Nigel Floyd
Nigel Floyd's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Night Passage (1957)
50%
“Neilson wades through the good brother/bad brother plot like an ox through mud, Stewart whiling away the time by playing accordion.” –
Time Out
Apr 17, 2020
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Knight Moves (1992)
17%
“Despite an absurdly convoluted plot predicated on the idea that the hero might be a serial killer, this over-heated and over-stylised thriller is devoid of any real suspense...” –
Sight & Sound
Feb 6, 2020
Full Review
Red Eye (2005)
80%
3/5
“The psychological mind-games are played to the hilt and the flight time is gratifyingly short.” –
The List
Apr 26, 2019
Full Review
Head-On (2004)
91%
4/5
“From its stunning opening sequence to its merciless fatalistic conclusion, this is directed with extraordinary confidence and maturity by the 32-year-old Fatih Akin.” –
The List
Apr 23, 2019
Full Review
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
11%
1/5
“Leaving aside the folly of making a prequel to William Friedkin's 1973 horror classic, this fails on every level. Ninety minutes of tedious exposition give way to a random jumble of horror clichés that rise to a shrill pitch of hysteria.” –
The List
Apr 22, 2019
Full Review
Sharky's Machine (1981)
83%
“Unfortunately, Reynolds the director is as uncertain about the tone of the picture as Reynolds the star is about his screen persona” –
Time Out
Dec 11, 2018
Full Review
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
38%
“Forget the disastrous Hellbound: Hellraiser II; this is adult horror to die for.” –
Time Out
Nov 7, 2017
Full Review
The Divide (2011)
26%
2/5
“Its nihilism feels cynical rather than authentically bleak, and the increasingly histrionic scenes start to resemble an indulgent actors' workshop that has spun out of control.” –
Time Out
Apr 9, 2015
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Kon-Tiki (2012)
83%
“The inspiring story of Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki expedition makes for an exciting, if slightly old fashioned, maritime adventure movie.” –
Film4
Dec 19, 2014
Full Review
Stations of the Cross (2014)
93%
“Pared down images and intense, polemical dialogue capture a young girl's struggle to reconcile her personal belief in God with her community's blinkered religious values.” –
Film4
Nov 28, 2014
Full Review
Honeymoon (2014)
76%
3/5
“Leslie and Treadaway extract plenty of existential doubt and distressing emotion from what is essentially a claustrophobic two-hander.” –
Time Out
Sep 23, 2014
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White Settlers (2014)
45%
2/5
“This rural 'home invasion' movie is gussied up with topical nods to the Scottish independence debate - but horror fans on both sides of the border are likely to vote no.” –
Time Out
Sep 3, 2014
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Deliver Us From Evil (2014)
30%
2/5
“An impressively staged climactic exorcism compensates in part for the random, far-fetched storytelling that precedes it.” –
Time Out
Aug 19, 2014
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Cheap Thrills (2013)
87%
4/5
“There are satisfying echoes of Stephen King's sly black humour in this deliciously nasty comedy thriller.” –
Time Out
Jun 3, 2014
Full Review
Transcendence (2014)
19%
“An ambitious, old fashioned, ideas-driven science fiction film that is never as mind-expanding as its futuristic images and topical, dystopian ideas seem to promise.” –
Film4
Apr 25, 2014
Full Review
The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears (2013)
51%
2/5
“If you make it as far as the obvious, disappointing denouement, you might be left asking yourself if the filmmakers' abstract style is better suited to short films.” –
Time Out
Apr 9, 2014
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The Zero Theorem (2013)
50%
“It's dystopia all over again, in an under-funded Terry Gilliam film stuffed with over-familiar ideas and trapped in a claustrophobic, ecclesiastical set.” –
Film4
Mar 14, 2014
Full Review
Lone Survivor (2013)
75%
“Authentic military detail, generic storytelling and manly patriotism battle it out in a gut-wrenching war movie that celebrates heroism under fire.” –
Film4
Jan 31, 2014
Full Review
Last Vegas (2013)
45%
“A funny, touching and surprisingly fleet-footed comedy about a quartet of 60-plus male friends who are determined to grow old (dis)gracefully.” –
Film4
Jan 10, 2014
Full Review
The Railway Man (2013)
67%
“Despite its stodgy storytelling, this respectful cinematic version of ex-POW Eric Lomax's true story succeeds because of Colin Firth's perfect, understated performance.” –
Film4
Jan 10, 2014
Full Review
Homefront (2013)
42%
“Think a Sly Stallone-scripted action movie starring The Stath is a sure-fire winner? Think again.” –
Film4
Dec 6, 2013
Full Review
Big Bad Wolves (2013)
75%
4/5
“Delivering on the promise of 2010's 'Rabies', this is a bleakly funny mash-up comedy about child murder, corruption, torture and the siege mentality” –
Time Out
Dec 2, 2013
Full Review
Young & Beautiful (2013)
74%
“In this tale of sexual awakening, the adolescent Isabelle is often naked and exposed; but we never once get under her skin.” –
Film4
Nov 29, 2013
Full Review
In Fear (2013)
81%
4/5
“Grips like a 4x4, even as the escalating tension threatens to spin out of control.” –
Time Out
Nov 12, 2013
Full Review
The Fifth Estate (2013)
35%
“Like WikiLeaks itself, The Fifth Estate collapses under the sheer weight of information and political import bearing down upon it, its human drama crushed by documentary data overload.” –
Film4
Oct 11, 2013
Full Review
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