Filmrecensies van Eric Hillis

When the action moves to the confines of the prison, and the movie becomes for the most part a two-hander between Bahari and Javadi, the film stalls, with Stewart unable to find a cinematic way of conveying the verisimilitude of Bahari's experience. Recensie

On the evidence of the ramshackle Top Five, I'm not entirely convinced that being taken seriously is something Rock really cares about. Like the protagonist of his film, Rock seems eager to create a movie with a message, but doesn't seem to know himself what that message is. Recensie

Simon Blake's Still delivers all the grit you might expect from a London crime drama, and establishes Aidan Gillen as one of the most interesting and undersung actors to emerge from the British Isles in recent years. Recensie

The Canal's best moments are its quietest; when characters begin speaking it sadly falls apart. Recensie

British dramas are known for their grittiness, but grit is an element that's notably absent from Honeytrap, making it best suited for viewing in a school civics class. Recensie

What's most worrying about all this is how oblivious Nakache and Toledano seem to be with regards to their ignorance. Only France seems capable of producing filmmakers this out of touch with reality. Sacre bleu indeed! Recensie

Sci-fi fans will feel cheated here, while war movie fans will likely find the monsters an unwanted distraction, but the movie's greatest weakness is that, unlike Edwards' film, we don't care about its characters, who mostly come off as a bunch of obnoxious jerks. Recensie

Cutting a swathe between stuffy British period drama and the crassness of Baz Luhrman and Joe Wright, Vinterberg has created that rare breed of classic literary adaptation that strikes the perfect balance between respecting the material and delivering cinematic thrills. Recensie

Before the cash-in hacks spoil its charms, check out Unfriended; to use the vernacular of Facebook, you're bound to 'like' it! Recensie

The spirit of '80s and '90s action cinema permeates Big Game, and it's easy to imagine Helander and his mates cracking open cans on a sofa while watching Die Hard or First Blood, but the movie it evokes most for me is The Wizard of Oz... Recensie

There's a lot wrong with Clouds of Sils Maria, but its deficiencies, of which there are many, are overshadowed almost entirely by the enthralling performances of its two leads. Recensie

There's a pervasiveness laziness to the whole affair, with a poorly researched script that gives us distracting anachronisms like a joke about David Thewlis' character being named Mickey Finn. Recensie

The Falling is one of the more frustrating watches I've experienced in recent years. There's a great movie in here, and a bit of reediting could restore Morley's tale to an atmospheric, ambiguous gem. Recensie

Sexual tension, cinematic visuals and heroes directly aiding civilians are all fresh and welcome additions to the Marvel universe, but why oh why can't they find a way to end these movies other than a boring brawl? The more things change, the more they stay the same. Recensie

The wasted potential here is staggering. With a bit more thought and effort, The Town That Dreaded Sundown could have been a rural companion to David Fincher's Zodiac. Instead it's a shoddily crafted Scream wannabe. Recensie

It may be a pan-European production shot on location in South Africa, but The Salvation is as thrilling a western as any we've seen from Hollywood recently. Recensie

There's a good movie waiting to be made on this subject, but Good Kill certainly isn't it. Recensie

It's certainly flawed, mainly in the acting department, with most of the cast performing as though under the influence of strong sedatives, and the representation of the Billy character borders on misogyny as much as the actions of her predator Dave. But Gosling's film has a tone all of its own, and reminds me of the cult oddities that turned me into a raving cinephile in the early '90s... Recensie

The setup of John Wick is as generic as they come, one torn straight out of the old school exploitation filmmaking rule book. But the movie knows this, and runs with it, thankfully without ever winking at the audience to let us know how ironic it's being in telling such a straight up tale. Recensie

Delivering an avalanche of cringe-comedy, Ostlund packs more twisted laughs into his uncomfortable drama than the entire comic output of Hollywood likely will furnish us with for the rest of the year. Recensie

To call the pace of Jauja glacial is to underestimate the speed of glaciers; this is a movie that at time almost seems to purposely mock the viewer's attention span. If you're willing to endure such patience-testing, Alonso's film is a baffling but ultimately satisfying oddity. Recensie

Previous vehicular epics like The Italian Job, Duel and early Jackie Chan flicks are referenced throughout, which is fine, but at times the movie is lazily derivative... Recensie

Whitman embraces her role whole-heartedly and delivers one of the most endearing performances you'll see all year. Recensie

While the rest of the cast appears confused and uncomfortable with the material provided, Delevingne owns every scene she appears in, and unlike her co-star Beckinsale, an actress who simply looks like a movie star, Delevingne may well prove to be the real deal. Recensie