News of the World

A beautifully crafted, no frills adventure which often feels like an homage to Westerns of yore.

I found this a rewarding and entertaining drama, heavy with the weight of the past, yet buoyed up by the possibilities of the future.

Their journey packs in all the usual thrills of the genre - the shootouts and the ravenous jaws of nature - though Greengrass doesn't approach the material with the kineticism of Captain Phillips (also starring Hanks) or the Bourne films.

It's all solid, well-turned stuff and, of course, you know you're in safe hands with Hanks, whose acting is so effortlessly good that you're in danger of not fully appreciating i

News of the World has many of these wise, unforced moments on its way to a final scene in which the on-screen audience applauds wildly. My sentiments exactly.

Greengrass's charming western would form the ideal centrepiece for a festival that showcased directors working hard to be something other than what we expect them to be.

It's a classic western, but an anti-western... It's beautifully done.

Hanks is as watchable as ever and Helena Zengel terrific as the girl. Highly recommended.

While Hanks is our hero, Helena Zengel steals the spotlight. This thirteen-year-old German actress shines in this role.

Hanks is great, Zengel is a revelation and Greengrass provides incredible vistas and a heartwarming story.