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David Gritten

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Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis (1998) EDIT “Wouldn't you know it? Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis is truly terrible.” – Daily Telegraph (UK) Sep 24, 2025 Full Review Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996) EDIT “Pretty Village, Pretty Flame gradually commands the attention with grim, self-effacing humour, an intriguing flashback structure and writer-director Srdjan Dragojevic's flair for creating complex characters.” – Daily Telegraph (UK) Sep 24, 2025 Full Review Devil's Island (1997) EDIT “Engaging, funny and sad.” – Daily Telegraph (UK) Sep 24, 2025 Full Review The Devil's Advocate (1997) 65% EDIT “Pacino impressionists will have a field day with this material for years to come. The Devil's Advocate may be too long, with an irritatingly drawn-out climax, but for its first 90 minutes Pacino makes it a hoot. ” – Daily Telegraph (UK) Sep 24, 2025 Full Review Boogie Nights (1997) 91% EDIT “This is all edgy, unlikely material, but Anderson corrals it in exhilarating style, perfectly capturing the era's dubious fashions and its disposable disco music.” – Daily Telegraph (UK) Sep 24, 2025 Full Review The Song Remains the Same (1976) 40% EDIT “It is very loud, very immediate and very exciting.” – Birmingham Mail Feb 19, 2025 Full Review Tarzan (1999) 90% EDIT “Once one accepts that only the edited highlights are on offer, this is a pleasing effort. After 47 live-action Tarzan films, this is the first time the story has been animated -- sumptuously, it must be said.” – Daily Telegraph (UK) Dec 20, 2024 Full Review Traffic (2000) 93% EDIT “The film's pace, elliptical narrative style and sheer audacity are a combination to trigger an adrenaline rush in audiences. And in Soderbergh, the film boasts a director of seemingly limitless imagination. ” – Daily Telegraph (UK) Sep 6, 2023 Full Review The Matrix (1999) 83% EDIT “The constant temptation during The Matrix is to giggle at its absurdity while marvelling at its visual verve. But in Wachowski world, giggling doesn't seem an unacceptable option. One leaves the cinema feeling raucous and light-headed.” – Daily Telegraph (UK) Jul 13, 2023 Full Review Liar (1997) 42% EDIT “Although Roth is mesmerizing, Liar delivers less than it promises. ” – Daily Telegraph (UK) Feb 2, 2023 Full Review The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) 38% EDIT “In this attempt to revive Bill Murray's dwindling career as a leading man, dumb humor is the order of the day. ” – Daily Telegraph (UK) Feb 2, 2023 Full Review Wild Things (1998) 65% EDIT “There are films which try our patience with stupidity -- and those which compromise their modest appeal by trying too hard to be slick and clever. Wild Things is a case in point. ” – Daily Telegraph (UK) Feb 2, 2023 Full Review Eve's Bayou (1997) 83% EDIT “Eve's Bayou, clear-eyed and richly detailed, is not remotely didactic. ” – Daily Telegraph (UK) Jan 9, 2023 Full Review The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) 79% EDIT “One has to say this for The Man Who Fell to Earth: such a bold, imaginative work would never get made in today's fettered, cautious film industry, either here or in America. Roeg's work may have its faults - but its ambition is beyond reproach.” – Daily Telegraph (UK) Jan 13, 2016 Full Review The King's Speech (2010) 94% 4/5 EDIT “It's an uplifting audience pleaser that also showcases film-making arts and crafts at an exalted level.” – Daily Telegraph (UK) Feb 20, 2015 Full Review Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) 86% EDIT “Clearly, such material appeals primarily to teenage fanboys, but del Toro's dark humour broadens its scope.” – Daily Telegraph (UK) Dec 8, 2014 Full Review Saw (2004) 50% EDIT “[A] contrived, unlovable gore-fest with a high-concept premise.” – Daily Telegraph (UK) Oct 27, 2014 Full Review The Lives of Others (2006) 92% 5/5 EDIT “Reopens our eyes to the cruelties and soul assassinations that were carried out daily in the name of state socialism.” – Daily Telegraph (UK) Sep 26, 2014 Full Review Fading Gigolo (2013) 54% 3/5 EDIT “It's one of Allen's best film roles in years; acting in someone else's movie, he looks liberated, with a spring in his step: at one point, he almost skips his way through a scene.” – Daily Telegraph (UK) May 22, 2014 Full Review Particle Fever (2013) 96% 4/5 EDIT “Where it excels is in depicting the various personalities involved.” – Daily Telegraph (UK) Mar 3, 2014 Full Review Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) 81% 4/5 EDIT “It's sweet-natured and amusing, with a story to captivate kids; yet the script has enough witty touches to keep adults laughing too.” – Daily Telegraph (UK) Feb 5, 2014 Full Review Her (2013) 95% 3/5 EDIT “Her is a strikingly inventive work, and Jonze (who also wrote its script) once again shows his flair for approaching big ideas from oblique angles.” – Daily Telegraph (UK) Jan 10, 2014 Full Review Guys and Dolls (1955) 91% 4/5 EDIT “Brando wasn't producer Sam Goldwyn's first choice as Sky (that was Gene Kelly) but he acquits himself outstandingly.” – Daily Telegraph (UK) Dec 24, 2013 Full Review Saving Mr. Banks (2013) 79% 4/5 EDIT “Smart, witty entertainment. Job done. Spit spot.” – Daily Telegraph (UK) Oct 21, 2013 Full Review Very Extremely Dangerous (2012) 4/5 EDIT “Can such a lost soul ever be redeemed? Duane skilfully leaves it to the end to suggest an answer. This is eerily watchable ...” – Daily Telegraph (UK) Oct 17, 2013 Full Review
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