While there are plenty of laughs, the film might be victim of a too-linear, too-literal and too-revealing trailer, and the impact of its funnier moments are dampened by familiarity.

~ Michael Pattison -

While there are plenty of laughs, the film might be victim of a too-linear, too-literal and too-revealing trailer, and the impact of its funnier moments are dampened by familiarity.

~ Michael Pattison -

It's got some pretty dark moments, and some dark moments that are pretty.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It's got some pretty dark moments, and some dark moments that are pretty.

~ Andrew Robertson -

The baddie's been beefed up, the plot's been pared down, but the emotional core which really sold the first film—the magnificent character interaction—remains unscathed.

~ Max Crawford -

The baddie's been beefed up, the plot's been pared down, but the emotional core which really sold the first film—the magnificent character interaction—remains unscathed.

~ Max Crawford -

The film’s flaws come primarily in the weak villain and some irritating editing and plotting choices.

~ Owen Van Spall -

The film’s flaws come primarily in the weak villain and some irritating editing and plotting choices.

~ Owen Van Spall -

JJ Abrams rescues Rodenbury's creation from the pop culture scrap heap and produces a very likeable romp.

~ Stephen Carty -

JJ Abrams rescues Rodenbury's creation from the pop culture scrap heap and produces a very likeable romp.

~ Stephen Carty -

George Romero has stated that he loves this film. It's easy to see why.

~ Jennie Kermode -

George Romero has stated that he loves this film. It's easy to see why.

~ Jennie Kermode -

I wasn't bored. And I had expected to be. In fact I was laughing loudly.

~ Chris -

I wasn't bored. And I had expected to be. In fact I was laughing loudly.

~ Chris -

Though it's not on a par with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's best work, it's hard to imagine anybody not enjoying it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Though it's not on a par with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's best work, it's hard to imagine anybody not enjoying it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Following the phenomenal sequences up on the Dubai skyscraper, it seems that the only way is down.

~ Anton Bitel -

Following the phenomenal sequences up on the Dubai skyscraper, it seems that the only way is down.

~ Anton Bitel -

Open your eyes. Admire the death defying artistry.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Open your eyes. Admire the death defying artistry.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

If anything the potential dangers of AI are even more in the news now than when the film was shot, making it feel bang up to date.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

If anything the potential dangers of AI are even more in the news now than when the film was shot, making it feel bang up to date.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Excruciating first date dialogue

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Excruciating first date dialogue

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The character-based comedy mostly works as well as it does on the show, but the laboured and frequently infantile storylines make the film fall flat on its face when it's not half way up its own arse.

~ Scott Macdonald -

The character-based comedy mostly works as well as it does on the show, but the laboured and frequently infantile storylines make the film fall flat on its face when it's not half way up its own arse.

~ Scott Macdonald -

The characters of the animals are underdeveloped and the film is ultimately bland.

~ Donald Munro -

The characters of the animals are underdeveloped and the film is ultimately bland.

~ Donald Munro -

This is a film which knows exactly what it is and what it wants to achieve and, as a result, never pretends to be something it’s not.

~ Adam Micklethwaite -

This is a film which knows exactly what it is and what it wants to achieve and, as a result, never pretends to be something it’s not.

~ Adam Micklethwaite -

Formulaic but exuberant, packed with quirky humour and very difficult not to like.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Formulaic but exuberant, packed with quirky humour and very difficult not to like.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The plot is pants down puerile

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The plot is pants down puerile

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

They went down to Ealing Studios and shot the film. Dead.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

They went down to Ealing Studios and shot the film. Dead.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Flawed, but with enough interest to suggest Jake Paltrow may be one to keep an eye out for in future.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Flawed, but with enough interest to suggest Jake Paltrow may be one to keep an eye out for in future.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

It's not quite as comprehensive as might have been hoped, but it still has a lot to say and a lot of fun doing it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It's not quite as comprehensive as might have been hoped, but it still has a lot to say and a lot of fun doing it.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Yes, it’s flawed and a bit daft at times, but for transforming a show that virtually nobody thought was worth bringing back into impressive Saturday night TV, Davies deserves all the back-patting he gets.

~ Stephen Carty -

Yes, it’s flawed and a bit daft at times, but for transforming a show that virtually nobody thought was worth bringing back into impressive Saturday night TV, Davies deserves all the back-patting he gets.

~ Stephen Carty -

While much of the comedy might have garnered a few laughs as part of a Two Ronnies' skit back in the Seventies, here it feels dated, predictable and bland.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

While much of the comedy might have garnered a few laughs as part of a Two Ronnies' skit back in the Seventies, here it feels dated, predictable and bland.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Having set a scene of intriguing grotesquery the plot falls victim of its own invention

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Having set a scene of intriguing grotesquery the plot falls victim of its own invention

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Big Nothing is a very uneven film, whether by intention or design.

~ Chris -

Big Nothing is a very uneven film, whether by intention or design.

~ Chris -

A rollicking, humorous rollercoaster ride with stunning set pieces.

~ Paul Logan -

A rollicking, humorous rollercoaster ride with stunning set pieces.

~ Paul Logan -