Recent Hollywood heist films - typified by the Ocean's franchise - have been largely concerned with shiny surfaces, gloss and froth but British director Steve McQueen is much more interested in what lies beneath.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Recent Hollywood heist films - typified by the Ocean's franchise - have been largely concerned with shiny surfaces, gloss and froth but British director Steve McQueen is much more interested in what lies beneath.

~ 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 -

The film is neither preachy, nor sentimental. It is about tolerance and truth and how the two cannot live together without hope.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film is neither preachy, nor sentimental. It is about tolerance and truth and how the two cannot live together without hope.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Michael Radford's film version of Orwell's masterpiece offers a faithful interpretation, but it is THX 1138 that captures the very essence of its stark warning against totalitarianism.

~ Niall McCallum -

Michael Radford's film version of Orwell's masterpiece offers a faithful interpretation, but it is THX 1138 that captures the very essence of its stark warning against totalitarianism.

~ Niall McCallum -

The debuting Reitman handles the film with inventive style and confident assurance.

~ Paul Griffiths -

The debuting Reitman handles the film with inventive style and confident assurance.

~ Paul Griffiths -

None of it is remotely believable.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

None of it is remotely believable.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Duvall is crippled by an accent that lurches from Partick to Dublin and back again. His body language speaks to Cincinnati, rather than Sauchihall Street.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Duvall is crippled by an accent that lurches from Partick to Dublin and back again. His body language speaks to Cincinnati, rather than Sauchihall Street.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Pure, stripped-down bleakness, both in the desaturated drabness of its appearance and in the last-days essentialism of its themes.

~ Anton Bitel -

Pure, stripped-down bleakness, both in the desaturated drabness of its appearance and in the last-days essentialism of its themes.

~ Anton Bitel -

The film is like a work of art that exists outside movements and influence, perfectly formed.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film is like a work of art that exists outside movements and influence, perfectly formed.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

For the second time, Costner has bet the farm and found his strength in cattle country.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

For the second time, Costner has bet the farm and found his strength in cattle country.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Finch has great fun imagining his way into the kind of passionate, dogmatic and slightly unhinged character who has only latterly begun to succeed in the industry in real life.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Finch has great fun imagining his way into the kind of passionate, dogmatic and slightly unhinged character who has only latterly begun to succeed in the industry in real life.

~ Jennie Kermode -

If this footy film was in a league it would be languishing at the bottom of the Vauxhall Conference.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

If this footy film was in a league it would be languishing at the bottom of the Vauxhall Conference.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The film covers all the bases and yet fails to hit a home run

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film covers all the bases and yet fails to hit a home run

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The tendency to set up dramatic moments only to drown them in sentiment hurts the integrity of the film.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The tendency to set up dramatic moments only to drown them in sentiment hurts the integrity of the film.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Brought up a notch by a fine cast, some genuinely funny scenes and a curious darker streak that lies beneath the laughs.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Brought up a notch by a fine cast, some genuinely funny scenes and a curious darker streak that lies beneath the laughs.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Make no mistake: despite the big cast, this is the sort of thriller you can safely snooze through on a plane, connecting with ease the dots between the clichéd fights and chases.

~ Anton Bitel -

Make no mistake: despite the big cast, this is the sort of thriller you can safely snooze through on a plane, connecting with ease the dots between the clichéd fights and chases.

~ Anton Bitel -

Gone In 60 Seconds provides you with all you need for a popcorn blockbuster.

~ Josh Morrall -

Gone In 60 Seconds provides you with all you need for a popcorn blockbuster.

~ Josh Morrall -

A masterpiece of restrained filmmaking

~ Chris -

A masterpiece of restrained filmmaking

~ Chris -

In the end, the story twists itself stupid.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

In the end, the story twists itself stupid.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Although this is worth watching purely for Duvall's superb turn, he doesn't want for support.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Although this is worth watching purely for Duvall's superb turn, he doesn't want for support.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is the time of year when I want buckets of forced sentiment with my overpriced cola, but this film felt cold despite the lack of snow

~ Martin Gray -

This is the time of year when I want buckets of forced sentiment with my overpriced cola, but this film felt cold despite the lack of snow

~ Martin Gray -

This is low-key, nervous, twisted stuff, hinting at anger so deeply ingrained it can only erupt in tight, controlled spurts of rage.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This is low-key, nervous, twisted stuff, hinting at anger so deeply ingrained it can only erupt in tight, controlled spurts of rage.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Caine's presence makes the difference between entertaining nonsense and a rattling good yarn.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Caine's presence makes the difference between entertaining nonsense and a rattling good yarn.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The writers, Michael (The Player) Tolkin and Bruce Joel (Ghost) Rubin are award winners. Why have they churned out a run-of-the-mildew script that makes Volcano read like a tight human interest item?

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The writers, Michael (The Player) Tolkin and Bruce Joel (Ghost) Rubin are award winners. Why have they churned out a run-of-the-mildew script that makes Volcano read like a tight human interest item?

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Effective because it is so restrained.

~ James Gracey -

Effective because it is so restrained.

~ James Gracey -

Coppola may have made films of a more spectacular nature but here he makes a virtue of a introversion - so that the film's horror moment is all the more vibrantly terrible when set in relief.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Coppola may have made films of a more spectacular nature but here he makes a virtue of a introversion - so that the film's horror moment is all the more vibrantly terrible when set in relief.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The film is refreshingly cynical about a profession that, in cinematic terms, expects every lead actor to be Clarence Darrow.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film is refreshingly cynical about a profession that, in cinematic terms, expects every lead actor to be Clarence Darrow.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

As a history and celebration of Brando's life and eccentricities, it's hard to beat.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

As a history and celebration of Brando's life and eccentricities, it's hard to beat.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

This is entirely Duvall's film. He gives himself a T-bone of a role, which he exploits with due diligence and compassion.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This is entirely Duvall's film. He gives himself a T-bone of a role, which he exploits with due diligence and compassion.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Undoubtedly, a masterpiece, this three-and-a-half hour version puts body on the flesh of what was already a great movie.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Undoubtedly, a masterpiece, this three-and-a-half hour version puts body on the flesh of what was already a great movie.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The plot is absurdly complicated and durr brain simple.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The plot is absurdly complicated and durr brain simple.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -