Emma. (2020)
Directed by: Autumn de Wilde
Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Mia Goth, Bill Nighy, Johnny Flynn, Callum Turner, Josh O’Connor, Amber Anderson
Rated: PG for Brief Partial Nudity
Running Time: 2 h 4 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Story, Acting, Production Design
WEAKNESSES: Pacing, A Few Awkwardly Directed Scenes
A young woman in high society 1800s England meddles in the lives of her friends and relatives with the best of intentions, but not always the best results.
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The Constant Gardener (2005)
Directed by: Fernando Meirelles
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston, Bill Nighy, Donald Sumpter, Pete Postlethwaite
Rated: R for Language, Some Violent Images and Sexual Content/Nudity
Running Time: 2 h 9 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Story, Acting, Editing
WEAKNESSES: Pacing During First Half of Second Act
After his wife is murdered, a British Diplomat living in Africa embarks on a quest to find out why, along the way uncovering a conspiracy that could have deadly impact.
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About Time (2013)
Directed by: Richard Curtis
Starring: Domhnhall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Tom Hollander, Margot Robbie, Lindsay Duncan, Lydia Wilson
Rated: R for Language and Some Sexual Content
Running Time: 2 h 3 m
TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Intent, Some Writing, Acting
WEAKNESSES: Unacknowledged Implications and Consequences
A young man discovers he can time travel and decides to use his newfound power to help land him a girlfriend.
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Underworld (2003)
Directed by: Len Wiseman
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Shane Brolly
Rated: R for Strong Violence/Gore and Some Language
Running Time: 2 h 1 m
TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Action, Creature Design, World Building, Some Visual Effects
WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Expositional Dialogue, Some Acting, Some Visual Effects, Early 2000s Cool
A vampire warrior becomes infatuated with a human that is sought after by her archenemies: the lycan.
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The Limehouse Golem (2016)
Directed by: Juan Carlos Medina
Starring: Olivia Cooke, Bill Nighy, Douglas Booth
Rated: NR (Suggested R for Grisly Violence and Some Sexual Material)
Running Time: 1 h 49 m
TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Atmosphere, Acting, Writing
WEAKNESSES: Pacing
As famed musician Elizabeth Cree awaits her death sentence for the apparent murder of her husband, Inspector Kildare investigates a series of murders that might coincide with Cree’s husband.
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