Movie reviews of Bob Mann

The overall story has emotional depth and even more resonance with its ecological message now than it did on first release in 2009. Review

The trailer indicates that this will be a nice gentle and linear film. But it’s actually a much bumpier ride than that, as the story switchbacks through Ada’s highs and lows. But it’s a ride that’s great fun to be on. Review

It’s not novel, but I really enjoyed the execution of this, especially seeing Florence Pugh knock it out of the park. I saw where it was going fairly early on, but it was still a fun ride. Review

A cracking little British film that gets a very strong recommendation from me. Review

Unoriginal possession-style horror film, helped along by some quirky visuals and a well-crafted soundscape. As a fairly by-the-book horror film, I was well-entertained. Review

It’s the sort of bold action adventure that we haven’t seen in a while at the cinema and it is pretty entertaining. I don’t think it’s a classic, although Viola Davis once again deserves Oscar attention for the role. Review

It’s lazily written and predictable as hell. But as a star vehicle for my mate George Clooney and Julia Roberts it delivers mega-watts of charisma. Review

Will this stand out in my long term memory? Probably not. And as a bunch of young people to spend time with, they were hyper-annoying! However, I found the movie surprisingly entertaining and was never bored. And the denouement was a surprising twist! Review

Although dropping some points for originality, this is a neatly executed film by the British-Iranian writer/director Babak Anvari. It has enough “gotcha” moments for me to recommend it. Review

Given that this is such an intelligent and thought-provoking drama, it seems a crime that it has been given such short-shrift in UK cinemas. It’s certainly, imho, one of the better films I’ve seen during this summer. Review

It’s harmless enough entertainment that would certainly pass a rainy afternoon rewatch when it comes on the box. It was all just disappointingly “meh” for me. Review

It’s the definition of a park-your-brain-at-the-door action thriller, but it’s been done very well. Review

There’s nothing particularly wrong with this movie. And it had some moments of brilliance in the vignettes it painted of the Djinn’s past adventures. But overall, for me, I found the whole was less than the sum of its parts. Review

This proved to be a really interesting little horror film, beautifully shot, fitting and well chosen music and – above all – skillfully directed and paced by Hanna Bergholm. Review

I wasn’t expecting very much from Beast, but my expectations were not even remotely met. A real summer dud for me I’m afraid. Review

It’s a harmless and beautifully filmed costume drama. It’s inoffensive and I found it a pleasant enough watch for two hours. Review

Fall neatly develops this into a tense and enthralling survival movie. Review

It has high ambition but came across as a rag-bag of elegant bits of content that just didn’t mesh into a satisfactory story. Review

I personally thought it was a hoot, with more than enough depth for adults (and superhero-fan adults in particular) to enjoy. Review

Directed by Deadpool 2 director David Leitch, Bullet Train is similarly loud, brash and very violent. But it is also, spasmodically, very entertaining, moving and – most importantly – very funny. Review

As a remake of a classic, this movie was always going to be dicing with disaster. It’s fine as a gentle, undemanding watch. But if it is aiming for a nostalgic older audience, it feels underpowered on both the nostalgia and the plot. Review

It’s both trying to be a melodramatic pot-boiler and a courtroom drama, and neither work particularly well. It just feels like it’s trying to cram too much into a movie. Review

I was prepared for a “Taken” style “park your brain at the door” actioner. But there’s “park your brain at the door” and “labotomise and liquify your brain in a blender”. And this movie is certainly more the latter. Pretty poor stuff. Review

This was marketed as movie firmly at the ‘comedy’ end of the MCU spectrum. But, for me, it really struggled to meet the “six laughs” test. Sure, there were multiple smiles, but very few decent belly laughs... Review