portmanrobson Reviews

Ambulance (2022)

Dumb & Dumber but not funny just dumb

[4/10 · 4 February 2024]

Lots of nothing at all but very LOUD & very FAST. Cars, explosions and guns with no plot. 12 year old boys will love it.

The budget was clearly huge and could have been spent on something way more interesting than this emotionless two hour car chase. It's literally a car crash of a movie with a lot of car crashes and hilariously bad dialogue.

For some reason there's an intricate surgical procedure scene in the back of a moving ambulance being overseen by some surgeons dialling in on FaceTime. It's supposed to dramatic I guess but is totally ludicrous. Like the whole movie. But again if I was 12 I'd probably think it was cool.

Running with the Devil (2019)

Bad - but not so bad it's good - just bad

[1/10 · 1 April 2020]

Total dog doo. It's more than clear Nic Cage did this for the money as there's no story, no decent characters, no direction or production values and just no idea. I feel sorry for the poor editor who had to cut this crud together.

Mary Queen of Scots (2018)

Dull

[3/10 · 9 December 2018]

Great costumes, acting and scenery sadly don't make up for the lack of an engaging story. Feels like a wasted opportunity.

Peripheral (I) (2018)

Weird and different!

[7/10 · 3 December 2018]

Really weird in a David Cronenberg meets Bernard Rose kind of way, this low budget Brit movie has its merits and is worth watching if only for its 'what the hell was that all about?' feeling you get at the end. Good cameo from Tom Conti who probably came in from a long lunch to do the scene.

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

The Dark & Crazy Side of the Wild West

[9/10 · 12 October 2018]

This is a fantastic movie - beautifully shot and acted showing the dark and bleakly funny side of the lawless Wild West. If you love the Coen Bros (who doesn't?) then you'll love this.

The movie is made up of six different stories - so you get 6 for the price of 1!

Highly recommend.