Movie reviews of Hamish Calvert

Lord and Miller’s writing still has its moments of brilliance shown in countless moments throughout meaning that The LEGO Movie 2 is still good fun to play with but not built on quite as strong foundations as the original.

This horror delivers exactly what it promises, providing tense and creative escape room thrills that completely captivate.

Approach the film with your mind as a blank canvas ready for Gilroy to paint you a picture of twisted and thrilling theatre and you should be left satisfied.

Are the performances better than the film itself? Quite possibly but the screenplay still provides a compelling story just one that its exceptional players give life to brilliantly, somewhat overshadowing it but for that it can certainly be forgiven.

It’s a simple story filled with unapologetic humanity, heart and humour mixed together in an infectious manner.

With a premise as interesting as is seen here Destroyer deserves to be better. It shines in its high octane action moments and Kidman, as well as the rest of her cast, deliver brilliant performances.

Its mixture of tones caused by the odd range of performances fails to contribute anything positive to the film, only providing comedy that falls flat and a less than compelling story which quickly goes south.

The awards accolades the film has attracted are testament to how visually impressive the costume, hair and make-up is and the performances match this aesthetic in every moment. Outstays its welcome leaving viewers with a poorer impression of itself than it deserves.

So whilst its crime caper style comedy content keeps ‘The Mule’ light and entertaining and with the sheer unbelievable premise for the film contributing to this also complimented by Eastwood’s leading performance the lack of anything deeper than this prevents it from wholly maintaining its audience’s attention.

Thanks to Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet's compelling chemistry combined with the emotional subject matter they ensure that this heartbreaking family drama will be sure to move you.

Whilst not as strong as either of the films preceding it, Glass pieces together both previous narratives with skill and satisfaction delivering a Shyamalan story with all his best traits in plain view.

Certainly has its moments but feels more like the first draft of a screenplay rather than a fully fledged action thriller.

For those who have seen the original film there’s nothing new to gain here and it will be hard for those viewers not to compare it to this however The Upside will certainly appeal to new audiences and suffices as a decent, if somewhat unnecessary remake.

A thoroughly engaging period drama that has so much to say and does so in such entertaining fashion. Knightly is excellent in the titular role with really great support from West...

One part road trip movie and zero parts comedy The Last Laugh will sooner depress audiences than make them laugh.

Fails to contribute anything at all...

An entertaining crash course into the cause of the current state of politics in the country today.

For those who can embrace the strongly sentimental tone that the film exudes the performers will provide for them a wealth of engaging and effective emotion that gives the screenplay more credibility than it has itself.

It’s a story you’ll be richer for knowing, and with some reflection the film may well improve its impact on you but it’s doesn’t quite deliver the big screen treatment that this story really deserves.

Casting its dark eyes once more on gaming culture, but also that of free will amongst several other themes Bandersnatch is classic Black Mirror storytelling but presented in an extraordinary manner.

Sandra Bullock anchors this compelling post-apocalyptic horror with an assured and emotional central performance.

Easily one of the best entries into this series of films...

The film ends up being somewhat of a missed opportunity as it can’t fully realise its original concept however it’s not a complete misfire as it chugs along nicely until its gradual breakdown.

The screenplay could have done with some fine tuning but nonetheless delivers much comedy and entertainmen...