Filmrecensies van Bob Mann

I understand that this is the first feature by writer/director Sofia Alaoui, and it shows a great deal of promise. I thoroughly enjoyed the first half of the film as it built the relationships and the eerie level of mystery. But, for me, the film rather screwed the landing and left me feeling baffled. Recensie

This was a cracking film, highly engrossing and beautifully written, directed and acted. Recensie

Although plagerising heavily from other classics, this does have some intrinsic novelty and its own particular vibe. Recensie

A solid, but inspirational, biopic that does what it says on the can, without doing much more. Recensie

Paul Dano and Shailene Woodley are both as excellent as you would hope and really embody the married couple working within extraordinary circumstances. Woodley, I thought, was particularly strong. Recensie

In this case, that gem was the acting of the two leads Kate Lý Johnston and Kylee Michael. OK, so its not yet Oscar worthy. But I thought it was pretty decent. The rest of the film feels like a slightly sleazy soft-porn movie, running through various tropes of the ‘druggie culture’ movie genre. Recensie

It passed a couple of agreeable horror hours in the cinema, but this one is eminently missable. Recensie

I don’t think anything is likely to top this one in my worst films of the year list. It’s an utter waste of celluloid. Recensie

An exquisite tale, brilliantly told by Celine Song. Recensie

As a standalone film, it’s adequately made although with some clunky edges and dodgy acting in places. Recensie

As a gothic horror, this feels like a damp squib. It’s about as scary at the recent Haunted Mansion. Recensie

I didn’t expect too much from this one, but I really did have a fun time in the cinema. It takes its time building mood and character, so you really care about what happens to not only McCall but the ‘family’ around him. And then Fuqua delivers its action scenes with style and brutality. Recensie

The film works best in its initial set-up scenes. But the laughs just ended up getting tiresome for me, resorting to schoolboy-level scatological humour that was decidedly hit and miss. Recensie

This is a better superhero movie than many, since it takes time to build an interesting set of characters. But, for me, it managed to lose its way during the execution... Recensie

And this IS a comedy. Well-written with lines that made me laugh throughout. I hope this gets the cinema distribution it deserves, since this should go down as a comedy classic. Recensie

Clever, intelligent and well-observed movie about a long term married relationship. Recommended if you can relate to those words. Recensie

This is a surprising and innovative British film that deserves your attention. It is funny and moving in equal measure and marks Charlotte Regan as a director to watch for the future. But I did find the inconsistency in the style to be irritating and frustrating. Recensie

I’m sure if all of the jokes landed for you it was a fire-hosing of comedy. As a movie for me, it certainly wasn’t a bust, and I would watch it again, but it felt like a good opportunity missed. Recensie

It’s Bond, Jane Bond. And Bond-lite at that. But I rather enjoyed this as silly and mindless entertainment. Recensie

This is a good old-fashioned kind of film. A biopic told in a linear and unflashy way. Recensie

The story is so wishy-washy and nondescript, it’s was difficult for me to get readily invested in it. Recensie

In the huge pantheon of ‘zombie’ films it’s difficult to create a film that genuinely stands out, but Boyle manages to do it with 28 Days Later. Recensie

The story is bat-shit crazy and full of holes. Recensie

It’s not a terrible film by any means. But it didn’t really grab me either. Recensie