Ratchet and Clank ***
An enjoyable but too safe reproduction designed to introduce us to the characters. Now we’ve met them, can we please give our unlikely heroes a meatier, more substantial adventure to go on next time around?
Category: Action
Captain America: Civil War (3D) ****
The smartest Avengers film to date and serves as a well-made introduction to the Marvel characters for any newbies. New cast members and old-timers do not disappoint, even with a lot of personalities at stake.
The Jungle Book (3D) ****
Full of vibrant creativity, noise and movement, probably requiring more than one viewing to fully appreciate what has gone into producing it.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ***
There is a distinct lack of emotion from the main characters that leaves Dawn of Justice plain numbing. If it wasn’t for some of the supporting cast, it would be a CG swirl of colour and noise.
London Has Fallen ***
Untaxing action fodder that really has its tongue firmly in cheek – most of the time. It has to, what with some of the corniest lines delivered on screen in a while that will have you howling with laughter. Butler’s character Banning triumphs again.
Triple 9 **
There is little else of memorable substance, although it’s perfectly watchable, complete with gory and impressive action set-pieces too. It’s certainly not all bad, but could be far darker and daring in story and spirit than its cinematography.
LFF 2015: Bone Tomahawk ****
An immensely satisfying offering that will appeal to both Western and Horror camps and it looks great, production-wise. With some great acting and thoughtful directing, it certainly is one of the most refreshing Western off-shoots in a long time.
Deadpool ****
As they say, there’s a fine line between good and evil, with ballsy character Deadpool dancing back and forth over it with utter contemptible glee.
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers Of Benghazi ***
Quenches the bloodlust and action fever in us. It’s a war game for the best impact or IMAX screen out there, reeking of machismo and entrails, shockingly stereotypical and blatantly racist. To expect otherwise in an ‘us and them’ Bay battle would be foolish.