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Cosmo Landesman

Cosmo Landesman's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).

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Superman Returns (2006) 72% 4/5 EDIT “What this film has — and what is missing from most superhero films these days — is a real sense of the heroic.” – The Times (UK) Jul 8, 2025 Full Review Mean Girls (2004) 84% EDIT “Bitchy and funny, Mean Girls is a wicked treat.” – Sunday Times (UK) Jan 2, 2024 Full Review Flags of Our Fathers (2006) 76% 3/5 EDIT “Flags of Our Fathers is a well-crafted and sturdy piece of no-nonsense American cinema, but its dramatic punch is diluted by too many story lines. ” – Sunday Times (UK) Nov 10, 2023 Full Review Love Actually (2003) 65% EDIT “Now, though, Curtis, England's most successful comic screenwriter, has shown that when it comes to Hollywood pap, the English can teach Hollywood a treacly trick or two.” – Sunday Times (UK) Nov 5, 2019 Full Review American Dreamz (2006) 39% 2/5 EDIT “The overriding problem here is that Weitz doesn't have much to say about his subject, other than that television, politics and terrorism are all part of show business.” – Sunday Times (UK) Apr 1, 2019 Full Review In the Cut (2003) 35% EDIT “What we end up with is a triumph of style over confused content.” – Sunday Times (UK) Apr 1, 2019 Full Review The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) 57% EDIT “Anderson never manages the difficult art of switching from put-on to pathos. And even the straight-faced performances of Wilson and Blanchett don't help.” – Sunday Times (UK) Apr 1, 2019 Full Review Step Brothers (2008) 54% EDIT “This is a 15-minute sketch - based on crude humour -- stretched out to the length of a feature film. For Ferrell fans only.” – Sunday Times (UK) Mar 30, 2019 Full Review Clash of the Titans (2010) 27% EDIT “Stuffed with special effects and numerous battle sequences, it's a film that has no magic and no personality of its own. Not even 3D can save it.” – Sunday Times (UK) Mar 28, 2019 Full Review Across the Universe (2007) 53% EDIT “Those beautiful Beatles songs have been given a bland Broadway makeover that robs them of their power.” – Sunday Times (UK) Dec 14, 2018 Full Review Chicago (2002) 87% EDIT “You know you have just witnessed a good musical when you leave the theatre or cinema with one, or more, of its songs still ringing in your head.... But after seeing Chicago, I did not whistle or tap my way home.” – Sunday Times (UK) Feb 25, 2015 Full Review The Artist (2011) 95% EDIT “Instead of inviting us sophisticated moderns to look back and laugh, it insists that we look back and rediscover something we have lost.” – Sunday Times (UK) Feb 17, 2015 Full Review Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) 88% EDIT “I think this is the best Potter film yet, for one simple reason: it's not like a Harry Potter film.” – Sunday Times (UK) Dec 8, 2014 Full Review Shrek 2 (2004) 89% EDIT “Don't get me wrong. I'm not sulking. I liked Shrek 2. Honest. Kids will like Shrek 2. Most mums and dads will like Shrek 2. My problem is this: I didn't love it the way I loved Shrek.” – Sunday Times (UK) Dec 6, 2014 Full Review I, Anna (2012) 58% 4/5 EDIT “Barnaby Southcombe makes a distinguished directorial debut with this stylish and atmospheric film noir.” – Sunday Times (UK) Dec 10, 2012 Full Review Iron Man 2 (2010) 72% 2/5 EDIT “There's an outdated feel to it all, from its cold-war view of America to the AC/DC soundtrack.” – The Times (UK) Jul 6, 2010 Full Review The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009) 81% EDIT “The Disappearance of Alice Creed is a timely reminder that you can make a terrific film with only three characters, a two-bedroom flat (well, mostly) and a bit of imagination.” – The Times (UK) Jul 6, 2010 Full Review Kick-Ass (2010) 78% 4/5 EDIT “Despite the violence and the swearing, Kick-Ass has something you don't usually see in superhero films: charm.” – The Times (UK) Apr 14, 2010 Full Review The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2009) 85% 3/5 EDIT “If only The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo provided the food for thought the novel gave us, it would be a far better film.” – The Times (UK) Mar 15, 2010 Full Review A Single Man (2009) 86% 3/5 EDIT “The private tragedy of George is never transformed into the gripping stuff of public drama; his story doesn't become our story. While A Single Man may dazzle the eye, it leaves the heart untouched.” – The Times (UK) Feb 16, 2010 Full Review Beyond the Pole (2009) 69% 3/5 EDIT “This is a small British mockumentary with some good laughs and two likeable leads in Mangan and Thomas, but you can't escape the feeling that it is best seen at home on DVD, with a nice takeaway.” – The Times (UK) Feb 12, 2010 Full Review The Road (2009) 74% 4/5 EDIT “It's one of that rare breed of remarkable films - like Mel Gibson's Apocalypto - that, once you've seen it, you would be quite happy never to see again. Then again, it's so good you won't need to.” – Sunday Times (UK) Jan 15, 2010 Full Review Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010) 70% 4/5 EDIT “This film is a British celebration of outsiderdom - be it the creative or the crippled - that is never sentimental.” – Sunday Times (UK) Jan 15, 2010 Full Review It Might Get Loud (2008) 79% 3/5 EDIT “For guitar freaks and fans of these guys, the film gives you a unique chance to hang out with some real guitar heroes.” – The Times (UK) Jan 8, 2010 Full Review Avatar (2009) 81% 4/5 EDIT “When all the hype and hullabaloo about Avatar calms down, we will be left with a film that's no masterpiece, but still well worth seeing.” – Sunday Times (UK) Jan 5, 2010 Full Review
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