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 -

A sweet, old-fashioned Disney film.

~ David Haviland -

Cox employs a range of tricks to turn in an undeniably stylish feature, but the fractured narrative and grainy desaturation seem like genre staples and, as a result, the film feels directionless.

~ David Haviland -

Cox employs a range of tricks to turn in an undeniably stylish feature, but the fractured narrative and grainy desaturation seem like genre staples and, as a result, the film feels directionless.

~ David Haviland -

The cast seem visibly embarrassed and they have every right to be.

~ David Haviland -

The cast seem visibly embarrassed and they have every right to be.

~ David Haviland -

The Rock is well cast, bringing a gentle humility to a potentially gung-ho role.

~ David Haviland -

The Rock is well cast, bringing a gentle humility to a potentially gung-ho role.

~ David Haviland -

Weaves a number of darker, more interesting subplots around a fairly hackneyed central storyline.

~ David Haviland -

Weaves a number of darker, more interesting subplots around a fairly hackneyed central storyline.

~ David Haviland -

Consistently funny.

~ David Haviland -

Consistently funny.

~ 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 -

The film is a celebration of innocence, while arguing the point that no parent has a more important role in life than taking care of their children.

~ David Haviland -

The film is a celebration of innocence, while arguing the point that no parent has a more important role in life than taking care of their children.

~ 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 story starts slowly, but once they're up the mountain the human drama is utterly compelling and full of fascinating insights.

~ David Haviland -

The story starts slowly, but once they're up the mountain the human drama is utterly compelling and full of fascinating insights.

~ David Haviland -

Imagine the worst children's TV programme you've ever seen. Now remove any residual plot, replace the professional crew with children and halve the effects budget.

~ David Haviland -

Imagine the worst children's TV programme you've ever seen. Now remove any residual plot, replace the professional crew with children and halve the effects budget.

~ 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 -

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

~ 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 first-class horror thriller.

~ David Haviland -

A first-class horror thriller.

~ David Haviland -

Suzie Gold makes no effort to surprise us and consequently disappoints.

~ David Haviland -

Charming and unusual.

~ David Haviland -

Charming and unusual.

~ David Haviland -

t's a slight premise, but it's played for laughs throughout, pastiching not only the TV show, but the buddy genre and the Seventies in general.

~ David Haviland -

t's a slight premise, but it's played for laughs throughout, pastiching not only the TV show, but the buddy genre and the Seventies in general.

~ 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 -

A tender, moving film, with no distractions.

~ David Haviland -

A tender, moving film, with no distractions.

~ David Haviland -

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

~ David Haviland -

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

~ 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 -

The plot is consistently surprising and rattles along at a thrilling pace.

~ David Haviland -

The plot is consistently surprising and rattles along at a thrilling pace.

~ David Haviland -

Me hate it.

~ David Haviland -

Me hate it.

~ 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 -

The characters are unpleasant and unbelievable.

~ David Haviland -

The characters are unpleasant and unbelievable.

~ David Haviland -

The film steers clear of clichés.

~ David Haviland -

The film steers clear of clichés.

~ 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 -

The film is full of fine performances, but 90-year-old Esther Gorintin, as Eka, is quite outstanding.

~ David Haviland -

The film is full of fine performances, but 90-year-old Esther Gorintin, as Eka, is quite outstanding.

~ David Haviland -

Lacks the courage to make any incisive criticisms.

~ David Haviland -

Lacks the courage to make any incisive criticisms.

~ David Haviland -

Beautifully shot and loaded with symbolism.

~ David Haviland -

Beautifully shot and loaded with symbolism.

~ David Haviland -

Tedious.

~ David Haviland -

Tedious.

~ David Haviland -

A well-intentioned but poorly-plotted melodrama.

~ David Haviland -

A well-intentioned but poorly-plotted melodrama.

~ David Haviland -

Can have little appeal for anyone over 12.

~ David Haviland -

The film is consistently funny, with four excellent central performances, and the song-and-dance routines contain more hits than misses.

~ David Haviland -

The film is consistently funny, with four excellent central performances, and the song-and-dance routines contain more hits than misses.

~ David Haviland -

A thrilling example of the power of digital video.

~ David Haviland -

A thrilling example of the power of digital video.

~ David Haviland -

Essentially a Republican wet dream.

~ David Haviland -

Essentially a Republican wet dream.

~ David Haviland -

The cast aren't helped by René Manzor's confused script that takes a blatantly humourous premise far too seriously and then is unsure whether to turn it into a weighty drama, or a twisty thriller.

~ David Haviland -

The cast aren't helped by René Manzor's confused script that takes a blatantly humourous premise far too seriously and then is unsure whether to turn it into a weighty drama, or a twisty thriller.

~ David Haviland -

Mona Lisa Smile is beautifully shot and the dazzling cast is always watchable.

~ David Haviland -

Mona Lisa Smile is beautifully shot and the dazzling cast is always watchable.

~ David Haviland -