HiFi’s Film Reviews

353 Films have been rated or reviewed by HiFi.

Look of Love, The (2013): Coogan and Winterbottom must be able to do this kind of thing in their sleep, which was the state it inspired in me. Dreary stuff.; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
American Hustle (2013): Convoluted scams and period trappings aside, a highly enjoyable character study, with the starry cast playing convincingly against type.
Bird (1988): Wow! Biopics usually seem to be about ticking boxes, wheeling figures on and off. This one actually has LIFE! The design evokes without overwhelming, the cast play with consummate ease, and Venora and Whittaker's scenes together are mesmerising.
28 Days (1999): I don't know how 'realistic' a depiction of rehab this is, but it's well–handled and the cast are terrific. Could have been sooooooo much worse...
Definitely, Maybe (2008): Reynolds must have made a pact with the devil to parlay his anodyne charms into stardom. But the cast is great, and, so help me, I enjoyed it.
49th Parallel (1941): Really rather marvellous. Great cameos from some of the big British stars of the day, wonderful travelogue photography from Freddie Young, and a stunning Vaughan Williams score.
Roger Corman Collection #2 (Creature from the Haunted Seas, It Conquered the World) (1956-1961): Hold the phone, I like CftHS! It has a nutty, on–the–fly feel to it. Knocked out at the end of location shooting for another movie (typical Corman) and scripted by Robert Towne, methinks. I laughed.
Things to Come (1936): You've never HEARD such dialogue: Wells, the great writer, just can't write lines fit to speak. But the best moments are pure art direction – WCM's actual career – and well worth a look.
Land Of The Lost (2009): Not the WORST Ferrell movie, surely? Actually quite a lot of fun for the undemanding audience, among whose number I find myself.
Conviction (2010): Predictable, pedestrian, with little of the complex moral landscape that made 'Dead Man Walking' interesting. Driver, as usual, is one of the few reasons for seeing it through.

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