codes and conventions of the impossible film review

• This is a film review taken from an Empire magazine. The image is small and doesn't take up much space, going against the codes and conventions of film reviews as most of the time the image takes up half of the page to attract the reader. I think this however is effective as it gives more room for text; indicating to the reader there is a lot to say about the film.
• The image is a still shot from the film and highlights the tragic and hard circumstances the family suffer with throughout the plot - having an image taken directly from the film which summarises the plot is a generic code and convention for film reviews as it says a lot about the film without the reader having to read anything. The film is also based on real life events reflects our chosen genre of social realism.
• The colour scheme of the review is simple but effective, with just black writing on a white background. This draws attention to the small image, perhaps done purposely to attract the audience without having to use a larger image. 
• The title is bolder and bigger than the rest of the text; drawing attention to by making it one of the first things the reader sees.
•  The tagline of the article is the alliteration 'Harrowing, honest and heartbreaking'; summarising the film in three words which is a quick way for the reader to guess what ideas and themes the film might include. 
• The bold writing in the bottom right hand corner with the title 'Verdict' has a final summary of the film and ends with a 4 star rating. This is a code and convention of film reviews because the end of the article may be something the reader first looks at if they don't wan't to read the entire article. They would see the 4 start rating and then think the review may be worth reading; therefore this is potentially an effective advertising technique.