The trappings and style more than make up for any lack of substance.

~ Richard Mowe -

The trappings and style more than make up for any lack of substance.

~ Richard Mowe -

Szabo's saga is a reminder of how great European cinema used to be.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Szabo's saga is a reminder of how great European cinema used to be.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The production values and high octane performances make this an entertaining piece of hokum, although the sentimental denouement is a disappointment.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The production values and high octane performances make this an entertaining piece of hokum, although the sentimental denouement is a disappointment.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The intrigue feels under-cooked and the subject matter is yesterday's news, robbing an admirably action-free mystery of much of its impact.

~ David Graham -

The intrigue feels under-cooked and the subject matter is yesterday's news, robbing an admirably action-free mystery of much of its impact.

~ David Graham -

An uneven mix of kiddie whimsy and intense fantasy.

~ David Graham -

An uneven mix of kiddie whimsy and intense fantasy.

~ David Graham -

This should carry you to Christmas on a wave of nostalgia... but it doesn't.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This should carry you to Christmas on a wave of nostalgia... but it doesn't.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Aesthetically this film is an absolute joy to watch. Somehow though, my satisfaction with the story didn’t match my sensory pleasure.

~ Emma Slawinski -

Aesthetically this film is an absolute joy to watch. Somehow though, my satisfaction with the story didn’t match my sensory pleasure.

~ Emma Slawinski -

Visual surprises make up for the absurdity of the storyline.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Visual surprises make up for the absurdity of the storyline.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Class effects, dashing adventure, a load of laughs and non-stop action.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Class effects, dashing adventure, a load of laughs and non-stop action.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This is a film full of notions about the way dreams shape our personal stories as much as being shaped by them.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is a film full of notions about the way dreams shape our personal stories as much as being shaped by them.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Lanthimos satirises our obsession with relationships and modern day electronic dating rituals although the results are not nearly as funny and knowing as the director clearly thinks.

~ Richard Mowe -

Lanthimos satirises our obsession with relationships and modern day electronic dating rituals although the results are not nearly as funny and knowing as the director clearly thinks.

~ Richard Mowe -

If Jackson was hoping for ethereal over corny, he’s failed decisively

~ Nick Da Costa -

If Jackson was hoping for ethereal over corny, he’s failed decisively

~ Nick Da Costa -

Everything seems predictable, dealing as it does with stereotypes, and yet you appreciate the effort.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Everything seems predictable, dealing as it does with stereotypes, and yet you appreciate the effort.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Fred Claus has a lot of things going for it but struggles because it can't make up its mind what it's trying to be.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Fred Claus has a lot of things going for it but struggles because it can't make up its mind what it's trying to be.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Seldom in cinema has eschatology been treated with such intelligence, or inspired such aching awe.

~ Anton Bitel -

Seldom in cinema has eschatology been treated with such intelligence, or inspired such aching awe.

~ Anton Bitel -

The dialogue is irreverent and sharp like a raven's claw.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The dialogue is irreverent and sharp like a raven's claw.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

The film has more violent action than a PG-certificate dares admit to and looks suitably legendary.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film has more violent action than a PG-certificate dares admit to and looks suitably legendary.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This is a grown-up film not ashamed to ask its audience to think rather than mindlessly emote.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is a grown-up film not ashamed to ask its audience to think rather than mindlessly emote.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Not as sophisticated a film as it likes to think, but it does the basics very well indeed.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Not as sophisticated a film as it likes to think, but it does the basics very well indeed.

~ Jennie Kermode -

When the price of obedience is a life of lies where humiliation has no bounds, the pent-up desire explodes.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

When the price of obedience is a life of lies where humiliation has no bounds, the pent-up desire explodes.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Rachel Weisz makes it her own, delivering a powerful, raw performance that is undoubtedly Oscar material.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Rachel Weisz makes it her own, delivering a powerful, raw performance that is undoubtedly Oscar material.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Clever thrillers that flirt with film noir are always welcome, but this is too smart for its own good.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Clever thrillers that flirt with film noir are always welcome, but this is too smart for its own good.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film itself has a fluid identity, part will they/won't they romance, part mystery and part unsettling thriller.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The film itself has a fluid identity, part will they/won't they romance, part mystery and part unsettling thriller.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The choice of [director] Meirelles, who made City Of God with street children in Rio, was inspired.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The choice of [director] Meirelles, who made City Of God with street children in Rio, was inspired.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Constantine is best enjoyed by ignoring the Milton-centric mythology and surrendering to the movie's lush atmosphere and wicked performances.

~ The Exile -

Constantine is best enjoyed by ignoring the Milton-centric mythology and surrendering to the movie's lush atmosphere and wicked performances.

~ The Exile -

For some viewers the build up of devious plot twists may be a little overwrought but it is nevertheless an effective way of skewering the cynical viewer.

~ Adam Micklethwaite -

For some viewers the build up of devious plot twists may be a little overwrought but it is nevertheless an effective way of skewering the cynical viewer.

~ Adam Micklethwaite -

The body count is Shakespearean and the plot twists wicked.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The body count is Shakespearean and the plot twists wicked.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Perhaps most surprising is how slight it feels.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Perhaps most surprising is how slight it feels.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It is entertaining.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It is entertaining.

~ Andrew Robertson -

What makes About A Boy so refreshing is the surprise factor - surprisingly funny, surprisingly unsentimental, surprisingly enjoyable.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

What makes About A Boy so refreshing is the surprise factor - surprisingly funny, surprisingly unsentimental, surprisingly enjoyable.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Two things that save this cowp of a film from utter banality are the cinematography, which is technically competent, and the quality of the actors and their performances.

~ Donald Munro -

Two things that save this cowp of a film from utter banality are the cinematography, which is technically competent, and the quality of the actors and their performances.

~ Donald Munro -