Annoying, pointless and lacking in any consistent characterisation. I was going to call it ‘stupid’ but then I realised that I was probably stupid for expecting a coherent script from the Farrelly brothers. Avoid.
2.5/5
Category Archives: film review
Monsters vs Aliens
Good fun. 3.5/5
Knowing
Imagine a Left Behind film shot by M Night Shyamalan on a good day. Deeply unorthodox, otherwise it would have got a 5.
4/5
UPDATE: (I held off from reading it until I’d seen it, but I see +Alan picks up the Shyamalan feel too. And no, I don’t know what the bunnies meant, unless there was something about ‘breeding like…’ intended.)
Rambo
Astonishingly, viscerally violent – virtually misanthropic. If this was an episode in a TV series it would have been quite a good one, but not quite enough plot for a whole movie. Much better than 2 or 3, but not a patch on First Blood, which remains one of my favourite films ever. 3.5/5
1408
Really good, solid, non-stupid supernatural thriller. 4/5
Alien v Predator: Requiem
Mind-numbingly awful – it takes a lot to make me fast-forward through a film but this definitely had what it takes: incoherent, confusing, pointless, misanthropic, lacking any sense of narrative. Possibly the worst-directed film I’ve ever had the misfortune to sit through. NB I watched this a few weeks ago and forgot to post the review. Can’t think why.
1/5
Watchmen
A valiant attempt; whilst, inevitably, not as good as the book, I think it will hold up over time. I look forward to purchasing the extended cut DVD, and The Tales of the Black Freighter, which was cut completely. But if you haven’t read the book, please do so.
4.5/5
Charlie Wilson’s War
One of those films that had nothing wrong with it, but didn’t end up achieving anything. First class travel on autopilot. 3/5
The Brave One
I thought this was an excellent film, well directed and anchored with a remarkable performance from Jodie Foster – but it was strange to have watched this after having watched Gran Torino, which explored similar themes, but was more orthodox. Well worth seeing.
4.5/5
Wall-E reimagined