MOVIE REVIEWS
Speed Racer: MSN ReviewWith a production history troubled enough to rival British Leyland and a budget said to be some way north of $100m, this latest blockbuster from the Wachowski brothers will really have to motor if it’s to keep up with Iron Man, Indiana Jones 4 and the rest of the summer competition. Unless you have a particular affection for the 1960s ’toon series it’s based on, though, chances are this hyperkinetic, hyper-stylised motor racing fantasy will leave you choking on its computer-generated exhaust fumes.
Iron Man: MSN ReviewHad it been released 10 years ago, Iron Man might well have gone down as a comic book triumph. Now, it just seems like the product of everything the popcorn superhero genre has achieved over the last decade: next to be shipped off the Marvel production line with box-office tug guaranteed by snazzy trailer and hefty budget.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall: MSN ReviewShipped under the banner of Judd Apatow-branded comedy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall immediately invites comparison to The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up: a gigglesome mix of picture-perfect romance and daring sex jokes.
Street Kings: MSN ReviewSo what kind of cop is Keanu Reeves in Street Kings? Well, he’s the kind who sleeps with a loaded pistol under his pillow, pukes his guts out first thing in the morning and spends his shift swigging vodka from miniature bottles.
In Bruges: MSN ReviewIn Bruges is generating buzz beyond its means. It’s a small indie flick about gangsters on holiday that happens to star Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleason and Ralph Fiennes. It’s a meeting of comic knees-up and shotgun gang violence in the most unlikely of circumstances. But is it just the killer cast creating the excitement?
Leatherheads: MSN ReviewFrustratingly, George Clooney’s brief directorial career is yet to take a wrong turn. On the evidence of Confessions of A Dangerous Mind (Brilliantly dark) and Good Night And Good Luck (enlightening but not preaching), it would seem that one of the world’s best character actors is equally at home on the other side of the lens. Perhaps this light-hearted return to the early days of pro American football will be the stumbling block we’ve all been waiting for.
Son Of Rambow: MSN ReviewThe dust has settled and the blood dried following Rambo’s slaughterhouse return. Now a very distant relative is here courtesy of Hitchhiker’s Guide production duo Hammer & Tongs. Thankfully, this is easier on the senses.
Rambo: MSN ReviewIt’s been 26 years since John Rambo announced his arrival with the not-so-bloody First Blood. Like just about every other old-school action hero, the mumbling warrior is back. If not destined to be the most acclaimed of the comeback-dad performances, Rambo will certainly go down as the deadliest.
No Country For Old Men: MSN ReviewFlat-footed rom-com Intolerable Cruelty and weak-kneed remake The Ladykillers led some to suspect Joel and Ethan Coen of losing their mojo. Proof they haven't comes in the form of a bleakly poetic, unbearably suspenseful crime story that is undoubtedly their best work since The Big Lebowski.
Juno: MSN ReviewIt’s been hard to miss the wave of goodwill directed at Juno. Off the back of hilarious lobbyist commentary Thank You For Smoking, director Jason Reitman appears to have made all the right moves with his teenage pregnancy comedy.
MOVIE REVIEWS ARCHIVE
- There Will Be Blood: MSN Review
- Cloverfield: MSN Review
- Michael Clayton: MSN Review
- The Bourne Ultimatum: MSN Review
- Atonement: MSN Review
- Charlie Wilson's War: MSN Review
- The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford: MSN Review
- Blood Diamond: MSN Review
- Into The Wild: MSN Review
- Lions For Lambs: MSN Review
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age - MSN Review
- The Golden Compass: MSN Review
- I Am Legend: MSN Review
- American Gangster: MSN Review

