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David Edwards
David Edwards's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Home (2008) |
A kind of anti-road movie, the first half is a genial rural snapshot but, when that bypass opens, the wheels come off and things take a turn for the surreal and boring. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Mar 29, 2024
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Selma (2014) |
America takes another halting step towards confronting its racist past with this solid, if dry, look at a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Oct 08, 2018
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) |
In between all the crash bang and wallop, there are also some truly odious villains, with Vader as sinister as he's ever been and Australia's Ben Mendelsohn clearly relishing his role as the human-cyborg's psychotic chief enforcer. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Dec 13, 2016
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) |
Once again, Captain America delivers a delightful surprise and jostles with the first Iron Man film for the title of the best Marvel movie ever. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Dec 11, 2016
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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) |
Mix magic and monsters with Muggles and the result is the movie we've all been waiting for since Harry Potter hung up his wand. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Nov 13, 2016
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Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016) |
Efron is reliably amusing, but the gags (most of them very, very rude) miss as much as they hit. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Aug 12, 2016
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Pete's Dragon (2016) |
Funny, heartwarming and glorious to look at, it's as if the technology has finally caught up with the story. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Aug 12, 2016
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Suicide Squad (2016) |
Suicide Squad continues with more of a whimper than a bang, lurching from one so-so set piece to another with the occasional token gesture towards character development. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Aug 05, 2016
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Songs for Amy (2012) |
The songs are strong, the acting impressive and the finale defiantly feelgood. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Aug 05, 2016
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Jason Bourne (2016) |
Greengrass (also the co-writer) has done what he does best, delivering two hours of pure, unadulterated excitement. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Jul 29, 2016
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Finding Dory (2016) |
It's ironic that a film about a forgetful fish should be so forgettable. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Jul 29, 2016
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The Legend of Tarzan (2016) |
Provided you treat this as strictly disposable popcorn entertainment, there's plenty to enjoy here, particularly some terrific special effects. But a classic to be enjoyed time and again it most certainly is not. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Jul 08, 2016
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Elvis & Nixon (2016) |
An amusing comedy drama featuring a striking turn from Michael Shannon as Presley, despite using a huge amount of artistic licence. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Jun 24, 2016
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Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) |
When you go to watch a Roland Emmerich film you know what to expect and here the director of 2012, Godzilla and The Day After Tomorrow delivers perhaps the dearest B-movie ever made. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Jun 24, 2016
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Tale of Tales (2015) |
Like all good fairytales, the message is secondary to the mystery and the feelings of disquiet it so effortlessly stirs. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Jun 17, 2016
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Mother's Day (2016) |
By definition, a romcom should be at least a touch romantic and amusing but this manages to be neither. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Jun 10, 2016
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The Boss (2016) |
McCarthy gives a terrific performance in a film that, even charitably, can only be described as so-so. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Jun 10, 2016
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) |
The best superhero flick of the past few months, delivering a ninja-kick to the recent adventures of Superman, Batman and Captain America. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Jun 03, 2016
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The Nice Guys (2016) |
Director Shane Black may have surprised with The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) and the first two Lethal Weapon movies, but his latest is a shadow of past glories. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Jun 03, 2016
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The Angry Birds Movie (2016) |
While this is strictly for kids, it's bright, bold and soon, er, flies by. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted May 13, 2016
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Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) |
Sweet, honest and, most of all, richly enjoyable. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted May 13, 2016
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I Saw the Light (2015) |
It takes some doing to turn a story about the man who sold millions of records before dying at just 29 into such a listless experience, but, against all odds, the makers have managed to do just that. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted May 06, 2016
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Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016) |
Wobbly, uneven and dodgy, the best thing about this film is Zac Efron . And that's a sentence I never thought I'd write. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted May 06, 2016
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Demolition (2015) |
The trouble isn't that we're meant to feel sorry for a listless investment banker, it's his road to salvation that's so deeply unconvincing. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Apr 29, 2016
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Captain America: Civil War (2016) |
One of Marvel's rare missteps, lacking the joy, excitement and sense of anything being possible that's always been the studio's hallmark. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Apr 29, 2016
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The Peanuts Movie (2015) |
This adaptation of Charles M Schulz's much-loved comic strip will similarly delight little ones, although it proves much too bland to entertain the over-10s. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Apr 25, 2016
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The Take (2016) |
Wading through cliches and unlikely plot twists, Elba's physicality and sheer screen presence cement his status as one of our most exciting talents. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Apr 22, 2016
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Jane Got a Gun (2016) |
Not just confusing, predictable and mis-sold as a feminist film, the calamity that is Jane Got A Gun is hobbled by the dullest of plots. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Apr 22, 2016
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Eye in the Sky (2015) |
This film shouts its message loud and clear, but it's still a nail-biter exploring a thoroughly topical subject - and Mirren and Rickman are terrific. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Apr 15, 2016
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Midnight Special (2016) |
Sci-fi, superstition and deep daftness collide in a high-minded but exasperating drama that feels three times longer than its already hefty running time. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Apr 08, 2016
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The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016) |
This fright of a fairytale could put the makers of Nytol out of business. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Apr 08, 2016
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Victoria (2015) |
With largely improvised dialogue, thumping techno score and pulsing under-current of danger, this is rough-and-ready, rough-and tumble stuff that belies its amazing technical artistry. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Apr 01, 2016
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Eddie the Eagle (2016) |
Here's a hero impossible to dislike with Egerton delivering a memorable turn. All in all, the movie walks off with a respectable bronze. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Apr 01, 2016
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016) |
As comedy sequels go, this proves to be as amusing as getting a lump of moussaka stuck in your throat. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Mar 27, 2016
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Zootopia (2016) |
Here's a great-looking, emotionally engaging and enormously entertaining movie guaranteed to delight kids and adults alike. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Mar 27, 2016
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) |
No amount of crash, bang or wallop can conceal this confused and ungainly storyline. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Mar 22, 2016
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High-Rise (2015) |
This is an arch, icy film whose visuals more than once recall the tonal styles of Stanley Kubrick - but it's also a movie that seems to take pleasure in distancing itself from its audience. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Mar 18, 2016
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10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) |
There's plenty here to intrigue and eventually terrify thanks to a script that keeps us guessing about what really has unfolded above ground. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Mar 18, 2016
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Hail, Caesar! (2016) |
As Caesar probably never said: I came, I saw, I slept. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Mar 04, 2016
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The Brothers Grimsby (2016) |
Prepare to be entertained, shocked and offended in equal measure. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Feb 26, 2016
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The Finest Hours (2016) |
A bracing, resolutely old-fashioned matinee movie enlivened by some sensational special effects. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Feb 19, 2016
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Deadpool (2016) |
Deadpool may not be the best superhero film ever made but, boy oh boy, is it the gutsiest. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Feb 14, 2016
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Zoolander No. 2 (2016) |
While the clueless catwalk star is as enjoyably moronic as ever, the jokes aren't there. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Feb 14, 2016
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Spotlight (2015) |
Electrifying, enthralling and utterly essential, here's a drama that engages both head and heart with the best David versus Goliath story since Erin Brockovich. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Jan 29, 2016
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) |
It all makes for a ferocious but flawed film - but I'd certainly buy the video game. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Jan 29, 2016
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Joy (2015) |
While the filmmaker's delightfully idiosyncratic touches are here, there and everywhere, they never quite gel with the storyline. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Jan 01, 2016
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) |
Pleasingly, this isn't a film that takes itself too seriously, with the seriously cute BB-8 supplying plenty of humour with his electronic beeps and chirps and no end of playful references to the original trilogy crammed into the 135-minute running time. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Dec 16, 2015
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By the Sea (2015) |
When an actor starts using the words passion and project in the same sentence, you know it's time to run for the hills. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Dec 13, 2015
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Grandma (2015) |
It's the film's intelligent and amusing exploration of family rifts and relationships between women that make it a genuine must-see. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Dec 13, 2015
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Bridge of Spies (2015) |
Steven Spielberg teams up with Tom Hanks for an engaging spy-swap espionage thriller that, while set in the 1950s, has plenty of resonance today. - Daily Mirror (UK)
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| Posted Nov 27, 2015
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