Released on: 2006
Rating: 8.10
More: About Children of Men
News:
Pirates of the Caribbean 4 - review
New blood and a quest for the fountain of youth aren't quite enough to rejuvenate the timber-shivering franchise
It's fitting that this fourth instalment of the mega booty-hauling franchise revolves around a quest for the fountain of youth. Here's a property that would give its right arm for some rejuvenation, having worn out its welcome last time round, way back in 2007. And having already paid an arm and a leg to persuade Johnny Depp to reprise his Jack Sparrow role, you wouldn't imagine it had many more limbs to spare.
But the logic seems to be, if you're splashing out on your star, you'd better make a splash with the rest of the movie. This splashes so much, its stranger tides almost drown it. It's a succession of ever-escalating action sequences and grand settings. At first they're stunning, then they're routine, then they're wearying.
There is at least some new»
- Steve Rose
See full article at The Guardian - Film News »
First look at Brad Pitt in Cogan's Trade
After some dodgy leaked pap shots, we've finally laid our eyes on the first official image of Brad Pitt in Cogan's Trade.The megastar (and pretty fine actor to boot) looks the part as a mob enforcer, complete with leather jacket, slicked back hair and a shotgun.Based on the novel of the same name by George V. Higgins, Cogan’s Trade stars Pitt as Jackie Cogan, a guy under the protection of the mob who is given the task of investigating a heist that happens during a high stakes poker game.Working with Pitt, the impressive cast includes...
.»
- Total Film
See full article at TotalFilm »
See also: About Snakes on a Plane
