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Weekend Special (South Africa)

Weekend Special (South Africa) is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Theresa Smith.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
4/5
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Theresa Smith It's still as much fun as ever because nostalgia and exhilarating glee rule the day.
Posted Dec 20, 2019  Edit critic review
3/5
Gemini Man (2019) Theresa Smith At no point do you care about any of the characters...every bit of emotional interplay that might be happening is referenced in dialogue and the score does nothing to speed up or slow down action or add emotional heft.
Posted Oct 15, 2019  Edit critic review
4/5
Joker (2019) Theresa Smith Intense and disturbing, Joker is a well-crafted movie, if rather open-ended in its intentions.
Posted Oct 04, 2019  Edit critic review
3/5
Downton Abbey (2019) Theresa Smith Elegant, agreeable entertainment.
Posted Sep 19, 2019  Edit critic review
2/5
Rambo: Last Blood (2019) Theresa Smith Rambo 5 is more a generic, late night revenge action flick than satisfying end for what started out as a complex character.
Posted Sep 19, 2019  Edit critic review
3/5
Midsommar (2019) Theresa Smith The pace is slow-burn, the mood is ominous and the hallucinatory imagery will give you nightmares.
Posted Jul 26, 2019  Edit critic review
3/5
The Lion King (2019) Theresa Smith It is cute and watchable, which is more than you can say for a lot of the stuff you are forced to watch for the sake of taking your children to the movies.
Posted Jul 19, 2019  Edit critic review
2/5
Tolkien (2019) Theresa Smith If you've never read up about the author, this might work for you, but any passing familiarity with Tolkien means you won't learn anything you didn't already know.
Posted Jun 21, 2019  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Toy Story 4 (2019) Theresa Smith Toy Story 4 is finely crafted and gorgeously detailed -- everything we have come to expect from this particular Pixar franchise.
Posted Jun 20, 2019  Edit critic review
2/5
Dark Phoenix (2019) Theresa Smith X-Men movies keep on re-introducing characters and concepts instead furthering their overall story arc...
Posted Jun 07, 2019  Edit critic review
2/5
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) Theresa Smith For a monster movie this is a surprisingly un-tense, limp affair.
Posted May 30, 2019  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Avengers: Endgame (2019) Theresa Smith Well. That was not what I expected. And, I think I love it all the more for it.
Posted Apr 25, 2019  Edit critic review
4/5
The Seagull (2018) Theresa Smith Sharp, nasty, brittle, thought-provoking, Christiaan Olwagen's film Die Seemeeu makes for uncomfortable but absorbing viewing, like watching a train wreck happen in front of your eyes.
Posted Apr 06, 2019  Edit critic review
4/5
Shazam! (2019) Theresa Smith There are plenty of sight jokes, but these never descend into farce and the dialogue is quick and witty.
Posted Apr 05, 2019  Edit critic review
Aquaman (2018) Theresa Smith Not all comic book characters have unsolvable mommy issues and sometimes embracing the cheese is a relief.
Posted Dec 21, 2018  Edit critic review
4/5
Mary Poppins Returns (2018) Theresa Smith Parents will wallow in the nostalgia and laugh at the jokes, children will empathise with the Banks kids and catch the lessons embedded in the songs.
Posted Dec 20, 2018  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Gerald's Game (2017) Karen Rutter A well adapted movie version of a book that gave me the heebies when I first read it, and is sufficiently shocking with its cinematic airing.
Posted Jul 13, 2018  Edit critic review
3/5
A Quiet Place (2018) Megan Furniss I enjoyed the styling of the "hidden spot" in the woods, and the red-light warning signals. And Emily Blunt, who has perfected the long, silent wistful stare.
Posted Jul 13, 2018  Edit critic review
1/5
Overboard (2018) Megan Furniss For a comedy there was not one single funny moment. I did not laugh once or even crack a smile.
Posted Jun 01, 2018  Edit critic review
3/5
Pacific Rim Uprising (2018) Theresa Smith Don't go watch if you want intricate plotting or a deep characterising, but if you want to watch gigantic robots fight, this is for you.
Posted Mar 23, 2018  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Johnny Is Nie Dood Nie (2016) Theresa Smith Touching on friendship, betrayal, sexual and political awakening, this film is as layered and nuanced as any of the theatre work Olwagen has worked on over the years and bodes well for his film career.
Posted Mar 08, 2018  Edit critic review
2/5
Love by Chance (2016) Theresa Smith Stocked with beautiful black people and centered on what should be an interesting premise, it doesn't quite live up to its promise.
Posted Mar 08, 2018  Edit critic review
3.5/5
This Beautiful Fantastic (2016) Megan Furniss Some of the moments are really delicious, and there is a tickle of comedy, a smear of sentimentality, a whisper of fantasy, and a sliver of romance, but nothing ever really settles.
Posted Mar 08, 2018  Edit critic review
4.5/5
The Shape of Water (2017) Theresa Smith It is a story about outsiders and the very human need to connect. It is also about the love of movies, both the craft of movies and the way stories on screen captivate us and transport to another world.
Posted Jan 19, 2018  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) Theresa Smith Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is a fun family adventure that is surprisingly better than expected.
Posted Dec 29, 2017  Edit critic review
4/5
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) Theresa Smith Epic, fun, visually sumptuous, it will tug at your heart strings because we come to know the characters across several episodes and we root for them when we recognise our own emotional responses in theirs.
Posted Dec 14, 2017  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Wind River (2017) Theresa Smith A finely sketched character-driven murder mystery, Wind River is a beautifully penned piece of work from Taylor Sheridan, who makes his directing debut.
Posted Nov 03, 2017  Edit critic review
4/5
It (2017) Theresa Smith Creepy and yet emotionally resonant, It is a disturbing reboot of a scary '80s film character.
Posted Sep 22, 2017  Edit critic review
2/5
The Dark Tower (2017) Theresa Smith Despite rich source material, The Dark Tower film version feels rather lifeless.
Posted Sep 15, 2017  Edit critic review
3/5
Baby Driver (2017) Theresa Smith The film is not going to give you some great insight into the condition of man, but it is going to get you walking out the cinema with the urge to burn some rubber.
Posted Aug 11, 2017  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Krotoa (2017) Theresa Smith Inspired by real people, historical drama Krotoa slinks onto our local film circuit with very mixed media fanfare.
Posted Aug 04, 2017  Edit critic review
3/5
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) Theresa Smith Two dimensional acting mars a beautifully realised multi-dimensional concept of a huge city filled with aliens from all over the galaxy.
Posted Jul 21, 2017  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Odyssey (2016) Theresa Smith Beautifully filmed, The Odyssey tells the story of the Jacques-Yves Cousteau you did not get to know through his documentary films.
Posted Jul 14, 2017  Edit critic review
2.5/5
The Mummy (2017) Theresa Smith A soulless, flat insult to contemporary audiences.
Posted Jun 09, 2017  Edit critic review
2.5/5
Baywatch (2017) Theresa Smith The guffaws were few and far between.
Posted Jun 02, 2017  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) Theresa Smith This is a franchise which may have run out of the kind of steam film critics are looking for, but it still delivers for the popcorn munchers.
Posted May 26, 2017  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Alien: Covenant (2017) Theresa Smith Splendid visual effects and plenty of nostalgia makes this latest Alien prequel an action-filled space horror which is sharper than its immediate predecessor.
Posted May 19, 2017  Edit critic review
2.5/5
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) Theresa Smith It moves fast, which hides its lack of drama -- there's no tension here, just lots of stuff happening. There's also no plot or character development.
Posted May 14, 2017  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) Theresa Smith This sequel to the very successful introduction of the Guardians of the Galaxy gives us more of the same fun - dazzling CGI, funny one-liners and a simply adorable Groot.
Posted May 14, 2017  Edit critic review
3.5/5
The Fate of the Furious (2017) Theresa Smith As always the banter between Roman (Gibson) and Tej Parker (Ludacris) provides the funny, Hobbs gets an excuse to painfully body-slam several people to the floor, and Letty comes up with a clever bit of mechanical know-how to save the day.
Posted May 14, 2017  Edit critic review
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