Elizabeth McGovern

It’s hard to be mad at director Kris Swanberg’s leisurely stroll towards motherhood, but it’s also hard to recommend to those outside the target demographic. Observant, low-key, and, ultimately, benign, ‘Unexpected’ coasts by on goodwill and charm, when it could have tackled so much more.

Once Upon a Time in America is a gangster film of the highest order, and, at the same time, it recalls so many of its predecessors