I’m Still Here

I’m Still Here

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Is this an elaborate practical joke for his own amusement, or the actual direction Phoenix would like his career, and life, to take? If it is the former, it is hard to see what a successful punch-line would look like.

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Scott Pilgrim vs the World

Scott Pilgrim vs the World

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Scott Pilgrim lives in a world in which the ordinary is extraordinary, where imagination and exaggeration runs wild.

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Inception

Inception

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Inception feels like a classic-yet-cutting-edge blockbuster, and one that will likely be held as a benchmark for intelligent modern action films.

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The Expendables

The Expendables

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It is the kind of question that is often bandied about; if you could choose the dream cast for an action film (and you can pick anyone) who would you pick?

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Knight and Day

Knight and Day

By Alex Godbold

Much of the redeeming comedy and humanity of Knight and Day must be attributed to Mangold, whose recent directorial success has derived from more subtle offerings such as Girl Interrupted and Walk the Line.

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The A-Team

The A-Team

By Lisa Keddie

The A-Team is definitely summer popcorn fodder that will fill cinemas and thrill youngsters with no loyalty to the 80s first time around – and in this respect it fulfils its brief.

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Splice

Splice

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Splice is the story of two genetic engineer scientists whose ambitious side-project creates a creature that would have anti-stem cell campaigners crowing “We told you so, God-playing heathens!â€

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Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3

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The Toy Story series has been unusual in its consistently high level of quality, and when the boxed set comes out it deserves to earn pride of place in any family film library.

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The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid

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Whether it’s the good v evil, the battling against adversity, the morals or the outlook it leaves you with, it’s just one of those films that stays with you.

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Heartbreaker

Heartbreaker

By Joe Fraser

Excellent pacing, fine set pieces, a few good jokes and a couple of beguiling performances left me, eventually, shamefully, seduced.

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