MAYER WAKEFIELD is entertained but let down by an audacious production that, sadly, doesn't ring true
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MARIA DUARTE recommends that you catch this action-packed, high octane eco-armageddon on the the big screen
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by drama that, despite accomplished performances, cannot overcome an unfocused script
New releases from Sam Carter, Spell Songs and Les Thomas
KEN COCKBURN traces the one original language – that of the Yamnaya pastoral nomads – from which all European and Indian languages derive
PAUL DONOVAN is fascinated by the debunking of the iconic British war hero
ALEX HALL recommends a searing panorama of our global predicament
The Wandering Earth II (12A)
Directed by Frant Gwo
THIS is the prequel to one of China's highest grossing sci fi films which again centres on the Earth’s race for survival in the wake of an environmental doomsday scenario.
Within a hundred years the expanding sun will engulf the planet and to avoid Armageddon the world’s nations have to join forces to build powerful engines on the surface to propel the Earth to safety. How do they convince people to act now to help save generations yet to come?
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