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Scott Pilgrim

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (12A) **

ONE man's quest for love could result in a little more than a broken heart in Edgar Wright's video game-styled comedy based on the graphic novels by Bryan Lee O'Malley.Read

Angelina Jolie

Salt (PG) **

ANGELINA Jolie's first film for two years takes itself far too seriously.Read

The Last Airbender (PG) **

M NIGHT Shyamalan is an odd choice to direct a special effects-laden adventure based on the popular Nickelodeon animated TV series, Avatar: The Last Airbender.Read

Must-see Movies: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (PG), The Expendables (15)

MORE of this week's big releases - The Expendables and The Sorcerer's ApprenticeRead

Step Up 3D

Step Up 3D (12A) **

Anything StreetDance 3D can do, Step Up 3D can apparently do better. Jon Chu's sequel goes for broke, incorporating intricate and witty choreography with special effects and outrageous camera angles.Read

The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid (U)

Director Harald Zwart is a brave man, attempting a remake of one of the most fondly cherished films of the 1980s.Read

Gainsbourg (15)

The film begins with Serge as a precocious child in Nazi-occupied Paris where he struggles to live up to the expectations of his Russian-Jewish parentsRead

The A-Team (15)

Nothing is impossible in this all guns blazing screen revamp of The A-Team by director Joe Carnahan. Read

Movie Update: South of the Border, Beautiful Kate and Down Terrace

Before his return to Wall Street with Michael Douglas in the sequel to his Oscar-winning 1987 film, Oliver Stone continues his fascination with South America in this documentary. Read

This week's New to rent DVD's - Aug 5th

Shutter Island (15) Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Sir Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer, Max von Sydow, Patricia Clarkson, Michelle Williams. US marshal Teddy Daniels (DiCaprio) and partner Chuck Aule (Ruffalo) arrive at Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane with a hurricane closing in on the island. Dr Cawley (Kingsley), who oversees the facility, reveals that one of the patients (Mortimer) has escaped and no-one has any idea how she could have disappeared without trace. As the cops interview the staff including the threatening Dr Naehring (von SHUTTER ISLAND (15) Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Sir Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer, Max von Sydow, Patricia Clarkson, Michelle Williams. US marshal Teddy Daniels (DiCaprio) and partner Chuck Aule (Ruffalo) arrive at Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane with a hurricane closing in on the island. Dr Cawley (Kingsley), who oversees the facility, reveals that one of the patients (Mortimer) has escaped and no-one has any idea how she could have disappeared without trace. As the cops interview the staff including the threatening Dr Naehring (von Sydow), Teddy and Chuck begin to sense that something is terribly awry on Shutter Island. As paranoia grips the men, Teddy becomes convinced that Cawley and his security team are secretly holding an additional patient hostage somewhere within the hospital. Adapted from the bestseller by Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone), Shutter Island is director Martin Scorsese's most mainstream film and his most commercially successful. However, it is not his finest offering by a long way. DiCaprio's uneven and unconvincing performance makes sense in retrospect, as do the clumsy special effects. Ruffalo, Kingsley and co fail to Sydow), Teddy and Chuck begin to sense that something is terribly awry on Shutter Island. As paranoia grips the men, Teddy becomes convinced that Cawley and his security team are secretly holding an additional patient hostage somewhere within the hospital. Adapted from the bestseller by Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone), Shutter Island is director Martin Scorsese's most mainstream film and his most commercially successful. However, it is not his finest offering by a long way. DiCaprio's uneven and unconvincing performance makes sense in retrospect, as do the clumsy special effects. Ruffalo, Kingsley and co fail to make an impact. The production design is flawless, evoking moods and fashions of the era, and cinematographer Robert Richardson uses contrasting colour palettes to good effect.Read

The Karate Kid (15) ***

Director Harald Zwart remakes one of the most fondly-cherished films of the 1980s starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita.Read

The Rebound

The Rebound (15) *

The Rebound has been sitting on a shelf for more than a year and, in truth, that's where it should have stayed. Read

Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3 (U) ****

THE toys are back in town as the computer animation wizards at Pixar bid a fond farewell to Woody the cowboy, Buzz Lightyear and their other beloved creations.Read

The Twilight Saga

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (15)

The tug of war for the affections of Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) reaches a crucial juncture in the latest film based on Stephenie Meyer's best-selling teen romances.Read

Shrek Forever After (U) ***; Predators (15) **

MORE of this week's big new film releasesRead

Heartbreaker (15) ****

With its picture-postcard Mediterranean locations and attractive cast, Heartbreaker is the romantic comedy of the summer. Read

Whatever Works

Whatever Works (12A) ***

Woody Allen's new film is a consistently funny romantic comedy that strikes the right chord romantic comedy that strikes the right chord.Read

She's Out of My League

She's Out Of My League (15) ***

SELF-DOUBT is hard-wired into the British psyche at birth. While Americans seem to exist in a bubble of self-confidence that borders on arrogance, we don't just hide our lights under a bushel, we extinguish them entirely.Read

Streetdance 3D

Streetdance 3D (PG) ***

T-Rex was right, the British love to boogie, and not just on a Saturday night. For the past two years, the winners of the top-rated ITV1 series Britain's Got Talent have been dance acts - George Sampson and Diversity respectively.Read

Robin Hood

Robin Hood (12A) ***

Every generation has its own version of Robin Hood. Douglas Fairbanks donned the tights with pride in the early 1920s, followed by a dashing Errol Flynn with a feather in his cap in the 1930s and Richard Greene in the long-running 1950s TV series.Read