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Movie Reviews by James Berardinelli - Page 116 of 227

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Review of The Boys Are Back (2009)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 19 May 2012

Hicks has made a technically adept film, but one that, for all of its strong acting and vivid photography, left me less moved than I should have been…

Review of Blue in the Face (1995)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 18 May 2012

The film is so exuberant that we don't care whether we're listening to Lou Reed's off-the-cuff comments about New York, watching Mel Gorham…

Review of Hysteria (2011)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 16 May 2012

Hysteria's hook is that it chronicles the development of one of the 20th century's most popular home appliances: the vibrator…

Review of Battleship (2012)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 15 May 2012

Battleship has the IQ of a rutabaga and doesn't require much more intelligence than that to watch…

Review of The Dictator (2012)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 14 May 2012

One of the cleverest moments in Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator comes during the first five seconds: a memorial dedication to Kim Jong Il…

Review of Sunshine Cleaning (2008)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 14 May 2012

Perhaps the most compelling reason to see Sunshine Cleaning is the pairing of two of the best and most charismatic young actresses today…

Review of Avatar (2009)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 13 May 2012

Avatar is entertainment of the highest order. It's the best movie of 2009…

Review of Breakdown (1997)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 12 May 2012

Breakdown is the latest in a seemingly endless traffic jam of thrillers that opens strong but finishes abominably…

Review of Dark Shadows (2012)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 08 May 2012

Dark Shadows is a mess, and it's unclear whether its bizarre recipe of comedy, campy horror, and gothic melodrama will satisfy anyone, regardless…

Review of God Bless America (2012)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 06 May 2012

Writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait has an ax to grind and, once he's done grinding it, he uses it to split some skulls…

Review of Fire Down Below (1997)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 04 May 2012

Seagal fans will find that their hero is still in his usual form (his form, like his expression, hasn't wavered since he debuted in Above the…

Review of The River Wild (1994)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 03 May 2012

As thrillers go, The River Wild is a cut below a white-knuckler, but it still has its share of spills and chills…

Review of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 02 May 2012

A little youth is injected via Slumdog Millionaire's Dev Patel and Tena Desae, but they are supporting players…

Review of The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 02 May 2012

An exercise in mediocrity. It's curious how little of the TV series' charm and appeal can be found in this uneven, plodding excuse for a reunion…

Review of A Little Bit of Heaven (2011)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 30 Apr 2012

What's missing is honesty. It has been supplanted by artifice…

Review of Angels & Demons (2009)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 30 Apr 2012

Of course, the problem with Angels & Demons is that to get to the final 40 minutes, it's necessary to endure the first 90, and that would be…

Review of Fanboys (2009)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 30 Apr 2012

Unfortunately, while Fanboys has moments of success, it is mostly a middling road picture that doesn't do a lot more than any average, forgettable…

Review of Headhunters (2011)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 27 Apr 2012

At a time when many mystery thrillers fall apart in the final fifteen minutes, Headhunters maintains its integrity…

Review of The Five-Year Engagement (2012)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 27 Apr 2012

The problem is one of tone. The Five Year Engagement, despite its serious thesis, tries desperately to be funny…

Review of Safe (2012)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 25 Apr 2012

The violence has the straightforward, unflinching characteristic evident in Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, although Yakin's dialogue falls…

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