Cut Print Review

Did You Hear About The Morgans? (Review)

Romantic comedies, especially those aimed at the lonely-gooey-hearts out there, rarely find a warm reception from me.  Although I must profess that those starring Hugh Grant (Notting Hill, About a Boy, Bridget Jones) do set my steel-reinforced heart just a wee bit aflutter.   So, I shuffled into Did You Hear About the Morgans? clutching an embarrassingly large bag of confectionary and shreds of hopeful expectation.  Alas, if was not to be – the film was absolutely dismal. And [...]

Couples Retreat (Review)

“It’s like a screensaver!” says John Favreau’s character upon arriving at a stunning Island resort in Couples Retreat, a quip that perfectly encapsulates my attitude towards the film overall. Just like a screensaver, Couples Retreat is the kind of film you want to occupy the screen when you’re not around. It’s little more than a plodding slideshow of gorgeous scenery and equally as gorgeous people, with far too much (dubious) rom and not nearly enough com. If only [...]

The Taking of Pelham 123 (Review)

In The Taking of Pelham 123, Tony Scott’s camera zips around like paranoid fly, orbiting his cast like it hasn’t got anything better to do. It appears Scott grows restless because he desperately wants to make a 90 minute long music video, but has been told by his producers he must make a film about a heated phone conversation instead. Mind you, it hasn’t stopped him from trying; Pelham is packed with enough rap music, nauseating camera jerks, [...]

Orphan (Review)

If you ever plan on adopting a child, make sure you enquire about the return policy. Maybe if the Coleman family had done that in Orphan, then  neither they nor the audience would have had to endure through one of the most ridiculous,  distasteful and joyless films of the year.

Having said that, I do prefer Orphan over director Jaume Collet-Serra’s debut film, The House of Wax. But that’s like saying I prefer Cancer over AIDS. [...]

Fast & Furious (Review)

After crashing and burning with 2006’s Tokyo Drift, director Justin Lin takes the Fast & Furious franchise back to its casting roots by reuniting Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster from first film. Just like each unnecessary sequel before it, his latest effort offers souped-up cars, hot women and explosive action that results when brawny men mix with each of the above.  But if it’s not fast and furious automotive action you’re after, hoping instead [...]

Babylon A.D (Review)

“It’s pure violence and stupidity…parts of the movie are like a bad episode of 24.”

No, these are not the dissenting words of a bitter critic reporting on Vin Diesel’s latest futuristic action/thriller Babylon A.D. Surprisingly enough, these are the very words of the man behind the film, French director Mathieu Kassovitz. Whilst I do try and leave all reservations I have on a film at the box office, as soon as the director slates his own work as being “a [...]