Movie reviews of Bob Mann

If you change the name of the lead character to a fictional one and ignore the based on a true story angle, this is a genuinely uplifting and inspiring film. Review

It’s not bloody Shakespeare. But if this doesn’t make you feel uplifted and better about the world, then I will dutifully kiss the regimental goat. Review

It’s a jumbled messy bear of a movie but is in no way an unpleasant watch. Review

…I loved this one. The story is brilliant (obsv!); the film is simply gorgeous to look at; the locations are magnificent and a blessing for the English Tourist Board. Review

It’s also not a truly TERRIBLE movie either. But unfortunately this is one of the most meh action movies I’ve seen in the past year. It’s just brain-crushingly forgettable. Review

It’s loud and brash and at 109 minutes it overstays its welcome by about 20 minutes. Less would have been more. It’s somewhat better than Suicide Squad, but it’s still a movie that I will struggle to remember in a month’s time. Review

It’s totally gripping. At times hysterically funny; at times shocking. A class struggle movie of a calibre that Ken Loach would never have imagined! Review

It had me gripped to see how things would turn out – like watching a slow-motion car crash! The journey was well-worth the ride: a real page-turner you might say. Review

This is still a really fine movie and will appeal to older folks who like a story rich with character acting and not heavy on the action or special effects. Review

Worthy, well-performed but I just didn’t find it gripping. Review

It’s tense, dramatic and has enough variety of people being shot in the head to make it ghoulishly watchable. Review

I’m not sure it’s the best film of the year but it’s still a well-made movie and a recommended watch. Review

This is a top-class piece of movie-making and deserves all its award success. Review

It’s a glorious movie, utterly absorbing with ravishing cinematography by Yorick Le Saux and a brilliant soundtrack by Alexandre Desplat. Review

There’s not much more to say on this. If you liked the original, you’ll enjoy this one too. Review

I personally think Abrams did a pretty decent job here of trying to please most of the people most of the time. Review

I enjoyed this movie, primarily in watching the master Hanks at work. The overall pacing for me though was somewhat off. But I can’t be overly critical of such a warm-hearted movie. Review

Rian Johnson here pulls off a neat trick with the script which is brilliantly twisty and turny and 100% entertaining. Review

There were a total of two laughs in the movie for me. Period. Review

It really is a tremendously fun movie, with some genuinely laugh-out-loud moments mixed in with edge-of-your-seat action and some heart-rending moments. Review

For me, personally, I am clearly still 17 on the inside! I loved it. Not only do I think it a good comedy. It is also a feel-good movie about best friends; a coming of age lesbian adventure; and a film that treats the multi-coloured spectrum of modern sexual variety as something entirely normal and to be celebrated. Review

It’s not bloody Shakespeare, but I found it – warts and all – an enjoyable night out at the movies. Review

What a shame. With a different script, and some good production values, this could have been a very different story. Review

Dark and brooding, with a slow-burn start, this is a proper drama that might make action superhero fans fidgety. Review