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Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Thoughtful action gives way to stupidity as Caeser becomes modern day Chimp Guervara.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Classy Brits Dench, Nighy etc phone in long distance retirees comedy drama w few surprises, many cliches.
Rating: 3 out of 5
The Dark Knight Rises
Convoluted plot and hammy dialogue help this expensive threquel take 2.5 hours to get going.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Cowboys & Aliens
Jeopardy-free genre mash up that doesn’t make the most of its potential, or it’s cast.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Frantic
Harrison F cherchez sa femme in this 87 Paris thriller. Lots of Grace Jones in les clubs as une hipster helps.
Rating: 3 out of 5
The Whistleblower
Rachel Weisz heads up a hard-hitting post-war-crimes investigation in Bosnia. Worthy thriller.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Ali
Expensive, ambitious, stylish biopic with a decent turn from Fresh Prince. Unfortunately it’s dead boring.
Rating: 3 out of 5
John Frusciante - Letur Lefr
Light on guitars and heavy on MC-ing. A non-related precursor to the forthcoming LP.
Rating: 3 out of 5
X-Men First Class
Decent enough reload for the series, though the groovy 60s setting is undermined by cheesy effects.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Newlyweds
Small scale, effortless, charming relationship comedy, made by @edward_burns for $9000. A lesson to us all.
Rating: 3 out of 5
30 Minutes or Less
Funny, tightly scripted comedy from @RubenFleischer with Eisenberg, @AzizAnsari and Danny McBride.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Moonrise Kingdom
Wes Anderson swaps man-child quirk for actual child-view in this decent, lowkey scouts rom-venture.
Rating: 3 out of 5
The Road
Episodic, relentlessly brutal post-apocalyptic drama. A right barrel of laughs.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Donnie Darko
Post modern, post @DougCoupland time travel flick that favours style over substance.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Gimme The Loot
Engaging low-key indie drama debut about graffiti bombers in NYC that won at @SXSW.
Rating: 3 out of 5
