FILM REVIEWS

• 'Zonad' a daft delight

  Oirish stereotypes abound gloriously in the Carney brothers’ wonderful comedy, and you couldn’t possibly be offended.

• Great performances in 'I Love You, Phillip Morris'

  A sad, funny rom-com touching on the still difficult subject of gay love, and it’s based on real-life events.

• 'Old Dogs' sets a new low

  With two such sterling stars as Williams and Travolta, even though their recent track record has been dismal, you’d think this looking-after-the-kiddies comedy would be at least watchable.

• 'The Bounty Hunter' a piece of harmless candyfloss

  A fluffy rom-com that won’t get your gray cells in a tizzy, the sort of film Hollywood knocks out on a regular, entertainingly undemanding basis with a couple of terrifically good-looking stars as eye candy.

• 'The Spy Next Door' one for the kids

  When you see Chan’s name above the title you expect a certain kind of film, but here he delivers something outside his comfort zone and brings it home with ease.

• 'Green Zone' a quiet, thoughtful and mature film

  As with 'Shutter Island' and the re-teaming of DiCaprio and Scorsese, so that of Damon and Greengrass – actors and directors who can bring the best out of one another’s work.

• Scorsese does it again with 'Shutter Island'

  The return of what has become a fine partnership brings us another outstanding performance from DiCaprio and something of a directing departure for Scorsese.

• 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' complex and atmospheric

  Nobody does dysfunction quite like the Swedish cinema and with this complex and atmospheric thriller, based on the first of Stieg Larsson’s trilogy, we get an island full of dysfunctional people and a 40-year-old mystery.

• Burton updates 'Alice in Wonderland' in typical style

  One of cinema’s most-filmed stories is updated by Burton in magnificent manner – as only he can – by sending the now 19-year-old Alice (Wasikowsky) back to Wonderland, there to meet up again with her odd-ball friends and battle the evil Red Queen (Bonham-Carter).

• 'Ondine' a beautiful and lyrical story

  Farrell, turning away as he is from the lurid, hell-raising headlines of recent years, is producing some quite excellent performances, none better than in this charming fantasy (or might it be fact?) set in Ireland.