Film

Competent Dublin crime drama on well-worn turf

Downbeat, Neil Labute-esque tale of male inadequacy

BFI re-release for classic 1953 French comedy

Elegant cast elevates French tragi-comedy

Postcard from Tajikistan

Haunting brief encounter in Paris

Sicilian family saga

Intriguing animated African folk tale

DIRECTED BY Jonathan Mostow STARRING Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, Kristanna Loken Opened August 1, Cert 12A, 109 mins So far, 2003 has been heaving with lacklustre sci-fi epics. Enter the joker in the mega-budget pack: Terminator 3, the sequel no one wanted to see, starring an ageing icon 10 years past his best and directed by someone nobody's heard of.

Consummate, witty and wicked conmen caper