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Saw The Help last night and was not disappointed. The subject matter and the main characters suggest its aimed at the ladies, and the audience was 80% female last night, but in fact its a US civil rights movie and very entertaining. At about 135 minutes, its longer than some blockbusters, and...

Finally got to see Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy last night at the Marina. No where near as complicated as some reviews would have you believe. Thoroughly enjoyed it, the story, the characters, the production. 8/10

After spending Saturday watching the racing and having a few bevvies, I made a relatively late decision to walk into town to see Tinker Tailor. Arriving at the Odeon, I'm told its SOLD OUT ! (small screen, one showing per day) So I plump for CONTAGION having seen Kate Winslet promoing it on TV...

I loved Johnny English and have watched it on dvd/vhs a number of times. So I was looking forward to the sequel, not least because of the 4 * ratings I've seen. Unfortunately Johnny English Reborn was, for me, very disappointing. No more than two or three laugh out loud moments, supporting...

Now I know I am months out of date, but I watched TRUE GRIT on the flight back from holiday last week and thoroughly enjoyed it. Its a film I missed at the pictures and was glad to catch up, especially as I never saw old John Wayne's original. I liked Bridges in the lead role and though the girl...

So was I. Big disappointment. The first film had many laugh out loud moments for me and was altogether a funny film IMO. Last night I saw Part 2 and I thought it was poor. Seemed to concentrate on the disgusting antics of the "stars" to get laughs from the many teenagers in the audience...

LIMITLESS - Having seen the trailers and with it sounding like an original idea, I was looking forward to this. Big mistake. Utter dross. Slow start to the film. Fast forward to the beginning of the end. Ultimately nothing happened. Not even an appearance of Robert de Niro could rescue this...

UNKNOWN - after reading the review above, and being a Bourne fan and having loved Taken, I was a bit apprehensive about this. But I enjoyed Unknown. It wasn't Bourne or Taken, but I thought it was a good film in its own right. Apart from one or two holes in the script, it held my attention...

Paul - My son chose this, and having seen the trailer it looked like it could be a reasonable choice. But I was wrong, it was excellent. There were any number of laugh out loud moments, too many to pick a favourite. Unlike it seems everyone else, I haven't seen Hot Fuzz, and only half watched...

BRIGHTON ROCK - After really looking forward to this film from watching the trailer, that anticipation was tempered somewhat by the reviews I have read, on here amongst other places. But I thoroughly enjoyed it. I liked the acting, the story adapted to the sixties, and of course the setting. OK...

Hereafter - Brighton Marina Sunday. Having read Marc's review (above) I wasn't especially hopeful, but was actually pleasantly surprised. I like Matt Damon as an actor and I thought it was interesting to see him acting in a role which didn't require handgun skills or physical violence. I also...

The Green Hornet is not a film I'd normally choose, but when my son gave me the opportunity to go with him (and pay obviously) how could I refuse? Also following an afternoon in the pub, I may have missed the beginning, but when I woke up I was still able to follow what was a pretty thin plot...

The King's Speech @ Brighton Marina. This was one of the best films I have seen for a long time. The period setting was done brilliantly in a down to earth sort of way and the script was excellent. If Colin Firth doesn't get one of the very top awards for best actor for this performance, there...