1. Name: ……………………………..
Class: …………………………….
How to write a Film Review
Important information
Name of the film ..……………………………………………………
Genre ……………………………………………………..
Characters – and names of actors ……………………………………………………..
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Setting (Where is the movie) ……………………………………………………..
What is your opinion of the film? ……………………………………………………..
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Structure
Introduction
· Name of the film
· Genre
· Setting
· The actors
Body
· Paragraph 1: Describe the plot and characters, DO NOT tell the ending.
· Paragraph 2: Analyse the film. Talk about the good things and the bad
things. Examples; actors, costumes, settings, soundtrack (music), script
(was it funny or sad)
Conclusion
· Your reaction (like or dislike)
· Your opinion (was it good or bad, describe it)
· Recommend it?
Useful Expressions
The film ´……………` is a (comedy/
drama/action/romance/fairytale/thriller)
Starring ……………….. (actor’s name)
The main character is played by ……
Setting
It’s set in ……………….
The story takes place in ………………
The film begins in …….
Characters
The main character is called …………
The story is about …………….
The film tells the story of …………
The hero/protagonist/antagonist/villain is
One of the best moments in the film is
when
Opinion
I think that
I believe
He/she does a very good job as………..
……………… is memorable/believable
………………… adds a lot to the film
The actor’s personality/talent ………
Great comedic timing
I recommend/ don’t recommend this film
A ´must-see`
A very impressive portrayal of ……
From 1-10, I give this film a …….
I like/ don’t like ……
The best/ worst thing is ………….
If you like ………….. this film is for you

2. Name: ……………………………..
Class: …………………………….
Adjectives (to describe characters/setting/film)
Positive
first-rate
insightful
clever
charming
comical
charismatic
enjoyable
uproarious
original
hilarious
riveting
intriguing
powerful
fascinating
surprising
dazzling
thought provoking
imaginative
legendary
Negative
violent
third-rate
juvenile
boring
disgusting
senseless
brutal
confused
disappointing
bloody
silly
tired
predictable
stupid
uninteresting
trite
uneven
cliché ridden
outdated
Other
suspenseful
low-budget
dramatic
highly-charged
sentimental
fantasy
slow
romantic
satirical
fast-moving
oddball
picaresque
big-budget
wacky

3. Name: ……………………………..
Class: …………………………….
A
able
abnormal
absent-minded
above average
adventurous
affectionate
agile
amazing
ambitious
amusing
angelic
artistic
assertive
average
awesome
awful
B
balanced
beautiful
below average
beneficent
blue
blunt
boisterous
brave
bright
brilliant
buff
C
careful
careless
cautious
charming
childlike
cheerful
chic
clean
clumsy
cold
competent
composed
conceited
condescending
confident
confused
conscientious
considerate
content
cool
cool-headed
cooperative
courageous
cowardly
crabby
crafty
critical
cruel
curious
D
dainty
decisive
delicate
demonic
dependent
delightful
depressed
devoted
direct
dirty
discreet
distant
distrustful
dramatic
drowsy
drugged
drunk
dutiful
E
eager
easy-going
efficient
egotistical
emotional
energetic
enthusiastic
excellent
excitable
experienced
F
fabulous
fastidious
ferocious
fervent
fiery
flabby
flaky
flashy
frank
friendly
funny
fussy
G
generous
gentle
gloomy
good
great
groggy
grouchy
guarded
H
hateful
helpful
hesitant
hot-headed
hypercritical
hysterical
I
idiotic
imaginative
immature
impatient
impressive
impulsive
incompetent
inconsiderate
inconsistent
independent
indiscreet
inexperienced
insensitive
inspiring
intelligent
interesting
intolerant
irritating
J
joyous
judgmental
K
keen
kind
L
lame
lazy
lean
lethargic
level-headed
listless
lively
local
logical
long-winded
lovable
lovely
M
maternal
mature
mean
meddlesome
mercurial
methodical
meticulous
mild
miserable
modest
moronic
morose
motivated
musical
N
naive
nasty
natural
naughty
negative
nervous
noisy
normal
nosy
numb
O
obliging
obnoxious
old-fashioned
one-sided
orderly
ostentatious
outgoing
outspoken
P
passionate
passive
paternal
paternalistic
patient
peaceful
peevish
pensive
persevering
persnickety
petulant
picky
plain
plain-speaking
playful
pleasant
plucky
polite
popular
positive
powerful
practical
prejudiced
pretty
proficient
proud
provocative
prudent
punctual
Q
quarrelsome
querulous
quick
quick-tempered
quiet
R
realistic
reassuring
reclusive
reliable
reluctant
resentful
reserved
resigned
resourceful
respected
respectful
responsible
restless
revered
ridiculous
S
sad
sassy
saucy
sedate
self-assured
selfish
sensible
sensitive
sentimental
serene
serious
sharp
short-tempered
shy
silly
sincere
sleepy
sloppy
slow
smart
snazzy
sneering
snobby
sober
sophisticated
soulful
soulless
sour
spirited
spiteful
stable
striking
strong
stupid
subtle
sullen
sulky
superficial
surly
suspicious
sweet
T
tactful
tactless
talented
testy
thinking
thoughtful
thoughtless
timid
tired
tolerant
touchy
tranquil
U
ugly
unaffected
unbalanced
uncertain
uncooperative
undependable
unemotional
unfriendly
unguarded
unhelpful
unimaginative
unmotivated
unpleasant
unpopular
unreliable
unsophisticated
unstable
unsure
unthinking
unwilling
V
venal
versatile
vigilant
W
warm
warmhearted
wary
watchful
weak
well-behaved
well-developed
well-intentioned
well-respected
well-rounded
willing
wonderful
Y
volcanic
vulnerable
Z
zealous

4. Name: ……………………………..
Class: …………………………….
cynical