hard to be tough on a film as warm-hearted as this one is in spirit - like Callahan, it's trying hard even when it fails.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

It's hard to be tough on a film as warm-hearted as this one is in spirit - like Callahan, it's trying hard even when it fails.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

At turns funny, violent, bitter and over the top, it's a curious little fable about boredom, risk-taking, and the frustration experienced by trained fighters in peacetime.

~ Jennie Kermode -

At turns funny, violent, bitter and over the top, it's a curious little fable about boredom, risk-taking, and the frustration experienced by trained fighters in peacetime.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There is no key to unlock it. Doors are held open to interpret, wedged with countless other stories.

~ Andrew Robertson -

There is no key to unlock it. Doors are held open to interpret, wedged with countless other stories.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The plot produces one of those surprise twists that reinforces its decline into gratuitous cliché.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The plot produces one of those surprise twists that reinforces its decline into gratuitous cliché.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -