A turgid, gelatinous epic that fails to find its feet until the tumultuous final reel.

~ The Exile -

A turgid, gelatinous epic that fails to find its feet until the tumultuous final reel.

~ The Exile -

Thought provoking and well acted.

~ Owen Van Spall -

Thought provoking and well acted.

~ Owen Van Spall -

O'Toole is simply remarkable. He reinvents himself once again, stealing the breath away with his learned quicksilver wit and charisma.

~ Scott Macdonald -

O'Toole is simply remarkable. He reinvents himself once again, stealing the breath away with his learned quicksilver wit and charisma.

~ Scott Macdonald -

Truth be told, I wept buckets.

~ Martin Gray -

Truth be told, I wept buckets.

~ Martin Gray -

A powerful, hard-hitting drama which simultaneously manages to be one of the funniest films of its era.

~ Jennie Kermode -

A powerful, hard-hitting drama which simultaneously manages to be one of the funniest films of its era.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Having laid the foundations for a tense, realistic thriller, using documentary footage wherever possible, Sean Penn blows it with unnecessary camera tricks.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Having laid the foundations for a tense, realistic thriller, using documentary footage wherever possible, Sean Penn blows it with unnecessary camera tricks.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

This is very much an actors' film and the two leads are both on superb form.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This is very much an actors' film and the two leads are both on superb form.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The past and present are linked with only limited success.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The past and present are linked with only limited success.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Whether you’re a fan of the company’s work specifically or simply interested in the history of cinema, this portrait of its longest-lasting partnership will delight and entertain you.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Whether you’re a fan of the company’s work specifically or simply interested in the history of cinema, this portrait of its longest-lasting partnership will delight and entertain you.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Race is a complicated issue, and knowing the past, Daniels seems to say, is as important as making up your mind to act in the present.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Race is a complicated issue, and knowing the past, Daniels seems to say, is as important as making up your mind to act in the present.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Christopher Egan's achingly bad condescension to Hollywood's stupidest stereotype of the Englishman would be better suited to a Zucker brothers parody.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Christopher Egan's achingly bad condescension to Hollywood's stupidest stereotype of the Englishman would be better suited to a Zucker brothers parody.

~ Jennie Kermode -

It is always wonderful when a film about a writer you admire produces sentences - be it in dialogue, commentary or excerpts you overlooked or forgot from the published texts - that are so poignant in the here and now and feel brand new.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

It is always wonderful when a film about a writer you admire produces sentences - be it in dialogue, commentary or excerpts you overlooked or forgot from the published texts - that are so poignant in the here and now and feel brand new.

~ Anne-Katrin Titze -

Annette Bening plays a different character, raging against the truth, a bitch angel feeding her emotions.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Annette Bening plays a different character, raging against the truth, a bitch angel feeding her emotions.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Evening has all the advantages one might hope for. It's a shame, then, that it doesn't quite fulfill its potential.

~ Andrew Robertson -

Evening has all the advantages one might hope for. It's a shame, then, that it doesn't quite fulfill its potential.

~ Andrew Robertson -

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 -

The performances reflect Robbins' upbeat approach and are as enjoyable as they are inspired.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The performances reflect Robbins' upbeat approach and are as enjoyable as they are inspired.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film also looks great, with a rich and varied colour palette and costume array, plus crisp camerawork from Barry Ackroyd combined with nifty editing.

~ Owen Van Spall -

The film also looks great, with a rich and varied colour palette and costume array, plus crisp camerawork from Barry Ackroyd combined with nifty editing.

~ Owen Van Spall -

You'll be lucky to see another film this year as absorbing and evocative as Atonement.

~ Jennie Kermode -

You'll be lucky to see another film this year as absorbing and evocative as Atonement.

~ Jennie Kermode -

If Emmerich doesn't quite hit all his targets dead-on, he should at least be commended for trying to take his career and chosen genre down a less obvious route while remaining crowd-pleasing.

~ David Graham -

If Emmerich doesn't quite hit all his targets dead-on, he should at least be commended for trying to take his career and chosen genre down a less obvious route while remaining crowd-pleasing.

~ David Graham -