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Movie Reviews by James Berardinelli - Page 52 of 227

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Review of The Lost City of Z (2017)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 21 Apr 2017

The ending is muddled as an unsuccessful attempt is made to provide closure to a story that, if told frankly, shouldn’t have one…

Review of The Promise (2017)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 20 Apr 2017

When it comes to war love stories, The Promise isn’t going to challenge Casablanca…

Review of The Promise (2017)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 20 Apr 2017

When it comes to war love stories, The Promise isn’t going to challenge Casablanca…

Review of Killing for Love (2016)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 19 Apr 2017

Although at times overwrought and overtly manipulative, the film as a whole is like a kick to the gut…

Review of The Promise (2017)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 19 Apr 2017

When it comes to war love stories, The Promise isn’t going to challenge Casablanca…

Review of Their Finest (2017)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 19 Apr 2017

Although the narrative for Their Finest occasionally rambles (too much time is spent buffing Ambrose’s backstory, which is only tangentially…

Review of The Promise (2016)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 19 Apr 2017

When it comes to war love stories, The Promise isn’t going to challenge Casablanca…

Review of The Promise (2017)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 19 Apr 2017

When it comes to war love stories, The Promise isn’t going to challenge Casablanca…

Review of All the King's Men (2006)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 19 Apr 2017

Those familiar with the novel will undoubtedly agree that reading it is a more satisfying experience than watching this disappointing film…

Review of The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 18 Apr 2017

The Nightmare Before Christmas has something to offer just about everyone. For the kids, it's a fantasy celebrating two holidays…

Review of Dance Flick (2009)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 16 Apr 2017

The best bits in this film fall short of being inspired, but they are outrageous…

Review of The Village (2004)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 13 Apr 2017

For those who like the director's body of work, appreciate The Twilight Zone, and have a high suspension of disbelief threshold, The Village…

Review of The Fate of the Furious (2017)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 12 Apr 2017

“Dumbing down” was coined for productions like this: big, splashy, testosterone-fueled monstrosities whose sole purpose is to give a studio…

Review of The Cat in the Hat (2003)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 07 Apr 2017

It's moderately engaging for the first half-hour, somewhat trying during the second half hour, and virtually unbearable over the final twenty…

Review of Going in Style (1979)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 05 Apr 2017

Although Going in Style’s heist represents a high point and gets props for being suitably clever, it’s swamped by bad melodrama and lame comedy…

Review of Gifted (2017)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 05 Apr 2017

Director Marc Webb brings the same kind of deft craftmanship for drama and low-key humor that he exhibited in 500 Days of Summer and the result…

Review of Going in Style (2017)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 05 Apr 2017

Although Going in Style’s heist represents a high point and gets props for being suitably clever, it’s swamped by bad melodrama and lame comedy…

Review of Sliding Doors (1998)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 04 Apr 2017

One of its most obvious strengths is that it can satisfy many different types of audiences -- those who demand something substantial from their…

Review of The International (2009)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 04 Apr 2017

The International possesses the look and feel of a thriller, but not the heart or soul of one…

Review of In Her Shoes (2005)

By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 03 Apr 2017

Artificial in both its dialogue and its construction, the film only works - on those occasions when it works - because of the sincere performance…

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