Reviews in a nutshell
A-list cast and strong female leads, and is certainly well-meaning in its approach. It’s just a crying shame it’s been let down by the filmmaker’s superficial handling of an intriguing subject matter and potentially engrossing love story.
A Bigger Splash is must-see viewing for those who like a modern-day tragedy of forbidden longing, both in acting and setting. Has got to be one of Fiennes’s finest performances in a long time.
It’s a piece of cinematic competency, in acting and production – definitely one for Cranston fans not to miss.
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.
It is a screen triumph of horrific enveloping and seismic proportions and well worth catching.
Enlightens, appalls and thrills in equal measure. It does rely on a modicum of interest in the banking crisis, but it has far more opportunity to grab an audience’s imagination with the all-star cast it delivers.
A bizarre political affair with a nasty after-sting. The humour arises from the ridiculous bordering on shameful scenarios that leave a bittersweet taste.
Creed is what every Rocky fan has been waiting for – a chance to bring the franchise back to life, as well as relive the glory days.
Both intimate in its core relationship and formal in its social commentary arising from the situation. Bennett fans are likely to be sold (there’s even a cameo), but it’s perhaps those who admire Smith that will try this in support of her veteran talent while, just maybe, stumbling upon that of Bennett’s in the process.
