Movie reviews of Eric Hillis

While the film may be disingenuous with regard to its romance, its still an enjoyable diversion, thanks mainly to O'Dowd's Celtic lech, Novak's lovable camp Persian, and the film's infectious salsa dancing scenes. Review

The characters of Out of the Furnace suffer from a combination of over-writing and under-development. Bale... Review

That Awkward Moment is a film only a date rapist could appreciate. Review

Whenever Stallone and De Niro are onscreen together it enters the realm of broad comedy but most of the film is a melancholy tale of regret and the search for redemption. This would be fine if the script was up to scratch but Grudge Match is as lazily written as its poster is badly photo-shopped. Review

None of these "shocking" plot twists carry any dramatic weight, though, as they revolve around characters we have no investment in. Review

With its fantastic collection of archive footage, it's an at times fascinating historical document. Review

Branagh's handling of action scenes is somewhat uninspired when judged against the kinetic action of the Bourne series but the film really comes alive in the interactions of the impressive central acting quartet he's assembled. We get four very different actors with very different styles but they bounce off each other brilliantly. Review

Inside Llewyn Davis resembles nothing else in the Coens' ouevre and is their best film by a country mile, containing an emotional maturity to match their undoubted technical ability. Review

An enjoyable but messy three hour romp featuring what will likely become DiCaprio's signature performance, and a return to form for a director who has struggled to find a footing in recent decades. Review

It's essentially Rosemary's Baby with shaky-cam, a concept handled far more effectively in last year's Delivery, but it also feels a lot like Chronicle in parts, with cameras launched into the air by malevolent forces. But like most found-footage movies, it mostly resembles a bad PA cash-in. Review

Based on a true story, The Railway Man feels like a mashup of three completely different movies, only one of which is ultimately successful. Review

The script suffers from poor characterization and an over reliance on expository dialogue. Review

Ejiofor gives one of the best performances of recent years and it's a rare example of an invisible performance, one that allows the character to act as a cypher... Review

They don't come much blander than this and I'd suggest Vaughan find another agent but I suspect he's happy in his comfort zone. Review

What made Oren Peli's original 2007 film so effective was the suspense generated by keeping the audience a step ahead of the film's protagonists. That movie's big moments came while it's characters were sleeping, unaware of how much danger they were in. With PA:TMO we only see what the characters are seeing, rendering it suspense free. Review