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Despicable Me
Despicable Me, the first film from production company Illumination Entertainment, tells the story of Gru, one of the world’s greatest super-villains, and the three orphan girls he adopts as part of his wicked plan to steal the moon.
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Greenberg
Baumbach has crafted another whimsical and thought-provoking piece of work, which this time dwells upon ageing, depression and regret.
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Robin Hood
The action is kinetic and exciting and I absolutely cannot fault the cinematography, but I wouldn’t expect anything less from the director of Blade Runner. What I would expect is a dose of originality.
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Kick-Ass
Realism is turned way down, the violence dial is stuck on 11, and all is adorned with a vibrant technicolour.
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Leap Year
According to Irish tradition, a lady may propose to a man on the 29th February which, of course, only occurs in a Leap Year.
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The Wolfman
In the same way that it’s funny seeing a dog wearing clothes, there is something amusing about a wolfed-up Benicio Del Toro still wearing a suit.
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A Serious Man
This marks the Coen Brothers’ return, after the so-so star spangled affair that was Burn After Reading, to a more Fargo-esque approach to film making, and one that gets back in touch with their own youth.
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Funny People
It’s fair to say that Sandler has a somewhat patchy back-catalogue. To my recollection, he’s adept at making brash, shouty, silly, sporty, shouty, angry, shouty films.
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Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds can be considered Tarantino’s literal take on the idea that cinema could fight the Nazis, and ultimately it is Tarantino’s love for cinema that makes the film so enjoyable.
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Brüno
Baron Cohen certainly knows how to push buttons, his success largely based on the ability to exploit the fears and prejudices of those around him, and nowhere is it done better, or to such a sheer volume, than in Brüno.
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