A film review: some ideas to help you.

 

   
Useful vocabulary
Main genres:
   
romantic film
comedy
thriller
disaster film biography
science fiction film
western
documentary
historical film fantasy
horror film
musical
action film
drama epic film

   
Adjectives:
   
Positive
funny
fantastic
charming
beautiful
  interesting
fascinating
pleasant intelligent
Negative
boring
pathetic
violent
silly
poor
slow
predictable
bad

 

Suggested answer:
__________ (title) is a __________ (genre) directed by __________ and produced by __________.

The film is about a __________. One day, ____________________________.
Then, ________________________________________________________.

The stars (__________ and __________) are _________ (adjective), the special effects are __________ (adjective) and the songs on the soundtrack are __________ (adjective).
The dialogue is very __________ (adjective) and __________ (adjective).

The best part is ________________________________________________.
The worst part is _______________________________________________.

It's a __________ (adjective) movie and I give it __________ (number) stars.

Example 1 (positive review):

"The Last Dog" is a thriller directed by Harrison Fiat and produced by Suzuki Toshiba.

The film is about a little dog. One day, a boy can't find his dog in the house.
Then, he tries to find his dog with his friends and his family.

The stars (Gary Youngman and Jane Honda) are very good, the special effects are fantastic and the songs on the soundtrack are charming.
The dialogue is very intelligent and funny.

The best part is when the boy's friend go to the park.
The worst part is when the boy cries in his bedroom.

It's a fascinating movie and I give it five stars.

Example 2 (negative review):

"The Black Planet" is a science fiction film directed by Robert Greenford and produced by Clint Westwood.

The film is about aliens that invade our planet. One day, alien spaceships destroy all the cities in the world.
Then, all the countries get together to fight the enemy..

The stars (Elvis Parsley and Anthony Flags) are pathetic, the special effects are poor and the songs on the soundtrack are bad.
The dialogue is very predictable and boring.

The worst part is .when the aliens destroy Rio de Janeiro.
The best part is the end of the film.

It's a slow movie and I give it one star.


Remember:
If you don't remember names of actors or actresses, just invent some names!
You don't need to write about a real movie, you can imagine your own.
When you write the story of the film, use Simple Present.

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