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ReviewsDragonball Evolution
Dir: James Wong. US. 2009. 85 mins.A Hollywood film version of the Japanese manga phenomenon, Dragonball Evolution is puerile childrens’ sci-fi of a strictly B-movie standard.Produced by Hong Kong film-maker Stephen Chow Sing-chi but entirely missing his inventive stamp, the film is essentially a bland Hollywood dumbing-down of the books ...
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Knowing
Dir Alex Proyas. US. 2009. 121 minsNicolas Cage is a single-parent prophet of doom in Knowing, an ambitious but overwrought piece of apocalyptic sci-fi from I, Robot director Alex Proyas. Bringing his National Treasure: Book of Secrets audience to the mix, Cage should have the mainstream pulling power to make ...
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Observe And Report
Dir: Jody Hill. US. 2009. 86 mins.Watching Observe And Report is like babysitting a hyperactive boy - it's precocious, unpredictable and amusing in small stretches, but after a while you wish it would settle down and focus. Building off the small cult success of his 2008 indie comedy The Foot ...
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Duplicity
Reviewed by Mike Goodridge Dir: Tony Gilroy. US. 2009. 122 mins. A high-tech romantic thriller set in the little-seen world of corporate espionage, Tony Gilroy's second feature is sophisticated adult entertainment which puts the lazy Ocean's films to shame with its clever writing, lively direction and visual panache. An old-fashioned ...