Top Rated Films
Bryan Durham's Film Reviews
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Watch it by all means. It’s an interesting tale of greed and ambition and a treatise on why, in business, there are no good men, and why only the rotten ones flourish.
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Watch this one for Deepika and Vin if you’re fans of the two. The action parts are fine and in good measure. It’s a film that’s supremely confident of what it is. And that shows. And if you’re looking to be entertained, you will be. Just don’t tax your brain with the way this film plays out. Trust me, you’ll get a headache.
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It’s nothing like Gravity (the allusion is there), like The Martian (similar concept) or Interstellar (the motive for the journey) and so, despite some fine performances by the lead pair, it’s not going to leave a lasting impact.
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Despite rave reviews, it’s not a film that blows us away or bamboozles us with spectacle. Maybe Episode VIII will be better?
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Minor gripes aside, do not miss a minute of this film. It’s probably one of the best films you’ll watch this year that’s consistently engaging and entertaining.
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It’s unmissable, for sure. It has the style, the spectacle, a story with little to no twists, a penchant for gags and jokes we’ve now come to expect from the MCU and more. And its Cumberbatch-ness is definitely a big draw. And the fact that it knows its flaws and doesn’t dwell on it. That you’re going to love this one is an understatement.
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It’s a no-brainer for Tom or Cobie fans. Flaws and all, it still reaches out to you and drags you along for the ride.
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Dan Brown fan or not, you’re bound to feel a little disappointed, because Irrfan (accent aside) is brilliant (that confidence and will-do attitude we saw in Jurassic Park, comes unhinged in this one) at what he does and this movie, on the whole kind, doesn’t do him justice. And let’s not hide it, you bought a ticket to this one, because of the Tom Hanks-Ron Howard-Dan Brown combo. You only wish, the movie lived up to all your expectations and not just a few.
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I cannot emphasise enough how beautiful (and dangerous) this film and its leading lady look. In fact, I’ll go out on a limb and rocky waters to say this: give Blake a standalone superhero movie already. God knows, she deserves it. Dive headlong into this one, killer sharks, notwithstanding. But hey, Jaws, it ain’t!
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The Hanks-Eastwood combo works. The film rarely lets your attention slip from the events up on screen. And that’s something to be proud of, these days. Did I mention it was a Hanks-Eastwood project with a dash of Eckhart thrown in for good measure? Take flight with this one. It won’t let your expectations crash.