It’s a Dirk Pitt novel. That should tell you everything you need to know, except this one has a more interesting villain than normal.

A clear prototype for what would become the long running Dirk Pitt series with little of novel interest. A page turner, nothing more.

A wonderfully illustrated and surprisingly detailed world of fantastic creatures; a great work of fantasy with strong characterisation and some genuinely interesting speculative biology. An instant favourite franchise.

Funny and informative, plus all for a good cause. Can’t really complain.

A wonderful mashup of homages, genres and styles held tightly together by a clever story, brilliant performances and one of the best original musical soundtracks in years.

Gamers will get a few laughs and find the mix of gaming pastiches in a movie interesting enough but there isn't much more to recommend this one-trick pony.

A fun enough romp that lacks Nolan's signature intelligence whilst skirting around the much more interesting story occurring in the background.

Not quite so-bad-it's-good, but close; a crazy attempt to turn a pretty linear board game into a movie which largely misses but occasionally lands a hit (yeah, Battleships reference).

Not as bad as anticipated but still not overly worthwhile. Some interesting visual effects and a great actress don't make up for a silly plot and pointless action sequences.

Don't bother. The humour falls flat and the story clearly never got beyond a draft stage. The entire film feels rushed and empty, with no memorable moments to speak of.

Read the book; it's a story that deserves to be experienced unadulterated. If you have already done so, there isn't much more for you here.

A solid film with a couple of plot holes. If you're willing to wave these as standard comic book thinking then the remainder is highly enjoyable.