Film Reviews by AS

Stiller's character is more in need of a therapist to listen to his ramblings than a cinema audience. Avoid this film ...

An upbeat dramatisation of a potentially difficult subject of human physical paralysis. Outstanding acting allows us to appreciate the human spirit rising above a tragedy. Brilliant film ....

A film for viewers with patience and some ability to accept major imperfections in the characters. But the story surprises with some good insights into the mysteries of personal relationships.

What is the point of making a sometimes violent and depressing film, which moves at the pace of a snail? I empathize with what the heroine went through with the appalling abuse by the quacks in the medical "profession", who produced new levels of torture to inflict on this most talented writer. A film for literary masochists only. Such a disappointment.

The ongoing adventures of the Durrell family provide a delightful story, with many laughs and gasps. Exceptionally well produced and acted, this series can be re-watched with great enjoyment.

The story became boring, despite good acting performances. I really could not find anything of interest after the second episode.

A film with a badly written screenplay about boring people stumbling around and learning nothing. Not worth watching.

A happy and very amusing film which carried me along in cheerful mode. Yes, it has some hints of Monsieur Hulot but goes off along its own original path.

The director was so self-indulgent as to not edit all the scenes he shot. So it runs for an unbelievable 345 minutes.He exalts the Communist factions while denigrating the Fascist Blackshirts, while anybody who has suffered under a murderous communist regime knows that their is little difference for the victims or others who may oppose the dictatorship.

However authentic the story maybe, it is not rewarding to watch except, perhaps, for a documentary function or to reassure women all over that they too are really victims of men.

Don't waste your viewing time with this non-entity. There is nothing to engage with if you are looking for a quiet, sensitive film and certainly nothing happens in general.

Very disappointing for a film directed by Barry Levinson and starring Dustin Hoffman. Implausible hi-tech scenario and inconsistent narrative, with ghastly music half drowning out the often poor diction of the actors.

What a great story! enjoyable characters played to a high standard by a great cast including Michael Gough.

This film has many layers: detective, political intrigue, the psychology of tyrants, and the triumph of "politically powerless" individuals over the system. We are given a glimpse of mystical powers of creating illusion, with hints of holograms being projected. This is a film more suited to viewers with very enquiring minds who enjoy an intuitive challenge.

A delight to watch this beautifully made drama -- it showed that individuals who put their search for truth as a high priority can succeed!