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L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (Curtis Hanson)
10/10
'Whoever said Film Noir is a thing of the past never saw L.A. Confidential'


EL LABERINTO DEL FAUNO (Guillermo del Toro)
[Pan's Labyrinth - Spanish]
9/10
'Gorgeously combining innocence and enmity, del Toro has created a fairytale masterpiece'


LADDER 49 (Jay Russell)
4/10
'Could easily have been named Firefighters are so neat!'


LADIES IN LAVENDER (Charles Dance)
7/10
'Dance shows off his directing talents in this bitter-sweet movie'


LADY IN THE WATER (M. Night Shyamalan)
4/10
'I'm a bit of a Giamatti fan and I tried to like it but there were simply too many elements were working against this piece: audience expectations, predecessors, crappy story, etc'


THE LADYKILLERS (Joel Coen & Ethan Coen)
6/10
'Mediocre remake but worth watching if only for Tom Hanks' performance'


THE LAKE HOUSE (Alejandro Agresti)
7/10
'Underappreciated US remake of a foreign language classic'


LAKEVIEW TERRACE (Neil LaBute)
4/10
'Interesting nightmare premise ruined by over-the-top racism and ridiculous plot elements'


LAND OF THE DEAD (George A. Romero)
6/10
'Think Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome.. but remove Tina Turner and add zombies - altogether better!'


LAND OF THE LOST (Brad Silberling)
3/10
'From the director of Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events, this feels like such a paltry offering relying heavily upon the sale of the 3D effects'


THE LAST AIRBENDER (M. Night Shyamalan)
2/10
'Other than the lush visual design every single decision made on this film was a poor one. Filmmakers take note, this is the perfect way to kill your career'


THE LAST BOY SCOUT (Tony Scott)
6/10
'One of the last decent action movies of the nineties'


LAST CHANCE HARVEY (Joel Hopkins)
7/10
'Quirky, endearing romance reminiscent of the work of Richard Curtis - without the saccharine moments'


LAST HOLIDAY (Wayne Wang)
3/10
'Flawed script and dodgy acting leaves for an alltogether unimpressive body of work'


THE LAST KISS (Tony Goldwyn)
4/10
'I hated every character, they're all selfish, cruel and self centred. I can only imagine this extremely negative attitude going over well with the single or those in bitter break ups'


LAST MAN STANDING (Walter Hill)
4/10
'Disappointing remake of Yojimbo'


THE LAST SAMURAI (Edward Zwick)
9/10
'Superb period tale and one of the highest points of 2003'


LAW ABIDING CITIZEN (F. Gary Gray)
8/10
'Dark, well-told tale of vigilante justice but certainly not for everyone'


LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (David Lean)
10/10
'One of the greatest true epics'


THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMAN'S APOCALYPSE (Steve Bendelack)
4/10
'Frightfully displaced humour that occassionaly hits home leaves for a fairly enjoyable film'


LEATHERHEADS (George Clooney)
5/10
'Lacks vision and key elements of the genres it passes through; namely 50's screwball rom-com and sports doc'


THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE (Robert Redford)
5/10
'Golfing movies... I'll grant you this is better than most but it's still a golfing movie and thus suffers the boredom of the sport itself'


LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS (Brad Silberling)
7/10
'Flamboyant, somewhat Dickensian affair'


LEON: THE PROFESSIONAL (Luc Besson)
10/10
'A movie as well-crafted and honed as the eponymous character's deadly skills'


LEGENDS OF THE FALL (Edward Zwick)
7/10
'Mature, lengthy tale but a little over-glorified and self-indulgent to hit all the right notes'


LESBIAN VAMPIRE KILLERS (Phil Claydon)
3/10
'As puerile and ineffective as throwing a cuddly toy at a blood-thirsty werewolf'


LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA (Clint Eastwood)
8/10
'The superior element of Eastwood's project, even better as a standalone piece'


THE LIBERTINE (Laurence Dunmore)
7/10
'Not exactly the most orthodox period drama but a chance for the leads to stretch their acting muscles, producing magnificent results - a word of caution, though; not for those who have a week disposition'


LICENSE TO WED (Ken Kwapis)
2/10
'Long gone are the days when Robin Williams made good comedies'


THE LIFE AQUATIC: WITH STEVE ZISSOU (Wes Anderson)
6/10
'Pretty funny, but could have been so much more'


THE LIFE BEFORE HER EYES (Vadim Perelman)
6/10
'Quite the original piece, exploring the long-term effects of traumatic events but not nearly rounded enough to produce the required impact'


LIONS FOR LAMBS (Robert Redford)
5/10
'Disappointing considering those involved. Didactic? Hardly'


LITTLE ASHES (Paul Morrison)
8/10
'A well delivered biopic and a chance for Pattinson to flex his acting muscles'


LITTLE BLACK BOOK (Nick Hurran)
3/10
'I abhor stupid films, I really do; especially stupid films with Holly Hunter'


LITTLE MANHATTAN (Mark Levin)
7/10
'Beautifully illustrates the innocence of children in love; showing that for a child 3 weeks can feel like a lifetime'


LOCK, STOCK & TWO SMOKIN' BARRELS (Guy Ritchie)
9/10
'Stunning surprise hit, shining a comical light on the ripped backside of East London's underworld'


LONESOME JIM (Steve Buscemi)
6/10
'This film may not bring anything new to the screen but at least it's well executed'


UN LONG DIMANCHE DE FIANCAILLES (Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
[A Very Long Engagement - French]
9/10
'In Jeunet we trust'


THE LONGEST YARD (Paul Arendt)
3/10
'I hate American Football, it's rugby for wimps! So how many more times do we have to see this film re-made?'


LOOK WHO'S TALKING (Amy Heckerling)
6/10
'Amusing concept, made successful primarily by Bruce Willis' voice-over work'


LOOK WHO'S TALKING TOO (Amy Heckerling)
5/10
'Another mildly enjoyable release, once again carried by Bruce Willis'


LOOK WHO'S TALKING NOW (Tom Ropelewski)
3/10
'Changing the concept from kids to animals? Yeah, a lot of the humour was lost right there. Besides, no Bruce Willis, no point.'


LOOKING FOR ERIC (Ken Loach)
7/10
'Not nearly Loach's best work but sill strangely rewarding, if only for the profoundly entertaining Eric Cantona'


THE LOOKOUT (Scott Frank)
7/10
'Entertaining, more as a character study than as a thriller. Littered with gold performances from Matthew Goode, Jeff Daniels and especially Joseph Gordon-Levitt'


LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (Peter Jackson)
9/10
'The perfect start to the perfect trilogy'


LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (Peter Jackson)
10/10
'Phenomenal sequel that seemingly never lets up'


LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (Peter Jackson)
10/10
'Proof that some trilogies can be completed without a dip in quality... even if this instalment may completely numb your arse'


THE LOSERS (Silvain White)
5/10
'A very nothingy review for a very nothingy film - the epitome of mediocre'


LOST IN TRANSLATION (Sophia Coppola)
8/10
'The perfect release for today’s 'disconnected young woman' and 'desensitised older gent' odd couple'


THE LOVE GURU (Marco Schnabel)
1/10
'MYERS! YOU SICKEN ME, SIR!'


LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA (Mike Newell)
5/10
'The film contains a great deal of commendable aspects but a dragging pace and poorly adapted characters, it simply isn't enough'


THE LOVELY BONES (Peter Jackson)
6/10
'Littered with interesting and poignant thoughts about life and death from the perspective of a teenage girl and a handful of decent performances but post production butchery ultimately killed any potential this release may have had'


LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN (Paul McGuigan)
7/10
'A nice little run with some interesting performances but felt a little wanton'