Excellent script, good actors, unobtrusive direction and lots of material for theological discussion (as proven by watching it in church with a dozen members of the congregation). 4.5/5

Absurd, surreal, occasionally hilarious but essentially tragic: not filmically orthodox but ripe for theological analysis. Recommended. 4.5/5

Lived up to high expectations. I look forward to seeing where it goes next (it’ll go boldly, of course). 4/5

Predictable, but it had a few good moments. 3/5

Made me laugh out loud several times, which I definitely needed, but in the end felt it was a bit insubstantial – rather like Salman Rushdie’s cream cakes, naughty but nice. It would also have benefited from something to contrast with the relentlessly cynical tone. Good though. 3.5/5

Came back late from work and flopped in front of the TV expecting to just watch the news headlines and go to bed. Instead, caught the first 30 seconds of this and got hooked. Lots of good things about it, but it was let down in the end by a predictable plot. Well worth seeing though – and I couldn’t believe that the director was Renny Harlin; the direction was much more artful than I would have expected from him. 4/5

Had low expectations for this but absolutely loved it. Accurately described as a cross between ‘Escape from New York’ and ‘Mad Max 2’ (but set in Scotland) this pushed all the right buttons for someone who grew up watching those films, but it also had one or two moments of original genius. I hope there is a sequel.

4/5

This worked for me, although whether it would work for people who aren’t Johnny Cash fans, and who haven’t seen Walk The Line, I’m not sure.
4/5