Sweet in its way, but too parochial to hold much interest for foreign audiences.

~ David Haviland -

Sweet in its way, but too parochial to hold much interest for foreign audiences.

~ David Haviland -

It provides some compelling insights into the fear and distrust still prevalent in post-Taliban Afghanistan.

~ David Haviland -

It provides some compelling insights into the fear and distrust still prevalent in post-Taliban Afghanistan.

~ David Haviland -

A sweet, old-fashioned Disney film.

~ David Haviland -

A laughably pretentious film

~ David Haviland -

A laughably pretentious film

~ David Haviland -

Anything Else is a breezy comedy, full of funny scenes and classic Allen one-liners.

~ David Haviland -

Anything Else is a breezy comedy, full of funny scenes and classic Allen one-liners.

~ David Haviland -

Essentially a Republican wet dream.

~ David Haviland -

Essentially a Republican wet dream.

~ David Haviland -

Despite a promising opening, the film quickly descends into Saturday morning wackiness, with a range of jokes and parodies - Sergio Leone? Nightclub bouncers? - that kids won't get, and adults won't like.

~ David Haviland -

Despite a promising opening, the film quickly descends into Saturday morning wackiness, with a range of jokes and parodies - Sergio Leone? Nightclub bouncers? - that kids won't get, and adults won't like.

~ David Haviland -

There's no chance to fully engage with any of the characters.

~ David Haviland -

There's no chance to fully engage with any of the characters.

~ David Haviland -

The dialogue fizzes... the storytelling is delightfully oblique.

~ David Haviland -

The dialogue fizzes... the storytelling is delightfully oblique.

~ David Haviland -

The worst Hollywood film of the year.

~ David Haviland -

The worst Hollywood film of the year.

~ David Haviland -

Never quite the sum of its parts.

~ David Haviland -

The whole thing is essentially an extended advert for the Yu-Gi-Oh! games range.

~ David Haviland -

The whole thing is essentially an extended advert for the Yu-Gi-Oh! games range.

~ David Haviland -

The film is a massive disappointment, chiefly because it only really works on second viewing.

~ David Haviland -

The film is a massive disappointment, chiefly because it only really works on second viewing.

~ David Haviland -

Tedious.

~ David Haviland -

Tedious.

~ David Haviland -

A sweet comedy, which aims for Capra-esque humanism, but with a premise that never gets off the ground.

~ David Haviland -

A sweet comedy, which aims for Capra-esque humanism, but with a premise that never gets off the ground.

~ David Haviland -

The film jumps between characters and plots and yet fails to properly develop any of them.

~ David Haviland -

The film jumps between characters and plots and yet fails to properly develop any of them.

~ David Haviland -

The film makes little attempt to conceal its stage orig

~ David Haviland -

The film makes little attempt to conceal its stage orig

~ David Haviland -

A thrilling example of the power of digital video.

~ David Haviland -

A thrilling example of the power of digital video.

~ David Haviland -

The latest disappointing Britflick to suffer from a nonsensical plot and showy direction.

~ David Haviland -

The latest disappointing Britflick to suffer from a nonsensical plot and showy direction.

~ David Haviland -

The treatment of the subject matter is deeply irresponsible.

~ David Haviland -

The treatment of the subject matter is deeply irresponsible.

~ David Haviland -

Me hate it.

~ David Haviland -

Me hate it.

~ David Haviland -

A first-class horror thriller.

~ David Haviland -

A first-class horror thriller.

~ David Haviland -

Consistently funny.

~ David Haviland -

Consistently funny.

~ David Haviland -

It's easy to forget how violent and depressing the story is and it's only by evoking a powerful sense of horror that Darabont's masterful screenplay earns its climactic feeling of release.

~ David Haviland -

It's easy to forget how violent and depressing the story is and it's only by evoking a powerful sense of horror that Darabont's masterful screenplay earns its climactic feeling of release.

~ David Haviland -

The film simply becomes a test of endurance, with each horrific scene becoming more sickening than the last.

~ David Haviland -

The film simply becomes a test of endurance, with each horrific scene becoming more sickening than the last.

~ David Haviland -

There's surprisingly little action and what there is reminds us that part of the fun of live action is the sense that the actors might really be in danger.

~ David Haviland -

There's surprisingly little action and what there is reminds us that part of the fun of live action is the sense that the actors might really be in danger.

~ David Haviland -

Entertaining enough and shot with some panache, although the theological discussions quickly begin to grate.

~ David Haviland -

Entertaining enough and shot with some panache, although the theological discussions quickly begin to grate.

~ David Haviland -

Can have little appeal for anyone over 12.

~ David Haviland -

Rohmer's latest soporific effort is as uncompromising as ever.

~ David Haviland -

Lacks the courage to make any incisive criticisms.

~ David Haviland -

Lacks the courage to make any incisive criticisms.

~ David Haviland -

That the film is so close to parody is partly a mark of its sincerity.

~ David Haviland -

That the film is so close to parody is partly a mark of its sincerity.

~ David Haviland -

Giamatti was unlucky not to receive an Oscar nomination for his touching and subtle performance, which betters any of his previous work.

~ David Haviland -

Giamatti was unlucky not to receive an Oscar nomination for his touching and subtle performance, which betters any of his previous work.

~ David Haviland -