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Eddie Marsan
Reviews Featuring Eddie Marsan
Good. Gangs of New York is like a really good looking (but boring) date. You hope there's some sugar waiting for you if you persevere, but you've got to get through three hours of monotony before you reach it. And like a boring date, there's not enough substance here to bring you back for a repeat performance.
Offers us something different from the usual (and increasingly tiresome) gangland matter, but the end product is confusing, muddled-up and far, FAR too long. Any fans of DiCaprio out there (well, it takes all sorts) would be much better off picking up a copy of the vastly-superior Catch Me If You Can.
Iñárritu's ambitious, enigmatic follow-up to 'Amores Perros' is well worth the weight.
Superbly acted 1950s-set drama in which illegal abortions engender an unexpected kind of family tragedy - not quite Mike Leigh's best, but still quietly devastating.
Its like punching a puppy for me to say this, but Poppys more irritating than happy, and I found myself wishing for just a little bit more angst.
Guy Ritchie does a decent job at reinventing Sherlock Holmes as a modern action hero with the help of excellent performances from Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law.
The Disappearance of Alice Creed
A simple yet gripping, stripped back tale of kidnap and multiple betrayal with three fine performances and plenty of tension. At last, a really good British crime thriller not based on Mockney geezers or football hooligans.
Having a better cast than usual doesn't stop this effort descending into stereotypical cockney gangster rubbish. Stay away from this, you c--t.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
More of the same from Robert Downey Jr. and company as Ritchie takes the spirit of Sherlock Holmes and gives it a modern twist. A fun watch but sometimes the special effects need to be toned down a little.
Diabetes-inducing sappy drama from Spielberg that fails to capture the imagination. A real missed opportunity of a unique premise.
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