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Writing a Film Review


What to Include in a Film Review

Film Review Format

When we write a film review, we should talk about:

  • Title of the film (Titanic, Taken, Spider-man, Avatar...)
  • Type of the film (action, romance, drama, comedy, horror...)
  • When and where you saw it (last week, last year... on TV, in the cinema)
  • Setting: time & place (e.g., in 2003 in UK, in 1999 in Afghanistan...)
  • The director (the name of the director...)
  • The hero's name (name of the main actor...)
  • The heroine's name (name of the main actress...)
  • The story of the film and how it ended (... it was a tragic ending, happy ending...)
  • Your opinion (I like this film because...)


Film Review Template

Model Template

The film that I liked most is "[title of the film]". It's [action / romance / drama / comedy / horror]. I watched it [on TV / in the cinema] [last week / last night]. It was filmed in [setting]. The hero's name is [name of the main actor] and the heroine's is [name of the main actress]. The story of the film was about...


Model Film Review — Titanic

Topic Information

Write a film review, using the following information:

Title of the filmTitanic
Type of the filmromance
When and where you saw iton TV last week
Setting (time and place)in July 1997 in Rosarito, California
The directorJames Cameron
The hero's nameJack
The heroine's nameRose
The story of the film and how it ended- Jack met Rose onboard / Their love grew up regardless of a lot of constraints
- The ship hit a huge iceberg / The ship sank / It was a tragic ending.
Duration1 hour and 30 minutes / 2 hours
OpinionWhy do you like it?
Model Answer

The film that I liked most is Titanic. It's a romance disaster story. I watched it on TV last week. It was filmed in July 1997 in Rosarito, California. The hero's name is Jack and the heroine's is Rose. It's directed by James Cameron. The story is amazing.

It's about two lovers who belonged to different social classes and who fell in love aboard the ship. Rose was supposed to marry Cal Hockley who was her fiancé. Fed up with their protocol and hierarchy, Rose tried to commit suicide but Jack, a penniless artist, rescued her. At that time, her fiancé showed up and she told Cal how brave Jack was to save her life when her feet slipped off the ship. As a reward, Jack was invited for a special dinner with them in first class. Sometime later, Jack and Rose developed their friendship and soon Rose joined him secretly at a party in third class. Day in, day out, their love grew despite the disapproval of Rose's mother, who wanted her to marry Cal to help her overcome some financial issues.

All of a sudden, the big ship hit an iceberg and the captain declared that it was huge and they were all scared that the ship might sink. Indeed, the ship began to sink. At that time, the security discovered Jack's affair with Rose and they arrested him and handcuffed him to a pipe. As the ship was sinking, both Cal and Jack encouraged Rose to jump in a lifeboat but she couldn't. She couldn't leave Jack behind. The ship broke in half and both Jack and Rose survived. However, by the end of the film Jack died because of cold and hunger while Rose was saved. Thousands of people died in the film and the end was really tragic; it made me cry, but still it's my favourite movie.

This movie lasts 1h and 40 minutes and it's the most interesting film I have ever watched. I like this movie because I learned that love is not necessarily connected to wealth and high class, rather to modesty, simplicity and honesty; so for this and many other reasons, I recommend it to everyone to watch it. It's so exciting!


Practice Exercises

PRACTICE 1 — Write a film review about *Chasing Liberty*

Write a film review, using the following information:

Title of the filmChasing Liberty
Type of the filmromantic comedy
When and where you saw itlast month in the cinema
Setting (time and place)in 2004 in Prague, Venice, London and Washington DC.
The directorAndy Cadiff
The hero's nameBen
The heroine's nameAnna
The story of the film and how it ended- Anna, the president's daughter, was fed up with her father's over-protection.
- Anna asked Ben, the secret agent, for a ride on his motorbike.
- She did a lot of outdoor activities with Ben, romantic ones.
- Anna tried to spend a night with Ben, but he refused in the beginning.
- Anna and Ben broke up for a while, but during an exchange program to Oxford University, Anna visited Ben at the opera, where they kiss, reconcile and start a new life.
Duration1 hour and 51 minutes
Opinion & EvaluationWhy do you like it?
PRACTICE 2 — Write about the film that you liked most

Write a paragraph about the film that you liked most, using the template and guidelines above.

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