2011 In Film

One of 2011's most highly-anticipated movies...Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2

For Patrick's Reviews, 2011 has been big, it's our first full year for movies, starting with Tron: Legacy and ending with Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows unless, we review something else. We start this post, with the blockbusters, Rango. It was probably one of Johnny Depp's better movies, besides the Pirates of The Caribbean trilogy. Then onto Rio, a forgettable animation about a macaw called Blu (played by The Social Network's Jesse Eisenberg.) It was pretty dire. Now moving swiftly onwards, we come to Pirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth installment in the never-ending saga. Then The Green Lantern, another DC Comics movie adaption starring Ryan Reynolds. The summer blockbuster of the year, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2, was highly anticipated and didn't disappoint. Bridesmaids comes along next, as being probably my favorite movie of 2011, because of it's wit, charm and it's similarities to The Hangover. Coming hot on the heels of Bridesmaids as my favorite movie of 2011, The Inbetweeners Movie provides much of what Bridesmaids does, but gives you one final look at Will, Neil, Jay and Simon. The first old-fashioned movie, Jane Eyre we've reviewed, was well made with great filming locations but a little bit boring. Woody Allen's comeback went down a storm, Midnight In Paris was great, with Owen Wilson being surprisingly un-annoying as he usually is in films like Cars 2. Johnny English Reborn sees Rowan Atkinson of Blackadder fame on top form again as the hapless spy. Steven Soderbergh, presents Contagion, a gripping medical thriller that was unnervingly scary. Steven Spielberg's next outing, with the boy detective and his canine compadre, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of The Unicorn. Wallace & Gromit's animation company, Aardman gives us the animated festive film, Arthur Christmas. The dire, penultimate Twilight film, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 fails to impress us. Martin Scorcese's first child-friendly film, Hugo is a great adventure film. While the Shrek spin-off Puss In Boots, is a good fun animation. Finally at the end of the year, we get another Sherlock film, Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows. that as a great escapism movie from the hustle and bustle of Christmas.