“Ugh. Mad Men, with your incredible sensitivity to the emotional lives of your characters, your immensely invested audience, your amazing mix of grittiness & gloss, I was looking forward to you breaking cliches re: unwanted pregnancy. Too bad.”

“Oh God, make it stop, make it end.... HOW IN HELL IS THERE 43 MINUTES LEFT?!!?!!?”

“Snuh. Some funny moments, sure, but a lot of the humour was just too homophobic, too sexist, or too gross. :-P Which is unfortunate, as there was a bit of potential here. Oh well. (D)”

“Karla before 37 minutes: "Meh, whatever. Surely the shirtlessness hype is not actually *that* big a deal."
Karla after 37 minutes: "Oh my."”

“Wow. Heart-rending, but suprisingly optimistic for vonTrier. Pleasantly surprised at how good Bjork was in this role. Great premise, organic feel to its conclusion. About as comfortable as self-administered surgery, though. (A)”

“Stunning scenery, occasionally interrupted by 2 old guys chasing each other across it. In all seriousness, I enjoyed this bold film that takes sparse dialogue to a whole new level, which instead lets you focus on the emotions of the characters. (B)”

“Beautifully stylized, bold camerawork, fantastic soundtrack. Plot is interesting, if a tad predictable, and the action sequences were dazzling. Loved how it steered clear of too much exposition. Intense action with an art-film veneer. (B+)”

“Gentle, moving, with bittersweet whimsy. A solid, albeit predictable, drama that dovetails beautifully with some quirky comedy elements. Highly recommend, if you're up for an understated, sweet film. (A)”

“I didn't get it. Simultaneously longwinded & saying nothing; seems to be a fable reflecting the spiritual origin of terrorism, but gets lost in having too many characters, stagnant (non)camerawork, and being unnecessarily long. #hypefail (D)”

“Really enjoyed this movie. Malkovich and Dafoe are brilliant together, each upping the ante of who's the bigger monster. Great for horror fans who prefer to skip the gore. (B+)”

“Aside from the AWESOME opening sequence (Hugh Grant in a fake 80's Duran-Duran-type ultra-campy music video), it was a pretty straightforward romcom. Meh by movie standards, solid by romcom standards. (C+)”

“Can't say I can articulate why, but this movie made me really uncomfortable. I mean, the movie is about a loveable foreign man; why not give the role to a talented non-white actor? It's minimally better than putting Hanks in blackface. (C)”

“Taut, tense political thriller that relies more on atmosphere than action. McGregor was great, and surprisingly, Bosnan delivered a convincing Blair-type. Shame about Cattrall's accent, though, which is about as convincing as mine. ;-) (A)”

“Moreover, I'm ambivalent about the deliberate hunkiness of most of the main guys; I found it distracting, not to mention highly unlikely. Plus, how are they planning to top those guys when Finnick (ye Adonis of Gorgeousness) is introduced? CGI?”

“Good movie, but given the amazing ideas in the source material, it could have been a *great* movie. Most of the content providing the emotional core was omitted. Camerawork was sloppy. A missed opportunity, but still entertaining. (B)”