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Lorien Haynes

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

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Tess (1979) 81% 4/5 EDIT “Not as good as the novel, but still has much to recommend it, not least the evocative Oscar-winning photography. ” – Radio Times Nov 11, 2025 Full Review Wuthering Heights (1992) 31% 1/5 EDIT “A film that really should never have been made, it'll have you running back to the book to remember just how good it is.” – Radio Times Nov 27, 2019 Full Review Quartet (1981) 47% 3/5 EDIT “Not as successful or lauded as Ivory's later EM Forster adaptations, A Room with a View and Howards End, but it's worth a look nevertheless.” – Radio Times May 16, 2019 Full Review Xanadu (1980) 33% 1/5 EDIT “A laugh if only for its mind-boggling awfulness.” – Radio Times Apr 1, 2019 Full Review Stepmom (1998) 45% 4/5 EDIT “Despite its unappealing title, this is an incredibly touching and sophisticated film about life after divorce that examines the tricky issue of bringing a new partner into the family set-up.” – Radio Times Apr 1, 2019 Full Review Cruel Intentions (1999) 54% 3/5 EDIT “The depth gone, this is simply an entertaining romp that's easily surpassed by Stephen Frears's earlier adaptation of the tale.” – Radio Times Mar 20, 2019 Full Review The Blue Lagoon (1980) 12% 2/5 EDIT “It's all very, very silly.” – Radio Times Feb 1, 2018 Full Review Head Office (1986) 0% 1/5 EDIT “Sadly Reinhold fails to be funny enough to carry the movie and the only sparky moments are down to support characters Don Novello and Richard Masur.” – Radio Times Oct 27, 2015 Full Review Silkwood (1983) 77% 4/5 EDIT “It's a thought-provoking film that asks questions about the safety of the nuclear power industry that are still pertinent.” – Radio Times Mar 4, 2015 Full Review I Dreamed of Africa (2000) 10% 2/5 EDIT “Given contemporary African issues, the film doesn't ring true or do anything beyond skate over a familiar and all-too melodramatic surface.” – Radio Times Jul 23, 2014 Full Review A Smile Like Yours (1997) 6% 2/5 EDIT “The direction is unfocused and the end result is patchy.” – Radio Times Jul 22, 2014 Full Review My Boyfriend's Back (1993) 13% 1/5 EDIT “As naff and dreadful as the title suggests.” – Radio Times Jul 15, 2014 Full Review Electric Dreams (1984) 45% 1/5 EDIT “Shot by director Steve Barron in the style of a pop promo, Electric Dreams starts brightly but ultimately disintegrates.” – Radio Times Apr 1, 2014 Full Review Shakespeare in Love (1998) 92% 5/5 EDIT “Taking the writing process behind Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet as its inspiration, John Madden's follow-up to Mrs Brown combines contemporary humour with a convincing 16th-century setting.” – Radio Times Feb 11, 2014 Full Review About a Boy (2002) 93% 4/5 EDIT “Genuinely funny and moving, this is both an endearing examination of masculinity and a challenge to male isolationism.” – Radio Times Feb 10, 2014 Full Review American Beauty (1999) 87% 5/5 EDIT “British theatre director Sam Mendes made an astonishing film debut with this sublime black comedy about midlife crises.” – Radio Times Jan 28, 2014 Full Review To Rome With Love (2012) 47% 3/5 EDIT “Baldwin, Cruz and Davis shine in a farce that overstretches itself into bellylaugh hits, but also some satirical misses.” – Empire Magazine Sep 9, 2012 Full Review Rust and Bone (2012) 81% 9/10 EDIT “It is terribly intense, and French. There is no other way to describe it.” – Movieline Sep 7, 2012 Full Review Hope Springs (2012) 75% 6/10 EDIT “The movie is an unsatisfying combination of touching and excruciating, and a large part of the problem stems from Frankel's attempt to hammer such serious and sensitive subject matter into a half-hearted comedy.” – Movieline Aug 9, 2012 Full Review Crazy Heart (2009) 90% EDIT “It's not possible to flaw Bridges here. Akin to Falstaff, the detail of his characterisation - from stagger to cough to swagger to song - is fascinating. But he needs more thorough contextualisation to fly.” – Little White Lies Feb 19, 2010 Full Review The Soloist (2009) 56% EDIT “Wright's major mistake is the flashback to Nathaniel's background. Mundane, TV movie simplistic and, ironically, very middle-class patronising, it causes the film's trajectory to go limp.” – Little White Lies Sep 25, 2009 Full Review (500) Days of Summer (2009) 86% 4/5 EDIT “(500) Days of Summer is a great film - a step in genre and gender development that will be referenced for years to come. And aside from all that, it's really good fun.” – Little White Lies Sep 4, 2009 Full Review Land of the Lost (2009) 27% 2/5 EDIT “Neither conventional action-adventure or enough of an out-there pastiche, this really is the land of the lost.” – Little White Lies Jul 31, 2009 Full Review Sunshine Cleaning (2008) 74% EDIT “Far from being a tragic grind, Sunshine Cleaning is one long, wonderful irony. It feels like a first film - delicate, fresh and female.” – Little White Lies Jul 3, 2009 Full Review The Portrait of a Lady (1996) 48% 3/5 EDIT “Not as successful for director Jane Campion as The Piano, this costume drama based on Henry James's novel nevertheless makes for compelling viewing.” – Radio Times Mar 27, 2009 Full Review
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