Alexander

Well done, if a bit formulaic. I don’t like films using children in distress as a dramatic device and for this reason I wanted to leave after 4 minutes: there’s a horrible image early on which I hope to get out of my head as soon as possible. But a good little jump scare horror that literally made the hairs on my legs stand up.

Like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Thelma & Louise is about freedom and friendship. It’s also about mysogeny and control, Yet none of these messages are overplayed; we are shown these women’s lives and have been allowed to judge them for ourselves. Accordingly, Sarandon’s character is refreshingly unsympathetic at times. It’s a wonderful, raw and ultimately sad depiction of the American Dream, and the scene when they are silently driving through the Grand Canyon is at night is quite magical. It would have liked more moments like this, more quiet reflection and less ya-haa, but on balance, Thelma and Louise is a classic and the two central performances are outstanding.

I never thought Freddie Mercury would kill Bond

Glittering performance from DiCaprio. He should have got an Oscar for this.

The most compelling moments are the closing documentary footage. The film is a missed opportunity given the source material. Zac Efron is good, and while it’s technically sophisticated, it’s devoid of tension and fails to examine Bundy’s psychology, or the psychology of his partners.