Comedy > 12 years and over Comedy > 2006

Extremely Dodgy Spy Spoof

Advantages: David Niven is OK... Just
Disadvantages: Ludicrous plot, bad performances

...and their grip on the Casino Royale... I think. There are also other characters called James Bond including one played by Peter Sellars and one by Woody Allen. You can probably tell from the brief and fairly confused synopsis that this is a fairly confused film that unfortunately is not mercifully brief. With a star-studded cast such as the one assembled here (add to these Orson Welles, William Holden, Ursula Andress, Deborah Kerr and Ronnie Corbett ...
...fails to be entertaining. One of the key problems is that it makes very little sense. The plot is incredibly confused and although perhaps not essential to such a film, you do need to have some understanding of what is going on. This was not helped by the fact that 5 directors were on board (including Huston). It also suffers from actually not being very funny too despite the roster of 'comic' actors. Niven probably fairs the best as the aging Bond ...

Nixu1980 16.10.2009 · Read full review
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Scrubs - The complete fifth series

Advantages: Great performances from all actors and the characters have not changed from previous series.
Disadvantages: The relationships between characters is hard to understand for new viewers

Scrubs is an American sitcom based in and around the sacred heart hospital run by chief of medicine Dr Bob Kelso (Ken Jenkins). Following the hugely successful series 1-4, the fifth does not disappoint! All 24 episodes are packed with outrageous humour like never before including many of JD?s (Zach Braff) classic girly antics and ridiculous fantasies often getting him into trouble with the egotistical Dr Perry Cox (John C. McGinley). You would ...
...Cox when he suffers a major blow after losing 3 patients, which sees him on a leave of absence from the hospital. The very last episode also finishes with a very significant twist. I highly recommend this series if you are as much of a scrubs fan as I am! ...

Greenyman 18.02.2009 · Read full review
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What a fashion show!

Advantages: brilliant performance, great story
Disadvantages: none

The Devil Wears Prada is a 2006 comedy-drama directed by the American film director David Frankel. He directed Marley & Me recently. The film got several nominations and several awards. For example Meryl Streep won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. The screenplay was written by Aline Brosh McKenna based on the novel of Lauren Weisberger. The film was distributed by 20th Century Fox. The running time is 109 minutes. The classification is 12 ...
...Cooper (Andrea’s boyfriend) The Plot ------------ Andrea Sachs is a young woman who freshly graduated from Northwestern University and is looking for a job. She wants to be a journalist. She goes to an interview to Runway. She is not dressed as stylish as the members of the staff so everybody looks very strange to her. Her interview is not a success so she goes home but right after she reached the reception she is called back that Miranda gave her ...

D_i_a_n_e 08.12.2009 · Read full review
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Don't get mad, get even

Advantages: Fab cast and funny storyline
Disadvantages: A little silly and cheesy

John Tucker is the ultimate heart-throb - gorgeous, popular and head of the basketball team. But he's also a complete player. He dates three girls at the same time, all from different cliques so they never find out. But when the latest set of girls he dumps find out they've all been going out with the same guy, they decide to band together in a bid to get revenge. They bring the new girl in school in on their plan and shape her into the perfect girl ...
...is what's in store for John Tucker. ~ Cast ~ John Tucker - Jesse Metcalfe Kate - Brittany Snow Heather - Ashanti Beth - Sophia Bush Carrie - Arielle Kebbel I remember seeing this when it first came out at the cinema and really enjoying it so I was quite excited to watch it again when it premiered on TV over the weekend. Jesse Metcalfe was the perfect pick to play the very gorgeous and popular stud of the school. He fits the bill to a tee and you ...

frankiefromings13 01.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of John Tucker Must Die (DVD)

An honest appraisal

Advantages: So lacking in depth that it makes you feel quite smart and superior.
Disadvantages: Mainly the infuriatingly simple treatment of an interesting idea and the complete absence of charm

In my opinion this film deserves the lowest rating possible because of its combination of failures, relating to both substance and style. The former is demonstrated by the lack of thought that went into making and producing 'Click'. As a film that deals with (potentially) complex issues of time and causation, Sandler having the ability to slow down, stop or speed up 'time', one could reasonably hope to expect an intellectually sophisticated treatment ...
...anomolies and blatant inconsistencies in the effects of the time control is facile and ultimately pointless. In short, to the thoughtful viewer, this film is very unsatisfying My second complaint is to do, as I said, with style. Now, this film would have survived if it was dull but charming, however instead it combines a lack of rigour with a deficiency in charm to produce what I can only describe as a film completely lacking in merit. It is so cheesy ...

enchantingchap 16.11.2009 · Read full review
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