A look at the commonest fear nipping at the heart of Middle America. Not the war in Iraq, nor terrorism, but the breakdown of the family unit and how - and, indeed, if - people can cope with it.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A look at the commonest fear nipping at the heart of Middle America. Not the war in Iraq, nor terrorism, but the breakdown of the family unit and how - and, indeed, if - people can cope with it.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Guy Pearce is a puzzling lead, at times desperately out of his depth, mostly getting away with it due to his skill at looking lost and miserable as he mumbles his lines and does a bizarre impression of Nick Cave.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Guy Pearce is a puzzling lead, at times desperately out of his depth, mostly getting away with it due to his skill at looking lost and miserable as he mumbles his lines and does a bizarre impression of Nick Cave.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It is admirable that Verbinski has chosen to forgo 3D, as the spectacle he conjures in his various set-pieces is enough to have you ducking and diving already.

~ David Graham -

It is admirable that Verbinski has chosen to forgo 3D, as the spectacle he conjures in his various set-pieces is enough to have you ducking and diving already.

~ David Graham -

The performances by Naomi Watts and Martin Henderson are intense and charming.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The performances by Naomi Watts and Martin Henderson are intense and charming.

~ 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 -

Mouse Hunt is a cartoon without animation. It should have stayed drawn. Live action only bumps into the furniture.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Mouse Hunt is a cartoon without animation. It should have stayed drawn. Live action only bumps into the furniture.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Gore Verbinski treats the whole thing as a romp.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Gore Verbinski treats the whole thing as a romp.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

You can't help feeling British audiences may well embrace the film's oddness - and blatant anti-American stance - which while not always successfully executed, means there is rarely a dull moment.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

You can't help feeling British audiences may well embrace the film's oddness - and blatant anti-American stance - which while not always successfully executed, means there is rarely a dull moment.

~ Amber Wilkinson -