http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/film/reviews/ The Northern Echo /leisure/entertainment/film/reviews/ en-gb Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:38:42 +0100 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:38:42 +0100 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/film/reviews/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/resources/images/850268/?type=rsslogo http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/film/reviews/ http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/film/reviews/4472708.Public_Enemies__15_/?ref=rss A LOT is expected from director Michael Mann after such stylish movies as Heat, The Last Of The Mohicans, Collateral and Miami Vice. And, for me, Public Enemies doesn’t meet those expectations. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:42:56 +0100 915b4c5d92c6461fd71874680af5ba4b http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/film/reviews/4472704.Ice_Age_3__Dawn_Of_The_Dinosaurs__U_/?ref=rss THE third animated Ice Age blockbuster features all the familiar characters and puts them in an unfamiliar setting. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:39:22 +0100 8d404e94d90e24fd1650c47abee37368 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/film/reviews/4460092.Sunshine_Cleaning__15_/?ref=rss "FROM the producers of Little Miss Sunshine" is the proud boast on the poster and press material for this quirky US comedy. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:03:33 +0100 bd307f449642b1829235f9c491d8f400 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/film/reviews/4444279.Transformers_2__Revenge_Of_The_Fallen__12A_/?ref=rss THE first Transformers movie was an unexpected delight for those of us not expecting much from a film about a toy. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:04:50 +0100 41ef24b7783c3f12e21ddd1a797b3fa8 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/film/reviews/4444289.Telstar__15_/?ref=rss OR The Joe Meek Story as the subtitle puts it. And one that you’d swear they were making up if you weren’t assured it’s based on fact. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:11:13 +0100 91820c2c00d9d891a9ef00a0d59578c3 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/film/reviews/4435813.The_Hangover__15_/?ref=rss PHIL, Stu and Alan wake up hungover in their plush Las Vegas hotel suite after the mother of all stag night nights. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:56:56 +0100 896fb17ecbd5eac9b70d21626137cd82 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/film/reviews/4435800.Looking_For_Eric__15_/?ref=rss WHAT we expect from British director Ken Loach is gritty social realism not a mischievous football comedydrama featuring soccer legend Eric Cantona. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:53:15 +0100 861472a50a2c1264d79944bd6e327f51 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/film/reviews/4421099.Last_Chance_Harvey__12A_/?ref=rss DUSTIN Hoffman and Emma Thompson provide an oasis of calm as the noisy summer blockbuster season gets underway with a romcom about two lonely people whose chance meeting sparks off an unlikely romance. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:17:48 +0100 dd838378689f94f7d17a9864c9b88d03 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/film/reviews/4421097.Terminator_Salvation__12A_/?ref=rss ARNOLD Schwarzenegger carries out his threat that “I’ll be back” although his presence in this fourth Terminator movie isn’t quite what might be expected. He does appear but he’s not quite himself. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:16:06 +0100 b74fed8b37d6a9a77b63b8a43a30672c http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/film/reviews/4407275.Fireflies_In_The_Garden__15_/?ref=rss HERE we are in dysfunctional family territory yet again, although with a starrier cast than most. Fri, 29 May 2009 17:43:33 +0100 f3b040f9e4aa95021b91e28be7132cab