Movie Reviews5.4/10
Eddie the Eagle Lands a Record Jump but Never Soars
A tale of a small man who aimed high upon the hills, winning not gold but the hearts of all who watched.
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Tag: Hugh Jackman
Movie Reviews5.3/10
‘Australia’: Baz Luhrmann’s Epic Cattle Drive Can’t Decide Between Romance, War and Politics
A vast cattle drive, a burning station, a stolen child — Baz Luhrmann's Australia tries to be everything, and succeeds at nothing.
Movie Reviews2.6/10
Swordfish Review: A $9 Billion Heist That Never Delivers
A rogue agent and a hacker plot a vast sum from a secret treasury, yet the scheme founders upon jests and betrayal.
Movie Reviews7.4/10
Flushed Away at 20: Aardman’s CGI Experiment, and the Last DreamWorks Co-Production
Flushed Away (2006), Aardman's first CGI film with DreamWorks, voiced by Hugh Jackman and Kate Winslet — a sewer comedy review and its legacy.
Movie Reviews6.3/10
Les Misérables (2012): Great Voices, One Bad One, and a Camera That Would Not Back Off
Review of Tom Hooper's Les Misérables: Hugh Jackman shines, Russell Crowe doesn't, and Anne Hathaway's Fantine is the film's saving grace.
Movie Reviews3.5/10
Stephen Sommers spent a fortune on monsters, and the monsters still look like a screensaver.
Van Helsing (2004) review: Hugh Jackman hunts Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and Mr. Hyde in Stephen Sommers' noisy homage. Metacritic 35. 3.5 of 10.
Movie Reviews7.6/10
Deadpool & Wolverine review: two men who cannot stand each other, 128 minutes of regret and jokes
Deadpool & Wolverine review: two men who can't stand each other fight for 128 minutes. Jackman, Reynolds, Cassandra Nova, and the Void.
Movie Reviews5.6/10
Real Steel Review: A Father-Son Story Wearing a Fighting-Robot Costume
Real Steel review: Hugh Jackman's 2011 robot-boxing film is a father-son story in a fighting-robot costume. Great visuals, formulaic script. 5.6/10.
Movie Reviews4.8/10
The Greatest Showman: Pasek and Paul’s Songs Shine, but the Story Skips the Hard Parts
The Greatest Showman review: Pasek and Paul's songs soar, but the film bends Barnum's history until every consequence disappears. Score: 4.8/10.
Movie Reviews6.1/10
The Wolverine Review: Jackman Carries Logan’s Japan Detour
Review of James Mangold's The Wolverine: Logan in Japan, losing his healing factor, with Hugh Jackman, Rila Fukushima, and a sharp change of setting.
Movie Reviews4/10
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Review: Hugh Jackman’s Logan Gets a Checklist Prequel
A review of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the 2009 prequel with Hugh Jackman and Liev Schreiber — troubled production, a leaked workprint, and one great scene.
Movie Reviews7/10
Denis Villeneuve’s Kidnapping Thriller Runs Long Enough to Test Its Own Suspense
Denis Villeneuve's Prisoners turns a kidnapping thriller into a study of a father's vigilante rage. A review of the 2013 film's cast, symbols and ending.