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3/5	21 (2008)	"A breezy, fast-moving romp that trades well on its appeal as a glitzy caper movie about high-end scam artists without losing sight of its simmering greed-is-not-so-good theme."	Jim Schembri



2/4	Baby Mama (2008)	"An under-achieving, lightweight movie that settles for a few competent gags and doesn't bother to take risks."	Philippa Hawker



1/4	Bonneville (2006)	"A film full of emotional false notes, bad dialogue and cardboard characters..."	Jim Schembri



2.5/5	Cactus (2008)	"The cinematography is terrific and one inspired scene involves the use of the Wiggles as an instrument of torture."	Jim Schembri



1.5/5	The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)	"Adamson is probably indifferent to politics, which would be easier to forgive if the film gave you anything else to think about."	Jake Wilson



3/5	The Dark Knight (2008)	"While the film may be a hell of a ride, it takes a hell of a long time for the ride to grind its way out of first gear."	Jim Schembri



3/4	The Edge of Love (2008)	"Solid, if melodramatic..."	Jim Schembri



3.5/5	The Happening (2008)	"A tantalising, sometimes frustrating parable about the menaces that human beings might face from unexpected quarters."	Philippa Hawker



3.5/5	Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)	"Amid the dick jokes, drug taking and gratuitous nudity, the film also serves as a salient reminder about what actually ranks as subversive comedy."	Jim Schembri



4/5	Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)	"The film is designed more as an ear-shattering sensory assault than a conventional narrative."	Jim Schembri



3.5/5	In Bruges (2008)	"Clever, unpredictable and entertaining, with moments of anguish..."	Philippa Hawker



2.5/5	The Incredible Hulk (2008)	"It's high-energy, but oddly unsatisfying; the nature of Hulk's rage is left unexplored and undeveloped."	Philippa Hawker



2.5/5	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)	"The energy on display is impressive, even if Spielberg's suggestion that a fifth Indie adventure is a distinct possibility is more a cause for concern than celebration."	Tom Ryan



3.5/5	Iron Man (2008)	"Downey imbues this superhero with a heart that glows as radiantly as the power reactor implants in his chest."	Jim Schembri



2.5/5	Make It Happen (2008)	"It's hard to dislike all these urban musicals aimed at teenage girls, and even harder to tell them apart."	Jake Wilson



3/5	Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)	"Director, Bharat Nalluri, keeps the comedy humming while unpacking Pettigrew's sad back story."	Jim Schembri



2.5/5	Mongol (2008)	"Temudgin is so single-minded that Asano has trouble suggesting much about his inner life."	Jake Wilson



3/4	My Blueberry Nights (2008)	"As visually lush and distinctive and enveloping as you would expect from a Wong Kar-wai film, with space for performances that have impact."	Philippa Hawker



2.5/5	My Brother Is An Only Child (2006)	"Fast-paced, well-acted and acute about sibling rivalry, the film nonetheless fails to leave a strong impression."	Jake Wilson



3.5/5	Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008)	"Not Quite Hollywood contains as many crazy characters and improbable events as its recent fictional counterparts, except that the people are real and the stories all true."	Jake Wilson



4/4	Persepolis (2007)	"An uplifting, funny, moving fable about the difference between the ideal of freedom and the real thing..."	Jim Schembri



1.5/5	Sex and the City - The Movie (2008)	"I had to wonder what happened to the qualities that made the show famous: the outrageous dialogue, the sense of female camaraderie, the embrace of casual sex as a guiltless pleasure."	Jake Wilson



3/5	Smother (2008)	"This film has its share of crass, unlikely jokes, but also allows its characters some psychological complexity."	Jake Wilson



1.5/4	Son of a Lion (2008)	"As a work of art, it's a transparent con, particularly when Gilmour defensively insists on the 'humanity' of his characters for the benefit of the Western viewer."	Jake Wilson



4/4	Son of a Lion (2008)	"Films take a gamble when they take you out of your zone of familiarity -- as this one does."	Sandra Hall



3/5	Son of Rambow (2008)	"It's a mildly startling choice of subject matter, but Jennings takes for granted that even the most innocent cineastes have their sadistic side."	Jake Wilson



3.5/5	Speed Racer (2008)	"Given that Speed Racer itself is basically an elaborate commercial, the anti-corporate message inevitably rings hollow."	Jake Wilson



3/5	The Square (2008)	"The script is neatly plotted, though not without flaws. Some developments occur in a rush, as if to distract us from asking inconvenient questions."	Jake Wilson



4.5/5	The Counterfeiters (2008)	"This Oscar-winning film ranks as the most unnerving, disturbing, true-life account yet of endurance under Nazi oppression."	Jim Schembri



3/5	Then She Found Me (2008)	"The overt stylistic flourishes are so few that they have a special impact, particularly the moment when the camera slowly tracks towards April after she receives a piece of devastating news."	Jake Wilson



3.5/5	Tropic Thunder (2008)	"Stiller never stops bombarding the audience with outrageous ideas, like a monkey throwing dung at a wall."	Jake Wilson



1/5	Unfinished Sky (2008)	"This hysterically melodramatic climax marks it as a sure contender for worst Australian film of the year."	Jake Wilson



3/5	What Happens in Vegas (2008)	"The combined verve Diaz and Kutcher bring to the table saves a routine time-killer from being entirely forgettable."	Jim Schembri



3/5	You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)	"Things work out, of course, to everyone's satisfaction: there are a few political gags that have a veneer of audacity, but in essence, the movie takes risks only with its audience's gag reflex."	Philippa Hawker

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