Holy Rollers

Holy Rollers

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Holy Rollers takes a true story about a ring of Hasidic Jewish drug smugglers based in 90s Brooklyn and makes it into something much less interesting or amusing than it has any right to be.

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Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

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Bay attempts to establish a plot for which the words “convoluted”, “contrived” and “unintelligible” were surely destined to describe.

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Bridesmaids

Bridesmaids

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Bridesmaids brims with lively, wicked humour, and it stands out from its predecessors for being so real about the ups and downs of friendship, employment and romance.

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Green Lantern

Green Lantern

By Amer Chadha-Patel

It’s easy to forgive the lack of great plot and CGI finesse and just enjoy some witty dialogue and cool fights.

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The Beaver

The Beaver

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Through the Beaver puppet, Mel Gibson can say anything, albeit in an accent learned from the Dick Van Dyke school of Cockney English.

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Honey 2

Honey 2

By Emma Reynolds

Perhaps the story is not merely a series of mechanical cliches strung loosely together between a row of thrusting pelvises, but in fact an artful exploration of metaphysical conundrums.

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Point Blank

Point Blank

By Lisa Keddie

CavayĂ©’s astute eye for action-thrillers makes Point Blank one of the most lean, well-paced and credible international films of the genre in recent years.

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Prom

Prom

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It’s safe. It’s sanitized. It’s boring. I’m sure the parents will approve.

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Win Win

Win Win

By Lisa Keddie

The overall feeling each character radiates is one of hope of better things, projected in their own special way, which is what gives Win Win its buoyancy, vitality and charm.

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The Hangover Part II

The Hangover Part II

By Lisa Keddie

Filmmakers Todd Phillips and co make no apologies for being creatures of habit and sticking to what worked for them before.

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