Action Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Action

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Review

Have a Nice Day

by David Jenkins

Fans of Quentin Taran­ti­no and Jim Jar­musch will delight in Liu Jian’s ani­mat­ed crime noir.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Tomb Raider

by Elena Lazic

Ali­cia Vikan­der deliv­ers the goods and then some in the female-dri­ven action movie we’ve all been wait­ing for.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Two individuals, a man and a woman, lying on the ground in an outdoor setting at night, looking concerned or wary.
Review

Game Night

by Hannah Strong

Jason Bate­man and Rachel McAdams’ week­ly board game night takes a turn for the worse in this play­ful action comedy.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two martial artists in colourful robes, one in black and the other in orange, engaged in a dynamic jump kick move.
Review

Birth of the Dragon

by Joel Down

This strange, ear­ly years biog­ra­phy of Bruce Lee appears more inter­est­ed in one of the story’s male side characters.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Black Panther

by Hannah Strong

Creed wun­derkind Ryan Coogler takes the reigns to deliv­er Marvel’s best ori­gin sto­ry since Iron Man.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

The 15:17 to Paris

by David Jenkins

Clint East­wood clev­er­ly restages a real-life act of hero­ism in this intrigu­ing and mov­ing docudrama.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men in formal wear, one in a yellow coat and the other in a black suit, standing together outdoors at night.
Review

Lies We Tell

by Ella Kemp

Gabriel Byrne and Har­vey Kei­t­el slum it in the this sub­par Brit gang­ster flick from Mitu Misra.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

The Commuter

by Elena Lazic

Liam Nee­son and Jaume Col­let-Ser­ra join forces once more for this fast-paced and furi­ous­ly enter­tain­ing actioner.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men in camouflage clothing climbing on a fallen tree, surrounded by lush greenery.
Review

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

by Hannah Strong

Dwayne John­son and co enter a vir­tu­al wilder­ness in the ​’90s reboot nobody asked for.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

by Hannah Strong

Rian John­son serves up the most spec­tac­u­lar, emo­tion­al and weird­est Star Wars film to date.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect