Purpose of a Magazine Film Review

The purpose of a magazine film review is to provide information and a professional opinion on a film. The audience which are seeking an expert third party opinion on the suitability of the film for their needs and to make an informal decision on whether it is something they will enjoy or their family will enjoy as well as it's suitability to their family. Another purpose is to market the film in a similar way to the poster, to sell the film to the audience, but the audience is aware that a poster is bias and that it has been designed to promote the film and convince the audience to see it, a review is an expert 3rd party opinion and film producers know and understand that people are not willing to spend their money on a film unless it has a good review from someone who understands what makes a good film and what people will like.

Therefore the purpose of a film review is to inform the reader of what the film is about wotihout giving away to much detail, to tell the reader the suitability of the film in terms of content and value and in some ways help to promote the film depending on whether the critic enjoys what they have seen,it's also important to note that different magazines will have different opinions, for example sight and sound is unlikely to review The Expendables as it is'nt a very cultured film whereas Empire magazine would have because it's a very mainstream Hollywood film with a lot of a list celbrities.