On DVD and Blu-Ray
Tamara Drewe
The countryside calm is abruptly ended by the return of the prodigal village girl Tamara – a once homely child who has now blossomed into a beautiful, successful journalist.
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Cyrus
Although starring Reilly and Hill, and co-produced by Tony and Ridley Scott, Cyrus is a surprisingly low-budget slice of American independent filmmaking.
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Robin Hood
The action is kinetic and exciting and I absolutely cannot fault the cinematography, but I wouldn’t expect anything less from the director of Blade Runner. What I would expect is a dose of originality.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Based on the illustrated novel of the same name, itself based on a series of online cartoons, Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid arrives in the cinema in live action form.
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Marmaduke
If someone ever writes a book on talking dog movies, a footnote on Marmaduke would be generous.
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The Last Airbender
There are films that are considered, by cult consensus, to be ‘so bad they’re good.’ Sadly, the same cannot be said of The Last Airbender.
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The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
It will certainly not live as long in the memory as Fantasia, Dukas’ symphony or Goethe’s poem but it is a harmless, family film that knows its audience. The audience just needs to show up in the first place.
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Just like its video game forefather, this will provide short-term escapism and perhaps just the slightest feeling of having your brain switched off for a couple of hours.
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Date Night
The premise of this film is nothing new. A suburban couple, set in their ways, decide to head to the big city to spice up things up and meet with disaster.
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Kick-Ass
Realism is turned way down, the violence dial is stuck on 11, and all is adorned with a vibrant technicolour.
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