Neil Jeffries

"Is it fun? Well, yes it is. For the first half-hour it is (...) More is exactly what you get. Rather too much more, as both plot and audience attention span stretch to breaking point (…) Rating: ** (out of 5)"  

"The script is delivered like manna from the god of guffaws up in comedy heaven (…) Rating: **** (out of 5)"  

"Brilliant, apart from some minor plot glitches (…) Rating: **** (out of 5)"  

"Robert Harmon's tale lacks much of the one ingredient Jean-Claude Van Damme fans rely on - action (…) Rating: ** (out of 5)"  

"Pacino has made an informative, engrossing and hugely enjoyable movie that stands as a work of pure entertainment, almost as powerful as its inspiration (…) Rating: **** (out of 5)"  

"An unprecedented and unrivalled piece of entertainment (...) This film does not glorify drugs it glorifies film (…) Rating: ***** (out of 5)"  

"Would you please check your brain in at the door as you join the queue for the popcorn? (…) Rating: * (out of 5)"  

"The stories and characters are engrossing, the accents delicious and the slice-of-life action totally irresistible (…) Rating: ***** (out of 5)"  

"You will jump out of your seat then wince at every kill, but you won't leave the cinema thinking you've seen a classic. Which is a crying shame (…) Rating: *** (out of 5)"  

"The mix of light comedy and really quite dark themes proved too much for many viewers, but this is worth a look for Broderick's performance and Carrey's obsessive touches (...) Rating: *** (out of 5)"  

"Sadly the plot unfolds slowly and with little action, playing like a short story. (...) Rating: ** (out of 5)"  

"The film is overlong and requires its watcher to accept its utter lack of reality (...) However, is long outlived by the sheer joy of watching and dreaming your way through the rest of the movie (...) Rating: **** (out of 5)"  

"[It] grabs your attention but doesn't know what to say once it's got it (…) Rating: ** (out of 5)"  

"A brave, powerful, far from comfortable and distinctly English affair"

"The X-Files can stand proud as a genuine movie with a beginning, a middle and an end, two charismatic leads and a franchise ahead of it."

"The film is too long at well over two hours, but the effects are impressive for the time"  

"Fun for kids, but, despite some adult references, appeal for the over 10s is limited."