Critic consensus:The 1951 adaptation of Charles Dickens' timeless classic is perhaps the most faithful film version -- and Alastair Sim's performance as Scrooge is not to be missed.

Numbered reviews:1. Of the many film versions, this one from 1951 with Alastair Sim as Scrooge is the most faithful to the spirit of the book.
2. If I dare to say it, a more dramatically successful work than Dickens's novella.
3. A sturdy 1951 British mounting of the Dickens tale, with Alastair Sim contributing a definitive Scrooge.
4. Lashings of festive cheer and a fair dollop of fine performances will leave you in the mood for mince pies and a renewed sense of seasonal goodwill to all men.
5. This is easily the best screen version of the much loved yuletide tale.
6. This faithful adaptation of Dickens' A Christmas Carol is a rare beast indeed, a genuinely affecting melodrama.
7. For many decades, this 1951 production was considered to be the best adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," and it is easy to see why: it features excellent production values and a wonderful performance by Alastair Sim as Scrooge.
8. One of the handful of best Christmas movies ever made.
9. The classic book brought to life.
10. This film, and Alastair Sim's performance as Scrooge in particular, so perfectly captures Dickens's novella that all other versions feel redundant.


Critic consensus:A tense, gripping thriller, A Hijacking avoids action movie cliches and instead creates a palpable sense of dread by mixing gritty realism with atmospheric beauty.

Numbered reviews:1. Tobias Lindholm's slow-burning thriller makes a bid for verisimilitude that extends well beyond the use of natural light and handheld cameras.
2. [Omar and Mikkel are] like Marcus and McTeague in Frank Norris's 1899 novel, handcuffed to each other in a struggle that could well end in mutually assured destruction.
3. A Hijacking is more about one incident than about how it relates universally, but in thoughtfully exploring the specifics and emotions of that incident, Lindholm is able to show how modern life sometimes seems devoid of any accord.
4. Gripping and tightly focused.
5. A lean, stressful nail-biter, smart, well-written, nicely shot and wonderfully performed.
6. Lindholm rations the meat and potatoes of plot to keep us captive at the bargaining table. It's a sadistic ploy that produces a real payoff.
7. A tense, gripping drama filled with psychological showdowns from Danish writer-director Tobias Lindholm.
8. A finely spun tale that eschews sensationalism to focus on the human toll on the captives, their families and their employers back home.
9. This isn't an action picture; it's a picture about the suspense and terror of inaction.
10. ... has an embedded feel without being a real-life report or documentary at all. It's a fictional film that hits both with blunt force and a surprising amount of complexity.


Critic consensus:Iron Monkey may not have the poetic lyricism of Crouching Tiger, it makes up for it in fun and energy.

Numbered reviews:
1. Fans of martials arts flicks will enjoy this one. But it's no Crouching Tiger.
2. If Asian martial arts movies interest you even a little bit, you're going to want to see Iron Monkey.
3. A rollicking, comic-book Robin Hood plot and more furiously entertaining fight scenes than the ones in Ang Lee's solemn martial-arts art movie.
4. Iron Monkey is a masterful film that deftly bounds over Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
5. A cinematic marvel to behold.
6. Pure ballet, pure candy for the eyes.
7. What raises it above the level of conventional children's pulp entertainment is Yuen's dazzlingly choreographed acrobatic high-wire work.
8. If you're a fan of the genre, this is a must.
9. Yuen tosses off nimble, elegantly witty solutions to life's most vexing problems regarding rooms full of bad guys who won't take thwak for an answer.
10. While the story and characterizations are weak, the action is as good as you'll see in any film.