Movies starring Bernard Hill

The Bounty (1984)

132 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama      

The Bounty (1984) Mel Gibson & Anthony Hopkins lead a strong cast in this 80s version of The Mutiny on the Bounty...

Shirley Valentine (1989)

108 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

I never watched "Shirley Valentine" when it first came out in 1989; a movie adapted from a play featuring a middle aged woman discussing her re-awakening was definitely not my sort of thing at the age of 17. And in a way it's...

Shepherd on the Rock (1993)

90 mins     Drama      

Movie Review - Shepherd on the Rock (1993) Bernard Hill stars as Tam Ferrier, a Scottish farmer standing his ground and fighting to save his land from a Laird (Doug Bradley) trying to force him to sell up so he can redevelop ...

The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)

110 mins     Action , Adventure , Drama      

The Ghost and the Darkness - Michael Douglas & Val Kilmer are the hunter & engineer with a couple of ma eaters to kill in Africa...

Titanic (1997)

194 mins     Drama, Romance      

James Cameron's "Titanic" a romantic drama between Jack and Rose (Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet) which uses the sinking of the Titanic as a vehicle for the tragic love story....

True Crime (1999)

127 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

Like so many movies "True Crime" has the potential to be a good movie but then falls at the final hurdle when it comes to generating a worthy ending. And it is a shame as for the first three quarters "True Crime" works; it ma...

The Scorpion King (2002)

92 mins     Action , Adventure , Fantasy      

"The Scorpion King" is what I would call a testing the water movie, to see if Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson having made his name in wrestling and had a role in "The Mummy Returns" could lead a movie. And it's not just a testing t...

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

179 mins     Action , Adventure , Fantasy      

Everyone who loves movies has them, movies which do little for you but the masses absolutely love them making you feel the odd one out. For me there are three movies where I am in the minority because "The Lord of the Rings" ...

The Boys & Girl from County Clare (2003)

90 mins     Comedy, Romance      

To be honest "The Boys & Girl from County Clare" is not a very good movie but ironically if you like a bit of Irish charm and Irish music it will make you feel good. And in many ways that is the purpose of it, to make you fee...

Gothika (2003)

98 mins     Horror, Thriller      

Whilst some say 2 out of 3 ain't bad in the case of "Gothika" it is because whilst it looks good and has a cast delivering reasonable performances it lacks a storyline which keeps you engaged just one which is too convoluted....

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

201 mins     Action , Adventure , Fantasy      

Those who have read my reviews of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" will already know what I am going to say about "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King",...

Wimbledon (2004)

98 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport      

Wimbledon (2004) Paul Bettany & Kirsten Dunst star as the unlikely lovers who meet and end up in a love match as they compete at Wimbledon...

Joy Division (2006)

105 mins     Drama, War      

Director Reg Traviss certainly has a style and cinematographer Bryan Loftus certainly has an eye for a camera shot but it doesn't necessarily work when it comes to spy movie "Joy Division". Then maybe it is not the direction ...

Franklyn (2008)

98 mins     Drama, Fantasy      

The only way I feel that I can review "Franklyn" is to describe my journey through this movie rather than do a normal review. So as the movie started it wrestled to grab my attention as the scenes in the now were so disjointe...

ParaNorman (2012)

92 mins     Adventure , Animation, Comedy      

When it comes to animations I usually say stuff like; if I was a child I am pretty sure I would enjoy it, but when it comes to "ParaNorman" I'm not sure that I would. Okay so visually I would have been captivated as the stop ...