AMERICAN ASSASSIN

us in her world as it spirals insanely out of control. Employing biblical allusions with tremendous finesse and huge ambition, Aronofsky unleashes an apocalypse of condemnation on his targets. These include the control organised religion exerts over women, the cult of celebrity, and the vanity of the male creative process. Javier Bardem oozes narcissistic charm as the writer and Ed Harris and Michelle Pfeiffer provide strong support. With every department working at full mindbending tilt, this movie provides an extraordinary experience which just might leave you screaming out for your own mother. Cert Running time

You should dodge this bullet – unless you are the most committed action movie fan. Because sadly, if this anonymous espionage thriller possessed any sense of its own preposterousness, it would be a lot more fun.

Four screenwriters wrestled with Vince Flynn’s novel before this version was rushed into production last year.

Dylan O’Brien has bland boy-band looks and is good at the physical stuff, but he’s otherwise forgettable as a vigilante recruited as an undercover agent by the CIA.

The 66-year-old Michael Keaton gives a teeth-baring turn and makes everyone else look feeble as the ferocious team leader.

The 007-style plot offers lots of pretty European locations as the boys chase a van-load of plutonium. But there’s an absence of romance and no humour among the hard hitting blood-spurting violence, which is eventually abandoned for CGI destruction.

Women are immaculately attired or naked, and they’re always disposable. Much like this film, really.