Action Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Action

Two people, a man and a woman, facing each other in a kitchen setting. The man wears a black hooded top, the woman a chequered shirt.
Review

Deadpool

by Adam Woodward

Marvel’s lewd crude crime-fighting dude, as played by Ryan Reynolds, is as unfunny as he is uninteresting.

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Two individuals wearing dark clothing and armour against a black background.
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Fantastic Four

by David Jenkins

Josh Trank strips back the tired super hero template with genuinely intriguing and valuable results.

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A person wearing a red and black superhero costume sitting in the dirt, surrounded by a garden hose and a brick wall.
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Ant-Man

by David Jenkins

LWLies intercepts a long and winding letter to one-time Ant-Man director Edgar Wright.

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A woman holding a gun in the back of a vehicle, with a sign reading "Men's" visible.
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Terminator Genisys

by Adam Woodward

Arnold Schwarzenegger may be back, but this trilogy opener suggests the franchise is hardwired to self-destruct.

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A woman with curly blonde hair, wearing a grey jumper, looks surprised with her hands on her cheeks in an office setting.
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Spy

by Adam Woodward

Melissa McCarthy and Paul Feig again prove they’re a match made in comedy heaven with this superior spoof.

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Two people, a man and a woman, standing next to a navy blue vehicle. The man is wearing a navy blue t-shirt and the woman is wearing a burgundy top.
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San Andreas

by Adam Woodward

Crash bang wallop! Dwayne Johnson sizes up Mother Nature in this sub-Emmerichian actioner.

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A man with wild hair and an angry expression aims two firearms at the camera.
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Tokyo Tribe

by Mark Asch

A kaleidoscopic and intentionally lurid gangster rap battle movie from Japanese provocateur Sion Sono.

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A woman with red hair in a black leather suit, crouching in a fighting stance on a rocky surface.
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Avengers: Age of Ultron

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Joss Whedon has once again assembled a creamy cast to have a whole lot of fun with the blockbuster template.

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A man with brown hair and a beard wearing a white shirt, standing in front of a warm-toned background.
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Fast & Furious 7

by David Jenkins

Paul Walker’s swansong is a petrolhead poem to omnipotence and the concept of God in the digital age.

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A man in a white shirt confronting a large, heavily armed robot in an urban setting.
Review

Chappie

by David Ehrlich

Neill Blomkamp dazzles and exasperates in equal measure with this cheerily derivative sci-fi extravaganza.

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