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Review of Delhi Belly (2011)

By Kaleem Aftab (340) for The National (UAE) (421) on 13 May 2018

The philosophy of first-time director Abhinay Deo seems to be to run through every cliché in the book while making the humour as puerile as possible…

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Review of Miral (2010)

By Kaleem Aftab (340) for The National (UAE) (421) on 13 May 2018

Schnabel makes it known from the beginning that he wants to educate as well as entertain, although what he delivers is a potted history rather…

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Review of Trespass (2011)

By Kaleem Aftab (340) for The National (UAE) (421) on 13 May 2018

As with watching a car crash, audiences will find it hard to take their eyes off Schumacher's attempt to make a thriller about the futility…

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Review of Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)

By Kaleem Aftab (340) for The National (UAE) (421) on 13 May 2018

The rookie director, Erik Brevig, has an armful of credits working in the visual effects department but he shows absolutely no skill at directing…

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Review of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

By Kaleem Aftab (340) for The National (UAE) (421) on 13 May 2018

Thankfully The Mummy doesn't forget its history and remains a tomb-raiding yarn without attempts to break genre conventions…

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Review of Feel The Noise (2007)

By Kaleem Aftab (340) for The National (UAE) (421) on 13 May 2018

The music will satisfy fans, but when the action returns to New York this becomes as annoying as a skipped CD…

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Review of The Ruins (2008)

By Kaleem Aftab (340) for The National (UAE) (421) on 13 May 2018

The fast-paced action is amoral and grotesque and the protagonists are amusingly despatched, but ultimately this B-movie homage to David Cronenberg's…

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Review of Highway (2014)

By Kaleem Aftab (340) for The National (UAE) (421) on 13 May 2018

The action is held together by a star-making performance from Alia Bhatt…

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Review of He's Just Not That Into You (2009)

By Kaleem Aftab (340) for The National (UAE) (421) on 13 May 2018

Surely it isn't too much to expect more than a string of clichés about why men and women don't communicate well…

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Review of Burlesque (1932)

By Kaleem Aftab (340) for The National (UAE) (421) on 13 May 2018

The plot is seldom given room to breathe between the big numbers which, for the most part, disappoint…

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Review of The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)

By Kaleem Aftab (340) for The National (UAE) (421) on 13 May 2018

The trouble with celebrating old-fashioned entertainment is that Scardino needs to complete the hardest trick in Hollywood - making clichés…

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Review of Ek Tha Tiger (2012)

By Kaleem Aftab (340) for The National (UAE) (421) on 13 May 2018

The 46-year-old Salman Khan is more Sean Connery than Daniel Craig when it comes to playing a spy hero and it's become less plausible to take…

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Review of The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

By Kaleem Aftab (340) for The National (UAE) (421) on 13 May 2018

Ultimately, this is a by-the-numbers superhero reboot where the only thing super about it is that it feels superfluous…

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Review of Child of Sorrow (1956)

By Kaleem Aftab (340) for The National (UAE) (421) on 13 May 2018

The fast-paced action is amoral and grotesque and the protagonists are amusingly despatched, but ultimately this B-movie homage to David Cronenberg's…

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Review of August: Osage County (2013)

By Kaleem Aftab (340) for The National (UAE) (421) on 13 May 2018

Betraying its theatrical roots, it's at times wordy, but the great acting, cutting dialogue and mesmerising characters more than make up for…

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Review of Death Defying Acts (2005)

By Kaleem Aftab (340) for The National (UAE) (421) on 13 May 2018

Every line spoken is so austere that the characters seem like they're acting in straitjackets…

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Review of Made of Honor (2008)

By Kaleem Aftab (340) for The National (UAE) (421) on 13 May 2018

This latest wedding yarn seems especially divorced of charm…

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Review of Burlesque (2010)

By Kaleem Aftab (340) for The National (UAE) (421) on 13 May 2018

The plot is seldom given room to breathe between the big numbers which, for the most part, disappoint…

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Review of Carrie (2002)

By Kaleem Aftab (340) for The National (UAE) (421) on 13 May 2018

Many scenes are similar to the 1976 original but this update feels far more like a Mean Girls high school flick, which is actually a good thing…

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Review of Catacombs (2007)

By Kaleem Aftab (340) for The National (UAE) (421) on 13 May 2018

It's not exactly a thrill a minute... However, like a rundown house, the major selling point of this yarn is its eerie location…

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