"This is a film that never sways from being anything other than cinematic. It's a mature piece that shows all the skills and ability Boyle has learnt of his craft over the years reaching the point where he has the confidence and ability to take on such a challenging project."
"How much of this documentary is true to life is irrelevant as far as I'm concerned. Go and see this for it's honesty, it's humour and most of all its moral value in this the new digital age of Facebook."
Chico and Rita"With a brilliantly chosen soundtrack and a intriguing range of emotive dialogue and perhaps the greatest cartoon love scene of all time, it deserves a worthy mention within the ever growing repertoire of adult animation films."
"Fox has produced a powerful and insightful documentary that due to it's human story of pain and suffering at the hands of the men at the top has a far reaching and universal appeal. If Fox's closing warning is anything to go by, I'll be looking twice at my tap water from now on."
"Just as our protagonists trade as a magician is painted as a dying form of entertainment.Then should the 2d cell animation touted so strongly by Chomet become a dying and unsellable form, it is films such as these we will look back on as the last greats of a dying cinematic form."
The Kids are All Right
"Overall this is a thoroughly enjoyable, light-hearted affair that perhaps could have ventured to more interesting realms as the story had progressed. Nonetheless it demonstrates more than anything else the importance of an interesting screenplay - one that's full of dynamic conflicting relationships, witty one liners and brilliantly crafted scenes."
The Kids are All Right"Overall this is a thoroughly enjoyable, light-hearted affair that perhaps could have ventured to more interesting realms as the story had progressed. Nonetheless it demonstrates more than anything else the importance of an interesting screenplay - one that's full of dynamic conflicting relationships, witty one liners and brilliantly crafted scenes."
It's not quite a case of 'The British are Coming!' as it was in 1982 but if directors such as Tom Hooper continue with such brash and confident filmmaking, there's no doubt the nations film industry will recover from the recent cuts by the Tory government.
"A thoroughly enjoyable, significant and honest British film one that can proudly sit alongside the work of Clarke, Loach and Meadows in it's depiction of the limited social mobility open to working-class males."
"Beautifully shot, profoundly and immaculately acted 'Of Gods and Men' is a poised, calculated, yet deeply moving film that shines a light on the religious and colonial divides of a community under threat from a new wave of Islamic fundamentalism."
"In most part it is a film that is confined to long dialogue sequences played out within the University halls and lawyers hearings although when the writing is this good and delivered with such stellar performances and poised direction, the story becomes elevated in both credibility and cultural significance."
