Movie reviews of Bob Mann

I think it’s worth seeing on the big screen just for its visual beauty and Pitt’s performance. And as a major block-buster sci-fi film I enjoyed it to a degree. But for me it had just so many irritations that it failed to live up to my high expectations. A great shame and a frustrating disappointment. Review

This is a feelgood film about a tough subject. The ending of the film pulls off the trick of being both devastating and uplifting at the same time. Review

Even if you have never seen an episode, it is easy to pick up and the quality of the production is so impressive I don’t think you will be disappointed. Review

It’s summer popcorn nonsense, but its well done popcorn nonsense. Probably not a film high on my list of films I want to see again, but as an entertainment vehicle it was not too shabby. Review

The young cast perform well. They are given enough back-story and personality by the script to make you care about their fate. Review

It’s CERTAINLY no Jaws. It’s not even a Deep Blue Sea. But it’s mildly entertaining nonetheless. Review

It’s all crushingly mediocre, and if I can remember any of it after three months, I’ll be very unlucky indeed! Review

The film occasionally makes you cringe, with some dreadfully (and deliberately) naff songs, but I enjoyed it and for the right audience (kids 8 to 12) I think they’ll have a blast. Review

This feels like a slightly flawed masterpiece. Tarantino’s Mona Lisa with a few accidental smudges. Review

If you loved Alfonso Cuarón's Roma, I think you’ll also love this. This is a movie that has stuck with me since I saw it. Review

For me, the word that keeps floating to the top of these live action remakes is “pointless”. I can’t say I was horrified by this one, because I wasn’t. It was majestic, entertaining, technically superb and certainly had its moments. Review

It’s a masterpiece, and cements itself firmly in my films of the year list. Review

It’s a heady mix of criminality, justice, revenge and atonement... Review

Made by Sophie Hyde it’s an interesting and well made film. As such, I don’t want to give it a savage rating. Many may enjoy it. I personally didn’t... Review

This is a great summer popcorn movie, enormously entertaining, helped along by a superb soundtrack by Michael Giacchino. Review

This is a small but beautifully crafted film that kept me enthralled. I’m not sure it necessarily needed the bees but as a simple tale of prejudice in a small community it was well told and delivered the goods. Review

This is a film that deserves to be seen at the cinema, and on as big a screen as you can manage to find. Review

And the film delights with its modern day recreations of the classic tracks and, as already mentioned, Himesh Patel belts them out wonderfully. Review

I found this an interesting story, but the ending a bit of a damp squib. What might have been barn-storming finale just ends up as a barn-dripping one (arf!). Review

My recommendation would be to skip this one, and catch one of the originals on streaming somewhere. Review

It’s a solid and entertaining night out at the movies: seeing Dame Emma Thompson strutting her stuff is good value for any movie dollar. Review

It’s a perfectly fun way to spend a couple of hours at the cinema, and for kids, particularly those without the reference of the Disney original, will probably love it. Review

It’s not quite perfection: for me, its story stretches credibility in some places. But it still deserves to be a big hit. I think it will be. Review

How long will it be before I see another music biopic this good? I think it’s gonna be a long long time… Review