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Cinema

Trailer Watch: Which movie should you go see this weekend?

What’s a must-watch, and what’s a miss? We tell you.

THE WEEKEND IS coming up, and that means new movies for you to see. But which is a must-watch, and are there any you should avoid?

We take a look.

Entourage

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What we know

The characters from the TV series of the same name are back, doing the usual.

What the critics say

  • “Simply offer up an average episode, and inflate it to feature length with twice as many boobs and celebrity cameos as usual, to the point that the film might as well be called ‘Boobs and Famous People: The Movie’.” - Variety
  • “Ellin doesn’t try to make the Entourage movie anything the TV show wasn’t, and he also pays lip service to fans but converts to the small-screen version will be minimal.” - The Guardian

What’s it rated?

The Longest Ride

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What we know

Stop sniggering down the back… It’s a Nicholas Sparks love story gone big screen. You know the drill.

What the critics say

  • “…the only thing that all this macho beefcake objectifying achieved was to give me a hankering to watch “Rawhide” reruns and admire the real deal, instead.”- RogerEbert.com
  • “Appealing performances by a trio of second- and third-generation Hollywood kids keep this three-hankie twaddle more bearable than it deserves, but “Ride” will surely go the longest with audiences for whom this is not their first Sparks rodeo.” - Variety

What’s it rated?

Les Combattants (Love at First Fight)

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What we know

A young couple meet and then both join an army boot camp. Will it strengthen or weaken their relationship?

What the critics say

  • “In the States, the same story could (and arguably should) be boiled down to a solid 30-minute short, whereas on the Euro fest circuit, there’s more patience for the pic’s somewhat listless and atmospheric qualities “ - Variety
  • “Maddy is an unusually prickly and unresponsive mark for a romcom, and it’s to the film’s credit that we never once see any sort of makeover transformation or “why, miss x you’re gorgeous!” moment “ - Indiewire

What’s it rated?

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Which one would you go see first?


Poll Results:

Entourage (1228)
The Longest Ride (291)
Les Combattants (250)

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