Jordan plays the brilliant and empathetic young attorney with verve and commitment.

Joker begs for understanding and kindness, of which there is hardly any in the film. Phoenix should finally win an Oscar.

It’s not perfect, but it’s probably as good a conclusion as we could have hoped for. Back to fan service.

There can be two kinds of responses to films like this – the crusading response, the educating response.

Eventually, after the controversies, the question would be raised whether these films are worth this kind of attention.

The result is to create an unsettling mix of highly sophisticated technology with the seductive power of an extremely good musical.

A creative amalgamation of seemingly dissonant themes that end up combining surprisingly well.

Disaster might be seen from the outside long before it happens on the inside. 

It moves at an appropriate snails’ pace. I mean that as a compliment for Mr. Rogers and the persons he encounters deserve full attention.

Both swarthy Italians and fair-skinned Irish eventually face the same God.

The Titanic of finance; focus on one group scrambling all night to survive gives us the collapse’s emotional heartbeat.

‘Whimsical.’ And that is definitely the word.

Long overdue, but the tension that could have made this film worthy of its subject is absent.

Damon excels and Bale is brilliant. I see awards on the horizon.

An inspiring reminder of the power of long-suffering, courageous, charitable love.

Most important, what actions help us best to refuse to yield to the evil dictates of others?

This is a shallow film about women empowerment.

We’re left with utterances of what the filmmakers wish the popes would say.

An important film in that it acquaints many, sadly perhaps for the first time, with a remarkable woman.

‘For who? For what?’ Only we can decide how long to remain devoted to a decaying subject.