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The article published on the news website The Guardian on May 4, 2013 is called That's a wrap:, Observer film critic, steps down after50 years. The article reports at length that Philip French is a British film critic and former radio producer who has a reputation of a very influential person in the field of Cinema. According to American film journal , he was rated as Britain's "greatest living movie analyst". However, at the end of August he is to file his last column as this newspaper's film critic. His first column for the Observer, shows us a very believable picture of criminathe underworld. Philip French noted "the tired vignettes of sub-Runyon characters" in The Small World of Sammy Lee starring Anthony Newley. Speaking about the north London home,Philip shares with his wife Kersti, we pay attention to the memorable moments from a life largely spent in a darkened auditorium. His resignation letter tells of his feeling for the Observer- proud to be part of such a tradition.

Crucial to his life experience, and perhaps to his appreciation of film, was the impact of the war on his early years. Philip French was educated at Bristol Grammar School, the young French volunteered and joined the Parachute Regiment, serving in the Middle East.  In Which We Serve, The Way Ahead and The Way to the Stars are for those who want to understand the second world war.

Another big step in his life were films  which introduced him to the potent idea of the loser in a country supposedly all about success, and the wit of Jewish émigré culture.

Philip French will be speaking about his 50 years as an Observer critic next weekend. He believes that you should still be a role for an experienced critic. Moreover, it is not enough just to understand a film; you must try to say something of interest or value.

Aside from writing on cinema, French has worked as an arts producer at the BBC and reviewed theatre for the New Statesman. Yet he is comfortable to have focused on film. After all, he says, his first experience of Dickens was David Lean's Great Expectations and his first experience of Graham Greene was John Boulting's Brighton Rock.

The article concludes by saying that "Cinema was the great art form of the 20th century and this century is continuing the same way," he says. Commenting on the great directors, he adds "not all artists have a life-lease on their talent", and the same may apply to critics: "But at least I am giving up now, while I still have my mind."

As for me, I think that any film is a huge work of actors, director and film-team. It’s difficult to judge what movie is good or bad. You should be aware of all movements and have enough experience to be a critic. In my opinion, French is a great example of a person who has a right to judge.