HiFi’s Film Reviews

353 Films have been rated or reviewed by HiFi.

Love and Other Drugs (2010): Mind–boggling conflation of \'Up in the Air\' and \'Sweet November\'. Nothing to do but ogle the pretty leads while contemplating what must surely be the most bizarre product placement in the history of cinema.
Dante's Peak (1997): Impressive effects, but not enough in the way of dumb fun, offbeat sidekicks or snappy one–liners to distract me from wondering how it is that unattached heroes frequently end up with instant families at the end of action movies.
How To Lose Friends And Alienate People (2008): I always enjoy this, despite the fact that the satire gets completely sideswiped by romcom conventions. Pegg and Dunst are pretty appealing, and you\'re rooting for them from the get–go. Isn\'t that what romcoms are all about?
Cliffhanger (1993): The most fun I\'ve had watching Sly. Juicy cast (Rooker, Lithgow, Goodall), great stunts and scenery. \"You want to kill me, don\'t you Walker? – well, take a number and get in line\". I\'ve seen this too many times...
Super 8 (2011): Beautiful photography and a great cast, but just never seems to build up a head of steam despite all the flying objects. Good fun, though, and another nice turn from Elle Fanning, who mercifully lacks her sister\'s steely calculation...
Cowboys and Aliens (2011): OK, but the concrete spreads outward from your bone marrow and by the end of the film it\'s set...entertaining in places, but everybody\'s floundering and Craig looks like a frog with that hat on.
Gainsbourg (2010): At first: damn, another biopic. Then: pretty cool. Then: damn, another biopic. Fairly unenlightening, really. Just listen to \'Melody Nelson\' and make the rest up yourself...
Five Easy Pieces (1970): Nicholson\'s already slipping into mannerism at this early stage, but this is a great, bleak and often extremely funny film. Excellent cast, with memorable turns from Black and Susan Anspach (whatever happened to her?).
Stay Hungry (1976): Scion of once–great southern family slums it with charming oddballs and gets his values recalibrated. Great performances all round. Maybe not totally coherent, but very enjoyable and well worth watching. And, damn, that Sally Field...
Dodsworth (1936): Pretty studio–bound, but highly enjoyable nonetheless. Huston (a mammoth star at the time) is appealing in a Will Rogers way, and the rest of the cast are great – especially Mary Astor as the woman we all realise is the right one for him...

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