steps to write a film review

1. 3ºESO

2.  INTRODUCTION/OPENING:
Title
Main actors
Setting (context) was set in
 BODY:
Characters
Plot
Strong/weak points
 CLOSING:
Personal opinion
Recommendation

3.  INTRODUCTION:
Titanic…, written and directed by James
Cameron… was starred by Leonardo Dicaprio
and Kate Winslet.
It was set in (place: a cruise) in (year: 1997) and it
was a total box-office hit

4.  BODY: SUMARIZING THE STORY
1st paragraph: The plot of the film is about/ The
film tells the story of…Jack Dawson (played by
Leonardo Dicaprio)…, who….
2nd paragraph: Good and bad points
 Soundtrack
 Special effects
Although/Even though…, I can say that… It is a
question of taste!

5.  CLOSING:
 I personally think that…
 I admit that…
 In my opinion/From my point of view…
 I strongly/highly recommend this film because…
 It is worth seeing.

6.  Uplifting Tragic
 Gripping Dull
 Inspirational Predictable
 Comical Unoriginal
 Brilliant Clichéd
 Enjoyable Thought provoking
 Intriguing Low-budget
 Moving

7.  To add information: Apart from, in addition
to, besides, furthermore, and…
 To contrast ideas: However, but, nevertheless,
although…
 To express chronological order: Firstly, Then,
Later, afterwards, after that…
 To express consequence: So, Therefore,
consequently…

8.  Verbal tenses: Past Simple + Past Continuous +
WHEN/WHILE
 Quantifiers: TOO/ TOO MUCH / TOO MANY
/ENOUGH
 Adverbs of degree: a bit, fairly, quite, pretty,
very, incredibly (page 27)

9.  Write a film review about a film you choose.
 (Deadline: Next Friday, the 11th)

10.  Write a film review about a film you choose.
 (Deadline: Next Friday, the 11th)