Ricky's Film Reviews

Bringing you honest reviews of recent releases

You’re Next

What on EARTH was that?.. At first, I honestly thought the cast had made a mock movie to take the piss out of tedious horror flicks, like Scary Movie does. … Continue reading

August 30, 2013 · Leave a comment

Pain And Gain

Pain (ful) And Gain (not a lot) Pain And Gain really isn’t as funny as the trailer makes out – in fact, the trailer is funnier. The movie opens with … Continue reading

August 27, 2013 · Leave a comment

Lovelace

Deep Throat? Deep disappointment? Or is Amanda in deep shit?… Its 1972, America. And the hair is huge. (so is everything else..) We’re quickly introduced to a free-spirited young doll named … Continue reading

August 25, 2013 · Leave a comment

We’re The Millers

Fuck me, that was FUNNY. We’re off with ‘The Millers’ – on the cross-country caravan ride from Hell.. Its pretty simple: A small-time pot dealer strikes a deal with an … Continue reading

August 24, 2013 · Leave a comment

Kick-Ass 2

Thought I’d hate it. Bloody loved it. What is it about the whole ‘Kick-Ass’ thing delivering nothing but pure entertainment, even though I regarded it as “lame”!? I was definitely … Continue reading

August 22, 2013 · Leave a comment

Elysium

Elysium: BEAUTIFUL. ..as in – the actual place, Elysium – its bloody beautiful. So here we are, its the year 2154. The distant future, where you’d think everyone would be … Continue reading

August 21, 2013 · Leave a comment

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

Fans of the Alan Partridge TV series may just love this. Because I’ve never seen it, and I was laughing all the way through. We begin with Alan – a … Continue reading

August 11, 2013 · Leave a comment

Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters

Perhaps they shouldn’t have done a sequel… So here we are. Percy our ‘Half-Blood’ hero is back, and happily camping out with fellow offspring of various Gods. Until of course, … Continue reading

August 10, 2013 · Leave a comment

The Conjuring

Let me make one thing perfectly clear: The trailers, posters and publicity for this movie contained phrases such as “sensationally terrifying” ..I felt more scared watching the ‘Tornado’ episode of … Continue reading

August 6, 2013 · Leave a comment

Only God Forgives

Wow. I honestly felt like I woke up when I left the auditorium. This entire movie is like a dream. For the first 20 minutes, I sat paralysed – staring … Continue reading

August 4, 2013 · Leave a comment