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Review of The Deep Blue Sea (2011)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 22 Nov 2011

A stylish, self-contained, evocative drama with strong lead performances that overcomes the odd dip here and there to provide a distinct and…

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Review of The Deep Blue Sea (1994)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 22 Nov 2011

A stylish, self-contained, evocative drama with strong lead performances that overcomes the odd dip here and there to provide a distinct and…

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Review of The Help (2011)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 11 Nov 2011

This is a generally family-friendly affair which isn't interested in getting its hands too dirty…

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Review of Immortals (2011)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 10 Nov 2011

Underwritten, dramatically shallow and visually disappointing; unlike the myths on which it is based, Immortals will be quickly forgotten…

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Review of In Time (2011)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 01 Nov 2011

There are some nice ideas thrown around, and the film works as an analogy (albeit it a heavy-handed one) for modern society's staggeringly…

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Review of In Time (2005)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 01 Nov 2011

There are some nice ideas thrown around, and the film works as an analogy (albeit it a heavy-handed one) for modern society's staggeringly…

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Review of The Awakening (2011)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 24 Oct 2011

While it is not a stand out in its genre, it overcomes the odd dose of over-familiarity with confident filmmaking and some technical flair…

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Review of The Awakening (2010)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 24 Oct 2011

While it is not a stand out in its genre, it overcomes the odd dose of over-familiarity with confident filmmaking and some technical flair…

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Review of Real Steel (2011)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 20 Oct 2011

The script doesn't do enough with the father-son element to keep us involved, and the CGI robot fights aren't sufficiently exciting to make…

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Review of The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 16 Oct 2011

Spielberg's opening foray into the timeless world of Hergé's amiable hero does enough to whet our appetite for a second, even if it's far…

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Review of Tyrannosaur (2011)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 04 Oct 2011

At times it feels a little over-familiar, but this is a confident first feature…

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Review of The Guard (2011)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 01 Sep 2011

The ambiguous ending raises a smile rather than a frown, and leaves one hoping that the McDonagh brothers will continue to find charismatic…

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Review of The Guard (2011)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 01 Sep 2011

The ambiguous ending raises a smile rather than a frown, and leaves one hoping that the McDonagh brothers will continue to find charismatic…

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Review of Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 23 Jul 2011

Sadly, rather than hyping up The Avengers, it left me ruing the fact that we won't see more period Captain America films…

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Review of Super (2010)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 24 Jun 2011

Decent performances are jaded by a hit-and-miss script and are stretched too thin over a high-concept film that doesn't quite manage to find its feet…

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Review of Stake Land (2010)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 14 Jun 2011

Despite its issues Stake Land is a more-than-competent and often very entertaining vampire thriller…

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Review of X-Men: First Class (2011)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 30 May 2011

The film in general handles its narratives well, but it does feel like the screenplay wants very much to get everything in place for a sequel…

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Review of Win Win (2011)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 19 May 2011

It won't blow you away, but it remains a well-played and solidly entertaining family film…

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Review of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 15 May 2011

I was going to make some lame joke about Pirates swashbuckling under the pressure but, in reality, it hasn't; it's played it safe, it's stuck…

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Review of Mars Needs Moms (2011)

By Martin Roberts (187) for Fan The Fire (489) on 11 Apr 2011

Most kids (and any accompanying parents) will find this to be of a noticeably lower standard than many of the other children's films that have…

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