Movie reviews by Bruce Munro
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Blood DiamondMarilyn Monroe famously sang “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” in the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. According to Blood Diamond, however, sparkly jewels seem to bring mostly misery to those who…
The Last King of ScotlandI went to a lot of fundraisers during my time at university. The purpose of these nights, which if you were lucky would feature both a crap band and a raffle, was to help pay the costs of some fellow…
The QueenWere we actually all so in love with Tony Blair in 1997? Surely, deep down, we could see that he had an itchy trigger finger and a lust for straight-talking American men?…
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Some might accuse this film of being xenophobic and homophobic. After all, it stars Sacha Baron Cohen (Ali G to you and me) as a gay French Formula One driver with the most unconvincing French accent…
The SentinelYou like action? I’ll give you Keifer Sutherland, from smash hit show 24, as a detective trying to find a mole inside the Secret Service who is helping terrorists with their plot to assassinate the…
CrankChev Chevlios (Jason Stratham) finds himself in a rather tricky situation – while he lay sleeping Ricky Verona (Jose Cantillo) crept into his flat and injected him with a deadly synthetic virus, a…
SeveranceHave you ever heard of Mike the Headless Chicken? He survived for 18 months after getting his head chopped off. Google it if you don’t believe me. It’s worth committing a few of the details to…
You Me and DupreeI was surprised by how long it took for me to really hate this film. The crucial moment, in case you’re wondering, came in the penultimate scene when the Coldplay song ‘Fix You’ played as Carl |(Matt…
Akeelah and the Bee The most notable thing about Akeelah and the Bee is that it represents Starbucks first foray into the world of movies. As one of the producers of the film, the logo of the Seattle coffee monster…
A Scanner Darkly Surely the only way to breathe any life into a performance by Keanu Reeves, a man who would be beaten to an Oscar by a shed, is to literally animate him. Richard Linklater has done exactly that in…
Lady In The WaterChildren are often told that if they hold a shell to their ear then they will be able to hear the sea. No such apparatus is required to hear The Lady in the Water groaning under the weight of its own…
CarsI don’t know why I watch Top Gear, but I do. Despite its terrible format, which consists of three blokes taking turns at telling rubbish jokes about how incompetent the other ones are at parallel…
Stay AliveHands up anyone who remembers the Channel 4 programme Killer Net? One, two, three of you. Ok, good. For those of you who had better things to do in the late 90’s, it was a four part series by Lynda…
United 93Some have questioned whether it was too soon to make a film about the events of September 11. Whether that is the case or not is a matter of personal opinion. I found it difficult to watch so soon…
The West Wing (Season 7)The presidency of Josiah Bartlett is coming to an end and there’s an election to be fought. The final season of undoubtedly one of the finest television programmes of all time charts the battle…
Phoenix Nights It sometimes seems as if Peter Kay is a victim of his own success. In recent years he has been responsible for creating some of the funniest characters on British television for a long time, yet the…
21 Jump Street - Season FiveThe chances are you’ll be drawn to 21 Jump Street because of the picture of Johnny Depp on the front cover. But if you’re buying it so as to see how the great man learnt his trade, I'm afraid you’re…
