England

• Henry V directed by Kenneth Branagh (1989)

  [8/10]

  "Branagh plays Henry V with and easy elegance, and he delivers the king's motivational speeches with marvelous interpretation and dynamics."

• Hot Fuzz directed by Edgar Wright (2007)

  [7/10]

  "I didn't find Hot Fuzz as riotously funny as Shaun of the Dead. Hot Fuzz has much more subtle humor, mostly irony created by the totally metropolitan Angel trying to fit in to a small town lifestyle. But Hot Fuzz has a much more intelligent plot than Shaun of the Dead."

• Notting Hill directed by Roger Mitchell (1999)

  [6/10]

  "Can the boy love the girl and live happily ever after, even though the girl is a movie star? Of course, they have one last chance to reunite and make up and to leave the audience with the requisite warm-fuzzy feeling."

• Queen, The directed by Stephen Frears (2006)

  [9/10]

  "The Queen does something unusual -- it makes a fairly severe critique of monarchy in general while giving tribute to Queen Elizabeth II's years of service to her country."

• Quicksilver (2003)

  [6/10]

  "I think much of the story line gets bogged down with the interesting things Stephenson found in his research. These elements might have a bearing in the second or third volumes, but distracted from the immediate enjoyment of the novel."

• V for Vendetta directed by James McTeigue (2006)

  [8/10]

  "The twisting and engaging story line more than makes up for the 'comic book' characters, and director JamesMcTeigue displays an excellent balance of mystery, suspense, and violence."

  Average score: 7.33