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Critics' choice: five best films
Evening Standard 9 Sep 2009Pedro Almodóvar teams up again with Penélope Cruz in Broken Embraces, Zooey Deschanel stars in Days of Summer and Mid-August Lunch is a must-see masterpiece
(500) DAYS OF SUMMER
Cert 12A, 95 mins
A refreshingly unsentimental indie romance starring Zooey Deschanel that's both funny and touching — who says boys don't cry?
THE HURT LOCKER
Cert 15, 131 mins
Kathryn Bigelow's movie is undoubtedly the best to have come out of the Iraq conflict.
BROKEN EMBRACES
Cert 15, 128 mins
Pedro Almodóvar teams up again with Penélope Cruz for a labyrinthine plot full of sexy verve.
MID-AUGUST LUNCH
Cert U, 76 mins
A minor masterpiece by Gianni DiGregorio, in which he plays a harassed Roman left in charge of some old ladies.
SIN NOMBRE
Cert 15, 96 mins
Gripping tale of illegal immigrants crossing the US border from Mexico.
