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P.S. I Love You (Richard LaGravenese)
5/10
'An average chick-flick but LaGravenese butchered a good romance novel... that and Gerard Butler is not Irish'


THE PAINTED VEIL (John Curran)
7/10
'Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned; sometimes this rings true for men too. Deep, poignant and well-paced for an adaptation but will only find popularity with a niche market'


THE PACIFIER (Adam Shankman)
2/10
'Why do huge muscly actors insist on doing kid's comedies.... badly? [for examples see Mr. Nanny, Kindergarten Cop, etc]'


PAPARAZZI (Paul Abascal)
2/10
'No one should have to be subjected to watching this cack'


PATHFINDER (Macus Nispel)
2/10
'A very dull film that once again taints the legends of a once proud people (Viking or Inuit, take your pick). It's just a shame because this is a story that could have been really well done, in the right hands'


PEARL HARBOUR (Michael Bay)
1/10
'FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCKING FUCK FUCK! Damn it, Bay, what is wrong with you!?'


PENELOPE (Mark Palansky)
6/10
'The originality is certainly there but this film lacks a considerable amount of heart; just watch Stardust'


PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER (Tom Tykwer)
7/10
'Intelligent, engaging and beautiful to watch - even if the gore and final mass orgy is a little over-the-top'


THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (Joel Schumacher)
7/10
'Not as good as the stage, but comes pretty close'


PHONE BOOTH (Joel Schumacher)
7/10
'Original and exhilarating concept, if a little short'


PINEAPPLE EXPRESS (David Gordon Green)
6/10
'Better than any other stoner flick but fails to rise above the subject matter'


THE PINK PANTHER (Shawn Levy)
1/10
'You know I don't have to explain how bad this film is, the list would run on for pages.. I'll just say it's awful'


PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL (Gore Verbinski)
9/10
'Stupidly entertaining pirate-y goodness'


PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST (Gore Verbinski)
8/10
'Fairly lengthy and jam-packed but still the best blockbuster sequel of the summer'


PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END (Gore Verbinski)
6/10
'Glad I saw it but the thought of watching it again does make me cringe a little'


PLANET OF THE APES (Tim Burton)
6/10
'Visually alluring re-imagining of the 1968 classic but the story wanes considerably '


GRINDHOUSE - PLANET TERROR (Robert Rodriguez)
5/10
'A nice little homage to a lost art but with films like Dawn Of The Dead (re-make) and 28 Days Later reviving the genre, do we really need to hark back to the dregs? I can see the benefits of roots and an artist's sketch-work but this may be taking it a little too far'


PLEDGE THIS! (William Heins)
1/10
'Heinz beans cause flatulence, Heins films cause violent projectile vomiting - simple really'


PLATOON (Oliver Stone)
10/10
'One of the most realistic war movies ever made'


POSEIDON (Wolfgang Peterson)
5/10
'I think Peterson is desperately clinging to the notion that he is the God of Ocean-orientated films - after Das Boot and The Perfect Storm - this clearly proves that he is not'


PREMONITION (Mennan Yapo)
2/10
'Big Bullock bomb'


THE PRESTIGE (Christopher Nolan)
8/10
'A deep and perplexing plot holds throughout this optically beautiful illusion; only minor quibbles knock it down'


PRIDE AND GLORY (Gavin O'Connor)
6/10
'Fairly formulaic cop-drama but the cast make it work'


PRIME (Ben Younger)
3/10
'Irritating and cliched. It wouldn't have been so bad if it didn't try to inject so much drama. The serious element just makes the undercutting comedy seem cheap'


THE PRODUCERS (Susan Stroman)
8/10
'A colourful, vibrant remake that's sure to please'


PROOF (John Madden)
7/10
'Inspiring and touching'


THE PROPOSITION (John Hillcoat)
8/10
'Skillful storytelling married perfectly with gripping atmosphere, providing an impeccable analysis of human nature'


PULP FICTION (Quentin Tarantino)
10/10
'Gritty, gripping and positively mesmerising'


PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE (Paul Thomas Anderson)
7/10
'Radical step for Sandler which shows that the buffoon can actually act'


THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS (Gabriele Muccino)
6/10
'Bland but entertaining film held together by a fantastic performance from Will Smith'