Movie Gazette

Jarhead

An introspective and mature study of the monotony of war that’s the exact opposite of an all-action trailer that lied to too many people. It’s a different kind of war film that’s definitely worth a look.

Tower Heist

A largely forgettable crime caper that thankfully has enough plot to hang the jokes on. The best thing Rattner and Murphy have made for a long time but that’s not much of a compliment.

The Boondock Saints

The ridiculous and over-the-top nature of two Irish lads living the American wet dream is both the making of and the downfall of The Boondock Saints. Definitely one for the love-it or hate-it category.

Shane

A solid likeable Western full of memorable scenes, characters and dialogue. Oh, and the most annoying child you could imagine.

In Time

The main advantage of living in this dystopian future where most people die at 25 would be that I would have died before being made to watch this movie. In Time certainly doesn’t live up to it’s potential.

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn

The uncanny valley effect strikes again as a largely good film is ruined by freaky animation that’s more unnerving than any horror.

Quantum of Solace

Quantum of Solace fails to live up to the potential of Daniel Craig’s first outing and is so depressing that afterwards you may want to drown kittens for a bit of light relief.