Reason for Reviews

The Reasons for Reviews

Film reviews are a written form of advertisement for films. Film reviews are normally located within specialised magazines which are primarily about movies in general, such as “Empire” and “Total Film”. However, general magazines have also started to include reviews of current films within the cinema, including “Closer”.  The specialist movie magazines have now progressed onto having these reviews and articles present on their websites.

There are many different types and styles of film reviews which are present within the specialist film magazines. But, on the whole, film reviews all contain the same content.

These include;

·        Name of Director

·        Name of Actors

·        Date of film release

·        Film length

·        Still images from the film

·        Age Certificate

·        Brief overview and description of plot

·        Reviewer’s accolades and opinions

·        Interview with actors/director

·        Star Rating

These are all important features which need to be included within the film review. By including these features will help optimise the promotion for the film. However, this is only true if the author gives the film a positive review, as some reviews can be negative and slate the film instead.

The name of the director, actors, date of release, plot overview and certificate, are all included to inform the audience on the film. On the other hand, the still images, interviews with actors and director, reviewer’s opinion and star rating, are the actual aspects which create the review of the film.  Interestingly, these are also the aspects which entice the audience to read the review.

It is the combination of both of these elements which create the best type of film review.