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THE RECRUIT (12A)

James Clayton (Colin Farrell) is the recruit, a normal guy with a troubled past who is approached by Walter Burke (Al Pacino) who offers him the chance to train to become a C.I.A operative. The troubled past in question are the circumstances that surround the death of his father, and the line of work he was supposedly in. Burke dredges these issues back to the surface for Clayton, enticing him with possible answers that he could only find once he was in the employ of the company. So he joins and so ensues a cloak and dagger game of smokescreens, where nothing is certain and mostly everything is a lie, and the only guide on this journey are the immortal words of Pacino's Burke, "EVERYTHING IS A TEST!"
A steady paced thriller from the director of 'Thirteen Days', 'The Recruit' asks questions of the viewer well enough that although you feel it has only a few directions to take, it keeps you off balance long enough for the outcome to still come as an unexpected surprise.

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RATING: 8/10

CHICAGO (PG)

A popular musical brought to the silver screen, ‘Chicago’ follows the story of two femme fatales still fighting for the limelight despite being thrown into prison for murder. One of them, Velma Kelly (Zeta Jones) is already well known for her dazzling cabaret act, and once behind bars struggles to maintain her popularity in a bid to prove her innocence and give her a second chance at fame. The other, Roxie (Renee Zellweger) is an unknown small time entertainer who has to start from scratch to gain public support and admiration to gain her freedom and a shot at fame also. Set in 1920’s Chicago, this film has songs all the way through and really should be seen by those who like or are curious to look at this genre of film.

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RATING: 7/10

FINAL DESTINATION 2(15)

Shocking sequel to the surprise hit of a few summers back, Final Destination 2 sees death return to claim the lives of some fortunate individuals after they have avoided certain death. This is set in motion once again by the spooky premonition of one individual, who sees a major accident before it happens and manages to change the future and save most of the people that die in the premonition. With help from one of the survivors from the first film, she then begins to understand and then fight against death’s design. People begin to die in even more spectacular fashion than in the first film, throwing so many red herrings at you that when their time actually arrives, you are thrown so far off balance by the false threats to the character that the real one totally shocks you. Brilliant shock-a-minute that also has some surprisingly good twists.

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RATING: 9/10

STAR TREK: NEMESIS (12)

Picard and the crew of the Enterprise return to film in this tenth installment in the popular movie series that sees him battling an evil clone of himself. Similar in concept to the second film 'The Wrath of Khan', 'Nemesis' pits Picard against a ship and a captain with superior technology and a secret super weapon. Can the Enterprise and her crew stop an evil maniac from destroying the federation and plunging the universe into chaos? A watchable film and a must for trekkie fans.

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RATING: 8/10

THE LORD OF THE RINGS:
THE TWO TOWERS (PG)

Following on from the first film so seamlessly so as to make you think you were watching the second part of one long film, 'The Two Towers' follows both hobbit and human as they battle to destroy the one ring and the evil that lurks along with it. They are helped of course by elves, dwarfs and other good spirited species, but ultimately they now face having to make a stand, against both the enticing wickedness of the ring and the marauding dark armies of Mordor. Mesmerizing!