Film Reviews

1. This review was written by Time Out magazine with the film ‘Precious’ as its subject. Language has been used to describe to a potential audience what the film is about without revealing any spoilers. The review has been written in a formal tone but contains some colloquial language that has been quoted from the film. A range of adjectives have been used throughout the text to make it appear more interesting and for it to be a good read. The review begins with a euphemism “if there was a gold statuette for wall-to-wall compassion, ‘Precious’ would wipe the floor with its rivals this awards season.” This type of sentence is likely to interest a reader to continue reading the review as well as to watch the film because it’s begun with a positive opinion. The first paragraph is about the films history and storyline and the second paragraph describes moments from the film that are both interesting and shocking. A personal opinion is always put forward by the writer which may lead a reader to believe and trust the writer’s judgement. The unique selling point being the actors in the film has also been mentioned in the text which is one of the things that the reviewer focuses on and this may be because it’s one of the films main attractions.

2. The subject on review is the film ‘Precious’ which has been constructed by Film 4. The review begins with some history about the film similar to the first review and then goes onto explain the storyline in more detail. This review is formal and focuses mostly on the cast as well as the films adaptation. This review also consists of personal opinions but aren’t as positive as the previous ones. The first and second paragraph mentions the films background and ends with a positive opinion from the writer saying that it is a good film. The third and fourth paragraph explains the plot of the film and also mentions the unique selling point of the actors but takes a focus on Mo’Nique. This review consists of a lot of personal opinion that have been listed in the fifth and sixth paragraphs and ends with an overall verdict of the film which is also positive.

3. This Review was constructed by Empire magazine and it includes information about the plot of the film as well as a verdict. This review is shorter than the other ones that I have analysed as it focuses directly on the main areas of the film such as where it was adapted from, the producers, the cast and the crew. The first paragraph consists of the film’s history which seems to be a common feature in reviews. The fact that the film was adapted from a novel is something that’s constantly mentioned in every review and this might be because it’s an important factor in the films production. A number of adjectives have been included and this is expected of a review as they are used to best describe elements of the film. The unique selling point being the actors in the film are also mentioned (Mo’Nique, Lenny Kravitz and Mariah Carey) as they were in the previous reviews.