The film looks magnificent and the performances, particularly from Witherspoon and Atkins, are exemplary.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film looks magnificent and the performances, particularly from Witherspoon and Atkins, are exemplary.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Kevin Allen succeeds, brilliantly, in creating something new, fresh and thoroughly engaging.

~ Jane Fae -

Kevin Allen succeeds, brilliantly, in creating something new, fresh and thoroughly engaging.

~ Jane Fae -

Oliver Stone takes the story and gives it slick mainstream polish, bringing the issue home in a way that is understandable and urgent, even if his hero ends up seeming almost too good to be true.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Oliver Stone takes the story and gives it slick mainstream polish, bringing the issue home in a way that is understandable and urgent, even if his hero ends up seeming almost too good to be true.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Spacey gives a remarkable performance.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Spacey gives a remarkable performance.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The cast are terrific, and the comic set pieces are handled with precision and impeccable timing, even if not all of the jokes hit home.

~ Robert Munro -

The cast are terrific, and the comic set pieces are handled with precision and impeccable timing, even if not all of the jokes hit home.

~ Robert Munro -

The film spirals towards the inevitable like a Greek tragedy written in crayon.

~ Donald Munro -

The film spirals towards the inevitable like a Greek tragedy written in crayon.

~ Donald Munro -

Eighties-style conveyer belt mish-mash.

~ Gator MacReady -

Eighties-style conveyer belt mish-mash.

~ Gator MacReady -

Somewhere in the midst of this chaos the seed of a comic film fails to take root.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Somewhere in the midst of this chaos the seed of a comic film fails to take root.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The acting is precise in its natural flow

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The acting is precise in its natural flow

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

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 -

Shows a maturity that embraces every aspect of what commitment and family means and why those sentimental things that blokes feel uncomfortable with have a purpose and a reason.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Shows a maturity that embraces every aspect of what commitment and family means and why those sentimental things that blokes feel uncomfortable with have a purpose and a reason.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film undercuts the pop psychology associated with sporting success, clearing the space in which to attempt a more honest account.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film undercuts the pop psychology associated with sporting success, clearing the space in which to attempt a more honest account.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Being English and Hugh and frightfully-actually, the jokes have a cringe factor above the blush line.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Being English and Hugh and frightfully-actually, the jokes have a cringe factor above the blush line.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This made me proud that Britain can turn out solid, constructive comedy.

~ Chris -

This made me proud that Britain can turn out solid, constructive comedy.

~ Chris -

Dormael’s film fizzles with an abundance of ideas, most of which are beautifully realised.

~ Robert Munro -

Dormael’s film fizzles with an abundance of ideas, most of which are beautifully realised.

~ Robert Munro -

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 -

In short, there's a lot going on but very little of it feels fresh.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

In short, there's a lot going on but very little of it feels fresh.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

No one really acts, except Ifans, who can't help being funny, even when he's mad with rage.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

No one really acts, except Ifans, who can't help being funny, even when he's mad with rage.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

From a technical standpoint, Vaughn and the cinematographer Ben Davies outdo themselves.

~ Antoni Konieczny -

From a technical standpoint, Vaughn and the cinematographer Ben Davies outdo themselves.

~ Antoni Konieczny -

The world of Kevin &Perry has a misplaced sweetness.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The world of Kevin &Perry has a misplaced sweetness.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film has a Wendy Mitty charm, although precious little else.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film has a Wendy Mitty charm, although precious little else.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The movie lives in dreamland and ends in nightmare.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The movie lives in dreamland and ends in nightmare.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Baumbach has now reached a point where he is parodying himself, yet he still doesn't seem to have found his own voice.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Baumbach has now reached a point where he is parodying himself, yet he still doesn't seem to have found his own voice.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Two lazy fat cats with accents halve the fun.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Two lazy fat cats with accents halve the fun.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Every bit as quirky, engaging and rebellious as the artwork it aims to celebrate. Sadly, it also shares graffiti's tendency to be energetic but scattergun and ephemeral.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Every bit as quirky, engaging and rebellious as the artwork it aims to celebrate. Sadly, it also shares graffiti's tendency to be energetic but scattergun and ephemeral.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

When Liz dons her breast plate and rallies the troops at Tilbury, you'll want to put down your paella and rush out and sink a few Spanish ships yourself.

~ Tony Sullivan -

When Liz dons her breast plate and rallies the troops at Tilbury, you'll want to put down your paella and rush out and sink a few Spanish ships yourself.

~ Tony Sullivan -

When a film is made with this much love, its goodness shines.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

When a film is made with this much love, its goodness shines.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film neatly encapsulates the frustrations provided by its director: talent is displayed and interest grabbed, but in the end there’s only mild dissatisfaction and a sense of untapped potential.

~ Richard Mellor -

The film neatly encapsulates the frustrations provided by its director: talent is displayed and interest grabbed, but in the end there’s only mild dissatisfaction and a sense of untapped potential.

~ Richard Mellor -

Feeling like watered-down Curtis, the jokes frequently fall flat and you keep waiting for the big laughs that we know he can deliver.

~ Stephen Carty -

Feeling like watered-down Curtis, the jokes frequently fall flat and you keep waiting for the big laughs that we know he can deliver.

~ Stephen Carty -

Anything can happen and nothing makes sense and reality is a word as plain as it is pointless

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Anything can happen and nothing makes sense and reality is a word as plain as it is pointless

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

If Emmerich doesn't quite hit all his targets dead-on, he should at least be commended for trying to take his career and chosen genre down a less obvious route while remaining crowd-pleasing.

~ David Graham -

If Emmerich doesn't quite hit all his targets dead-on, he should at least be commended for trying to take his career and chosen genre down a less obvious route while remaining crowd-pleasing.

~ David Graham -

A competent effort that ensures the franchise - and [Webb's] reputation - are safe, it's just a shame it doesn't soar.

~ Owen Van Spall -

A competent effort that ensures the franchise - and [Webb's] reputation - are safe, it's just a shame it doesn't soar.

~ Owen Van Spall -