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Movie Reviews by Allison Benedikt - Page 4 of 8

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Review of Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)

By Allison Benedikt (153) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 16 Mar 2007

This is familiar clowning territory for our actors -- hypothetically well-matched here, with Carrey a far more sophisticated and energetic…

Review of The Ice Harvest (2005)

By Allison Benedikt (153) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 09 Oct 2006

The Ice Harvest is not Bad Santa redux…

Review of Adam and Steve (2006)

By Allison Benedikt (153) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 03 Jul 2006

A mostly bland, sporadically crude, by-the-numbers romantic comedy about two gay men in love…

Review of The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006)

By Allison Benedikt (153) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 12 Apr 2006

With humor, honesty and awe, Feuerzeig's portrait may love Daniel Johnston, but it won't give his parents much hope…

Review of Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2005)

By Allison Benedikt (153) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 12 Apr 2006

Sam Dunn's unabashed wet kiss to his favorite genre of music, heavy metal, a.k.a. devil's music…

Review of Match Point (2005)

By Allison Benedikt (153) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 10 Apr 2006

Match Point is fantastic to look at, sharply dramatic and Allen is--who knew?--a master of suspense…

Review of Brick (2006)

By Allison Benedikt (153) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 06 Apr 2006

The mystery feels elementary and his characters, though compelling as sketches, remain one-dimensional from the first to the last good-looking frame…

Review of Drawing Restraint 9 (2006)

By Allison Benedikt (153) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 05 Apr 2006

As visually stunning as it is, DR9 is also more than two hours and contains, at best, 10 lines of dialogue, an ear-piercing Bjork score and…

Review of 16 Blocks (2006)

By Allison Benedikt (153) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 03 Mar 2006

Willis never develops a rapport with Def, and in the end it's not the predictable action but this lack of chemistry and camaraderie that sinks…

Review of Why We Fight (2005)

By Allison Benedikt (153) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 17 Feb 2006

A pretty entertaining case against our current war and question the integrity of our president, but more than that, these docs manipulate imagery,…

Review of Imagine Me & You (2006)

By Allison Benedikt (153) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 04 Feb 2006

I guess there's something progressive going on when a lesbian love story gets to be just as dreadful and tacky as most straight ones…

Review of Connie and Carla (2004)

By Allison Benedikt (153) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 05 Jan 2006

Vardalos and Collette have mighty pipes, but it's Collette who moves with the confidence and flair of a musical theater veteran…

Review of JAY-Z: Fade to Black (2004)

By Allison Benedikt (153) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 23 Dec 2005

Whether a legend was born (or retired) that night at the Garden remains to be seen, but even on film, it was one killer show…

Review of The Family Stone (2005)

By Allison Benedikt (153) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 15 Dec 2005

Parker is pretty much a disaster here, shrill and phony and, worst of all, spineless…

Review of Red Heat (1988)

By Allison Benedikt (153) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 11 Dec 2005

Schwarzenegger, who when he dons a green suit is dubbed 'Gumby' by Belushi, is right on target with his characterization of the iron-willed…

Review of Protocols of Zion (2005)

By Allison Benedikt (153) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 08 Dec 2005

In the end, Protocols of Zion is all context--a bit here about Father Coughlin, a minute there about the Holocaust, a stint with The Passion…

Review of Just Friends? (2009)

By Allison Benedikt (153) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 22 Nov 2005

But alas, even with young talent, director Roger Kumble and writer Adam Davis rely way too heavily (no pun intended) on the fat-suit joke and…

Review of Just Friends (2012)

By Allison Benedikt (153) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 22 Nov 2005

But alas, even with young talent, director Roger Kumble and writer Adam Davis rely way too heavily (no pun intended) on the fat-suit joke and…

Review of Just Friends (2005)

By Allison Benedikt (153) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 22 Nov 2005

But alas, even with young talent, director Roger Kumble and writer Adam Davis rely way too heavily (no pun intended) on the fat-suit joke and…

Review of Domino (1982)

By Allison Benedikt (153) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 12 Oct 2005

It's not so important to follow plot twists--I couldn't--but the emotional thrust Kelly and Scott want to drive home is plain: Once Domino…

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