Film Review Guidelines
AP Language and Composition/ 12
Third/Fourth Quarter Assignments
Mr. Belasco/ Room B-5
Review Guidelines
This guideline is intended as a safety valve only. If you do not know where
to begin you can use tis as a guideline. Once you are comfortable, the movie
review should move away from this structure and represent your own voice.
| Paragraph 1: | Offer your overall impression of the film while mentioning themovie's title, director, and key actors. |
| Paragraph 2: | Summarize the plot of the film |
| Paragraph 3: | How did the actors portray key character roles? Did they fulfill your expectations given your knowledge of the original novel or play (if one exists)? |
| Paragraph 4: | Were any particular film techniques used in key scenes? How did the film techniques anmd music enhance the setting and themes of the film? You may need two paragraphs to explain this information. |
| Paragraph 5: | Address how well the film represents the novel or play. Offer evidence for your opinion. Remember to mention use of symbols and literary devices. Do they "transfer" from the novel/play into the movie well? This only applies for a novel adapted into a movie |
| Paragraph 6: | Ending paragraph--your last opportunity to guide the reader.
Offer a clincher that tells the reader to attend the film or not. |