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Movie Review Notes

The document provides phrases and expressions for discussing films, including descriptions of leading actors, types of movies, and directors. It also includes evaluative language for assessing plot, performance, music, and overall recommendations. The phrases are intended to help articulate opinions about films effectively.

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Movie Review Notes

The document provides phrases and expressions for discussing films, including descriptions of leading actors, types of movies, and directors. It also includes evaluative language for assessing plot, performance, music, and overall recommendations. The phrases are intended to help articulate opinions about films effectively.

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Use phrases like:

Leading Actors
 .... stars in this film.
 The film stars.... is the leading actor / actress.
 .... plays the main character of the movie.
 …. has leading role.

Type of movies
 It's a romantic film / and adventure film/ a horror film / an animated film /
a comedy /cartoon/ love story/ romance/ science fiction movie/ war film/
an action film/ a thriller/ a spy movie/ an animation movie /

Director Name
 It was directed by ....
 The film is directed by ….

Use phrases like:


 It is rather confusing / long / slow / boring (plot)
 The cast is excellent / weak / awful / unconvincing (actor)
 The performance of …… was superb and deserved the awards. (actor)
 The script/ story is dull / clever / exciting (plot)
 The story is interesting and inspiring. (plot)
 Growing up is never a bed of roses and life is like a roller coaster. We need
to work hard at times to achieve in life and this is the message of the story.
(lesson)
 It has a tragic / surprising / dramatic ending (ending)
 The music / sound effect is dull / rich (music)
 It is a catchy tune as backing music (soundtrack)
 The theme song is powerful / weak / satisfying (soundtrack)
 The colour in the photography is natural / spectacular / dull / dark and
frightening

Use phrases like:


 Don’t miss it!
 It is well worth seeing!
 It is bound to be a box‐office hit.
 I highly / thoroughly / strongly recommend it.
 It is highly entertaining
 It is certainly at the top of my list of good movies.
 Fans of … will no doubt be thrilled with this. It’s a must!
 It's a classic / blockbuster / box- office hit.
 I would give it a ___ out of 5 ratings.
 It is definitely a must-watch movie.
 I would not recommend this because it's a waste of time and money.
 It’s a boring movie.
 Only watch this film if you have plenty of time to spare.
 I was disappointed by the film

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