Movies starring Michael Sheen

Mary Reilly (1996)

108 mins     Drama, Horror, Romance      

An alternative title for "Mary Reilly" could easily be "There's not something about Mary" as sadly this is a movie which for most of the time is as dull as watching magnolia paint dry. Now maybe the issue is one more of expec...

Wilde (1997)

118 mins     Biography, Drama, Romance      

I have never been much of a scholar of the written work and even less interested in those famous authors whose literary works have inspired some of my favourite movies, I blame the education system for making reading such a d...

The Four Feathers (2002)

132 mins     Adventure , Drama, Romance      

So first things first this 2002 version of "The Four Feathers" is not a remake of the 1939 version directed by Zoltan Korda or any of the other versions which have come in between. Nope this is a new take on A.E.W. Mason's st...

Bright Young Things (2003)

106 mins     Comedy, Drama      

I just don't know, I just don't know how I feel about Stephen Fry's "Bright Young Things". Not because it is something different or a great artsy movie or that it spoke to me on some deeper level or that it is utter tosh but ...

Underworld (2003)

121 mins     Action , Fantasy, Thriller      

I don't suppose for a minute that if you met a vampire and told them they were smoking hot that they would take it as much of the compliment but that to be honest is one of the attractions of "Underworld" a smoking hot, leath...

Laws of Attraction (2004)

90 mins     Comedy, Romance      

Two divorce lawyers have to contend with the fact that whilst a couple they are also rivals in the courtroom. That quick summary makes "Laws of Attraction" sound a bit similar to Spencer Tracy & Katharine Hepburn's classic "A...

The Queen (2006)

103 mins     Biography, Drama      

It is because of having such little memory of the events of that week I watched "The Queen" both with a keen interest but also with a sense of not wanting to be reminded of those days. And it has to be said that "The Queen" i...

Blood Diamond (2006)

143 mins     Adventure , Drama, Thriller      

"Blood Diamond" is a big movie in so many senses starting with the story which gives us a glimpse into the civil unrest in Sierra Leone where men have their hands chopped off by guerrillas to prevent them voting, others are m...

Frost/Nixon (2008)

122 mins     Drama      

I wasn't even 2 years old when Richard Nixon was forced to resign the American Presidency due to the Watergate scandal. As such when "Frost/Nixon" came out with its fictionalized account of the ground breaking interview betwe...

The Damned United (2009)

98 mins     Biography, Drama, Sport      

Being a fan of the beautiful game I was aware of Brian Clough and his infamous reputation long before "The Damned United" was released. Although my earliest memory of Brian Clough was when as the manager of Nottingham Forrest...

Twilight: New Moon (2009)

130 mins     Adventure , Drama, Fantasy      

There are those who passionately love the "Twilight" movies and there are those who passionately hate them, I neither love or hate them just find them moderately entertaining in a flawed way. Having said that I can't say that...

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

108 mins     Adventure , Family, Fantasy      

It suddenly struck me at the age of 40 that I have never read "Alice in Wonderland" or seen any of the various movies based upon Lewis Carroll's story yet because of the iconic nature of the story I knew it. That maybe part o...

Unthinkable (2010)

97 mins     Drama, Thriller      

So the set up is we have a former soldier who has turned extremist and now is a terrorist who has planted 3 nuclear bombs all of which are scheduled to go off at the same time and so we have a race against time to find there ...

TRON Legacy (2010)

125 mins     Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi      

I mentioned in my review of the original "TRON" that is never did it for me and as such I can't say that I was that enthusiastic when over a quarter of a century later we got a sequel although I did think that at least movie ...

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)

115 mins     Adventure , Drama, Fantasy      

Can I ask how in the name of all things can a movie which sees a huge violent scene where people die and their heads get torn off warrant just a 12 certificate? Yes I know these "Twilight" movies are fantasy but seriously it ...

Admission (2013)

107 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

"Admission" had a big problem; it doesn't know what it wants to be. We have a cast of popular comedy actors in a movie which has less humour than you would normally find in their movies and the humour is not laugh out funny, ...