The Brothers Grimsby (2016)
2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: INSANE The question of ‘how can he get away with this?’ applies to this Sacha Baran Cohen movie as well. Terribly...
Short reviews of films, books, plays, theatre, and TV shows, from a young critic.
2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: INSANE The question of ‘how can he get away with this?’ applies to this Sacha Baran Cohen movie as well. Terribly...
2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: BAD The Madness of George III is just quite dull and not very well-done. It seems like any other performance of the...
2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: SUBSTANDARD Another Netflix documentary, filmed in the exact same way as all of the others, but just not as...
2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: LACKING High Note has a gentle, nice concept for a romantic comedy, and some average jokes which sometimes provoke...
2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: DIFFICULT Donna Tartt’s ‘The Goldfinch’ is translated to screen rather inconsistently by director John Crowley....
2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: CUTE Cute, but not much more. ‘The Beat Beneath my Feet’ tells the story of a stereotypical ‘different’ boy, who...
2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: SUBTLE The first half of the film is brilliant, and unfortunately, the second half does not equal it. Beautifully...
2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: WRONG An interesting concept, with some terrific acting, but unfortunately, it just does not work. Richard Dane...
2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: SHAME The life story of renowned journalist Marie Colvin (Rosamund Pike), from when she lost her eye, to her death....
2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: INFORMATIVE A critical financial crisis involving the housing market in the US is simply not explained well within...
2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: DISAPPOINTING Colin Farrell, Christopher Walken, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson; a fantastic cast, and therefore it...
2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: UNEXCITING The true story of female French author Colette, who was manipulated into publishing her celebrated...
2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: TEDIOUS Brad Pitt is the only exciting part of this movie, which must have cost an extraordinary amount to make, due...
2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: CUTE The story of a group of family friends meeting up to celebrate Frank’s (Bryan Brown) birthday at Palm Beach....
2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: AESTHETIC Robert Louis Stevenson’s narrative works better as a book than on the stage, but the National Theatre’s...
2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: IRRITATING For a film which Rotten Tomatoes considers a ‘must-see,’ the movie is full of unanswered questions, and a...
2/5 ONE WORD REVIEW: BORING Kiera Knightly’s performance, although impressive, is the only exciting part of this film. She plays...