Filmrecensies van Eric Hillis

All the goodwill generated by The Book Thief's performers can't paper over the cracks in its plot though. Recensie

With a considerable slice of the movie featuring Theodore lying in bed or sitting at his desk in conversation with the voice of Samantha, Her feels like an adaptation of a stage play, one that could give August: Osage County a run for its money for an absence of cinematic storytelling. Recensie

I doubt we'll see a more visually impressive film in 2014. Adam Stockhausen's production design and Bob Yeoman's cinematography combine to create the illusion that we're not looking at a flat screen but rather gazing into a cube. Recensie

If you've ever had a bizarre inkling for prison time, Starred Up will certainly change your mind. You will, however, leave the film wishing you could spend more time on the inside with these characters. Recensie

Clooney does his best to turn this story into a Kelly's Heroes style caper but the script is devoid of any of the required dramatic elements. Recensie

It may at this point seem like I hated Dallas Buyer's Club but the uncomfortable truth is that it's a quite entertaining film, thanks mainly to the outstanding central performances of McConaughey and Leto. I'm not saying avoid Dallas Buyer's Club, but be aware you're being spun a false yarn, and leave the tinfoil hat at home. Recensie

The biggest crime of Robocop is that it fails to simply live up to its title. The fun of the original was in seeing how a robotic cop would perform on his beat but we don't get any of that here. Recensie

I can't help but suspect I read Stalingrad in an altogether different manner than its makers intended but I thoroughly enjoyed it, though certain aspects left a troubling taste in my mouth. Recensie

The story is a lot more straightforward and unoriginal than you're initially led to believe by Denis's chopped up narrative and by the film's conclusion you're left asking "Is that it?", thanks to being teased throughout that you were being fed something a lot more substantial. Recensie

Watching writer-director Alain Guiraudie's Stranger by the Lake, I couldn't help but relate to those old ladies. For all the film's controversially explicit sex scenes, I was most struck by the scenic beauty of the film's lakeside location. Recensie

It's impossible to take this bunch of halfwits seriously as special ops soldiers. Wahlberg, Kitsch and Hirsch come off like three surfers on a paintball excursion while Foster seems to think he's playing a psychopath. Recensie

While the film may be disingenuous with regard to its romance, its still an enjoyable diversion, thanks mainly to O'Dowd's Celtic lech, Novak's lovable camp Persian, and the film's infectious salsa dancing scenes. Recensie

The characters of Out of the Furnace suffer from a combination of over-writing and under-development. Bale... Recensie

That Awkward Moment is a film only a date rapist could appreciate. Recensie

Whenever Stallone and De Niro are onscreen together it enters the realm of broad comedy but most of the film is a melancholy tale of regret and the search for redemption. This would be fine if the script was up to scratch but Grudge Match is as lazily written as its poster is badly photo-shopped. Recensie

None of these "shocking" plot twists carry any dramatic weight, though, as they revolve around characters we have no investment in. Recensie

With its fantastic collection of archive footage, it's an at times fascinating historical document. Recensie

Branagh's handling of action scenes is somewhat uninspired when judged against the kinetic action of the Bourne series but the film really comes alive in the interactions of the impressive central acting quartet he's assembled. We get four very different actors with very different styles but they bounce off each other brilliantly. Recensie

Inside Llewyn Davis resembles nothing else in the Coens' ouevre and is their best film by a country mile, containing an emotional maturity to match their undoubted technical ability. Recensie

An enjoyable but messy three hour romp featuring what will likely become DiCaprio's signature performance, and a return to form for a director who has struggled to find a footing in recent decades. Recensie

It's essentially Rosemary's Baby with shaky-cam, a concept handled far more effectively in last year's Delivery, but it also feels a lot like Chronicle in parts, with cameras launched into the air by malevolent forces. But like most found-footage movies, it mostly resembles a bad PA cash-in. Recensie

Based on a true story, The Railway Man feels like a mashup of three completely different movies, only one of which is ultimately successful. Recensie

The script suffers from poor characterization and an over reliance on expository dialogue. Recensie

Ejiofor gives one of the best performances of recent years and it's a rare example of an invisible performance, one that allows the character to act as a cypher... Recensie