Plays out like a high spirited seasonal version of Threads.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Plays out like a high spirited seasonal version of Threads.

~ Jennie Kermode -

When it comes to Japanese slo-mo sensuality, there is nothing you can do but admire the photography, because arousal has been dulled to death long before.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

When it comes to Japanese slo-mo sensuality, there is nothing you can do but admire the photography, because arousal has been dulled to death long before.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This is the first time in ages - perhaps ever - that the hot-blooded delights of a country house ball have been shown to be fun.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This is the first time in ages - perhaps ever - that the hot-blooded delights of a country house ball have been shown to be fun.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film bogs down in incomprehensible ya-ya. There are three or four plotlines going off in different directions.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film bogs down in incomprehensible ya-ya. There are three or four plotlines going off in different directions.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Visually, as well as in certain performances, the final instalment of Disneyworld Goes Hollywood has a healthy infusion of surrealism and a sense of humour.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Visually, as well as in certain performances, the final instalment of Disneyworld Goes Hollywood has a healthy infusion of surrealism and a sense of humour.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Basing his character largely on Keith Richards and looking like a refugee from Adam Ant's Dog Eat Dog video, Johnny Depp crashes through the film, chewing up scenery and spitting it out with aplomb.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Basing his character largely on Keith Richards and looking like a refugee from Adam Ant's Dog Eat Dog video, Johnny Depp crashes through the film, chewing up scenery and spitting it out with aplomb.

~ Jennie Kermode -

There’s a refreshing straight-forwardness to Gavin Hood’s Official Secrets.

~ Jeremy Mathews -

There’s a refreshing straight-forwardness to Gavin Hood’s Official Secrets.

~ Jeremy Mathews -

Never Let Me Go arrives trailing a lot of hype and carrying a considerable weight of expectation. Happily, it more than delivers.

~ Jeff Robson -

Never Let Me Go arrives trailing a lot of hype and carrying a considerable weight of expectation. Happily, it more than delivers.

~ Jeff Robson -

Apart from the women/cattle cliche it is difficult to tell where the dagger of disapproval is directed.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Apart from the women/cattle cliche it is difficult to tell where the dagger of disapproval is directed.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

It feels middle-aged, lazy and reliant on stereotype.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

It feels middle-aged, lazy and reliant on stereotype.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Worthington is so wooden it's a wonder rubbing up against Mendes doesn't cause him to spontaneously combust.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Worthington is so wooden it's a wonder rubbing up against Mendes doesn't cause him to spontaneously combust.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The dialogue has a tendency to forget what century it is.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The dialogue has a tendency to forget what century it is.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The script is clunky and the plot cannot be taken seriously

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The script is clunky and the plot cannot be taken seriously

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Brody's concentrated performance, as a man who may, or may not, be going out of his mind, creates a tense, claustrophobic atmosphere that pervades the film.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Brody's concentrated performance, as a man who may, or may not, be going out of his mind, creates a tense, claustrophobic atmosphere that pervades the film.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The kind of period drama that screams “festival launch” but doesn’t trust its audience enough to tell its story subtly or with any surprises.

~ Owen Van Spall -

The kind of period drama that screams “festival launch” but doesn’t trust its audience enough to tell its story subtly or with any surprises.

~ Owen Van Spall -

The signposts are misleading. This is an intelligent thriller.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The signposts are misleading. This is an intelligent thriller.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The grandeur and beauty of the place is set against figures of climbers, like black ants, across a white wilderness

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The grandeur and beauty of the place is set against figures of climbers, like black ants, across a white wilderness

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Possibly the best British film of the year.

~ Chris -

Possibly the best British film of the year.

~ Chris -

Ultimately, the film suffers from the same problem as the marriage it depicts: a lack of sizzling passion.

~ Maria Realf -

Ultimately, the film suffers from the same problem as the marriage it depicts: a lack of sizzling passion.

~ Maria Realf -

As a crime caper, it is complicated enough to make even Guy Ritchie go dizzy.

~ Anton Bitel -

As a crime caper, it is complicated enough to make even Guy Ritchie go dizzy.

~ Anton Bitel -

Keira Knightley... will be tough to beat at next year's Academy Awards for her portrayal of Spielrein

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Keira Knightley... will be tough to beat at next year's Academy Awards for her portrayal of Spielrein

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Is this a film about loss and how (not) to cope with it?

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Is this a film about loss and how (not) to cope with it?

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This evocation of Colette in 2018 knows that its heroine will always be larger than what is on screen.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

This evocation of Colette in 2018 knows that its heroine will always be larger than what is on screen.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

It feels right, it feels good, it feels as sweet as a summer's day

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

It feels right, it feels good, it feels as sweet as a summer's day

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A series of pieces that each, in its own right, has some merit, but which together never quite gels.

~ Jane Fae -

A series of pieces that each, in its own right, has some merit, but which together never quite gels.

~ Jane Fae -

Bend It Like Beckham understands the rules of feelgood and will do well for that reason.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Bend It Like Beckham understands the rules of feelgood and will do well for that reason.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Like its central character, then, this is beautiful and brave even if it fails to fully realise its potential.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Like its central character, then, this is beautiful and brave even if it fails to fully realise its potential.

~ Amber Wilkinson -