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Who Killed the Electric Car?
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Circa 1950 GM destroyed L.A.'s electric mass transit system, the best in the world, to sell more cars...Forget the dubious credibility of the messengers, this is a polemic that properly shines the spotlight on corporate corruption.
7/10
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Hotel Rwanda
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
This is many times more exciting than any James Bond film, with the advantage that it's mostly true. One of the best movies of this year or any year.
10/10
10
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993
The Bourne Ultimatum
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Paul Greengrass does it again! ...lots of action, good-looking people, despicable bad guys, and intensity that never lets up,...
10/10
10
10
10
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10
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1
993
Catch and Release
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
A chick flick, but all the chicks are guys. The dialogue among these girlymen is so unmanly and unrealistic it increases the cringe factor geometrically.
3/10
10
3
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3
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Poseidon
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
The special effects are exceptional, as are the stunts. There is no point at which the action lags. Despite a weak script, it's fun; the opening tracking shot is worth the price of admission, when you realize there's no ship there.
7/10
10
7
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true
7
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993
Mindhunters
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Marred by a bunch of undisciplined idiots we're asked to believe are FBI agents and annoying "CSI"-type extreme closeups, I was hoping they'd all be killed quickly.
6/10
10
6
10
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6
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993
Million Dollar Baby
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Manipulative, demeans religious trust and Catholicity, is anti-hope, anti-family, pro euthanasia propaganda, brutalizes femininity, and is terminally depressing.
4/10
10
4
10
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4
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I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
...infantile...politically correct nonsense.
0/10
10
0
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0
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Miami Vice
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Michael Mann foregoes the pastel and panache of the original because Colin Farrell is not the same cat as Don Johnson. The result isn't bad; it's just different.
8/10
10
8
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8
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Dark Streets
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
...an inventively made noir with a terrific sound track of 12 original songs. This might not be for everyone, but if you like noir it's one that shouldn't disappoint.
7/10
10
7
10
true
7
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1
993
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
If you've got a script full of fatuous repartee and an inept director (who was banned from the "Bourne" sequel), you're not going to have an entertainment worth diddlysquat.
3/10
10
3
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3
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Blood Work
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
If you like genre films, Blood Work will not disappoint.
6/10
10
6
10
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6
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Zathura: A Space Adventure
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Terrific Special Effects and a nice twist at the end make this a children's film that everyone can enjoy.
8/10
10
8
10
true
8
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993
Confessions of a Shopaholic
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Much more entertaining than I anticipated, due to the performances of Fisher, Dancy and the rest of the cast, especially Wendie Malick.
7/10
10
7
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7
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Once
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
...music that struggles to achieve mediocrity and a bland story.
4/10
10
4
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4
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Closer
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Magnificent acting; quirky, unusual script; exceptional directing; I liked it; lots of people won't.
8/10
10
8
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8
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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Even though it was enjoyable, there are big holes in it; there's absolutely nothing that would lead anyone to believe that Bridget and Mark have anything in common.
6/10
10
6
10
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6
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Edge of Darkness
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Even though Gibson gives a fine performance, this film succeeds because of Director Martin Campbell, who keeps the pace up and the tension rising.
10/10
10
10
10
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10
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Overnight
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
The film is brutally frank. Only 81 minutes long, I found it entertaining, sometimes funny, but probably a fairly accurate depiction of how things can go in Hollywood.
7/10
10
7
10
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7
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Penelope
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Palansky takes a sweet short fable, makes 90 minutes seem like 900, and then gets the moral wrong.
3/10
10
3
10
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3
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No Reservations
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
The total absence of wit and humor doesn't help the meager romance.
4/10
10
4
10
true
4
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1
993
Beerfest
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
I can't remember a year when there have been as many horrible movies. "Beerfest" is the poster child for them...makes "Talladega Nights" look like Hamlet.
0/10
10
0
10
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0
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Just Like Heaven
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
It telegraphs its ineptness at the outset with saccharine "slice of life" dialogue. With little chemistry between Witherspoon and Ruffalo it dismally failed the watch test.
3/10
10
3
10
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3
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Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Too long...For them to allow their petulant disagreements to be so widely seen indicates that they are either amazingly mature and self-confident, or amazingly masochistic.
5/10
10
5
10
true
5
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1
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Man on Wire
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
This is a fascinating account of a moment from history that will never be repeated.
8/10
10
8
10
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8
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1
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Mamma Mia!
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
The cast of non professional singers, epitomized by the mediocre talents of Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried, disrespects ABBA's melodic 1970's music. What a shame.
6/10
10
6
10
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6
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The Weather Man
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
No comedy...This is a sensitive, sometimes upsetting, but rewarding film.
7/10
10
7
10
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7
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The Young Victoria
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Emily Blunt finally gets a chance to blossom into the star representative of her talent in this highly entertaining film.
10/10
10
10
10
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10
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993
Multiple Sarcasms
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
The simplistic philosophy and cast of characters out of Hollywood's bag of cliches are bad enough, but do we have to be confronted with women's female problems, too?
1/10
10
1
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1
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I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Next time Mike Hodges wants to make a movie, I would suggest he shoot it in total darkness and drop the dialogue.
0/10
10
0
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0
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Marie Antoinette
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
If Sofia Coppola isn't the queen of slow, she's the princess of bore. Despite its sumptuous production design and cinematography, this is grotesquely superficial, slow, and boring.
3/10
10
3
10
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3
11
1
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Intimate Strangers
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
A brilliant entertainment, highlighted by Luchini's almost constantly perplexed expression...a subtle tale of personal relationships.
8/10
10
8
10
true
8
11
1
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Miracle
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
The best sports movie I've ever seen.
10/10
10
10
10
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10
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The Ice Harvest
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
...a nihilistic, bloody, violent, vain attempt at a humorous noir without humor.
3/10
10
3
10
true
3
11
1
993
Girl 27
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Archival clips and personal interviews tell a fascinating story of a girl done in by the corruption of MGM, the District Attorney, her attorney, and her own mother!
7/10
10
7
10
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7
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1
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American Gangster
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Despite reprehensibly painting the charming real Frank White as admirable when in fact he was a cold-blooded killer and drug pusher, this is a very entertaining film.
9/10
10
9
10
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9
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Man of the Year
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Warning! Don't pay any attention to the dismal promotion for this film. Despite what you see, it's an entertaining comedy-thriller.
8/10
10
8
10
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8
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Loverboy
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Ugh! Another Hollywood vanity project from new poster children for actors who shouldn't produce or direct.
0/10
10
0
10
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0
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Bad News Bears
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Strong performances by Thornton and Kinnear barely compensate for the dismal "acting" of Kraft who can't begin to carry Tatum O'Neal's spikes.
7/10
10
7
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7
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The Brave One
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Foster is remarkably believable. She never seems to be 'acting'.
9/10
10
9
10
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9
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Apocalypto
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
A slam-bang, action-packed chase movie that puts the audience smack-dab in the middle of pre-Columbian America. If you can stand the gore and violence, "Apocalypto" is a don't-miss experience.
10/10
10
10
10
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10
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Lightning in a Bottle
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
I admit that I'm not a fan. But if you are a fan, this is the movie for you. It's 106 minutes of Blues sung by just about every living great extant.
7/10
10
7
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7
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Friends With Money
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
A mysandristic chick flick in the worst sense of the word.
5/10
10
5
10
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5
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The Good Shepherd
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Two and a half hours of watching unidimensional Matt Damon is about two hours too much, especially considering the ludicrous characters with whom he plays here.
3/10
10
3
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3
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
...(a) dark, dour, depressing dirge.
5/10
10
5
10
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5
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We Own the Night
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Too long and anti-climactic, how derivative is this? The final dnouement is straight out of James Fenimore Cooper's The Prairie (1827).
5/10
10
5
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5
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Two for the Money
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
After an entertaining two hours, the ending is a pair of brown loafers in a world of tuxedos.
6/10
10
6
10
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6
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Dan in Real Life
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
...not awful, but not up to the quality of the screwball comedies of the '30s and '40s...There are smiles where there could have been guffaws.
6/10
10
6
10
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6
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The Limits of Control
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
...a torturous, boring, nonsensical monotony.
0/10
10
0
10
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0
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When Will I Be Loved
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
While this is represented as a 'new kind of noir,' it's actually just ill-informed, ignorant, nihilistic nonsense.
1/10
10
1
10
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1
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The Heart of the Game
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
You don't have to be a basketball player or fan to enjoy this movie. Documentary film-making at its zenith, this takes you on a magic carpet ride.
10/10
10
10
10
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10
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1
993
Wanted
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
The graphic violence is a huge detraction from what is an interesting story.
5/10
10
5
10
true
5
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993
Sir! No Sir!
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Most soldiers in every war don't want to fight. Not all of them whine with the success these people had.
0/10
10
0
10
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0
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Ice Princess
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
A mildly entertaining trifle with the lousy premise that a student with high promise as a physicst should forego a Harvard scholarship to become an ice skater. Shame on Disney
5/10
10
5
10
true
5
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1
993
Nights in Rodanthe
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
For 94 minutes women (at least middle-aged women) can drink in Gere and men (of all ages) can gaze at Lane (whose beauty makes me gasp for air). What's wrong with that?
7/10
10
7
10
true
7
11
1
993
Bad Santa
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
It's a disgrace.
1/10
10
1
10
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1
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993
Arven (The Inheritance)
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
a compelling study of the classic struggle men often have to make in choosing between wife and mother, duty and family, right and wrong.
9/10
10
9
10
true
9
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993
Ballets Russes
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
I would have thought that sitting there for two hours listening to people talk about ballet, of all things, would quickly put me to sleep. But I was fascinated and walked out of the screening invigorated.
8/10
10
8
10
true
8
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993
In My Country
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Diminished by a contrived, uninvolving love story what could have been emotionally compelling instead is plodding, with a feel good Hollywood ending that degrades the premise
5/10
10
5
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5
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993
The Notebook
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
I see several films a week, year after year. Once in a great while I see one that I know will stay with me for the rest of my life. That's The Notebook.
10/10
10
10
10
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10
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993
Sex Is Comedy
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
While it could have been an interesting behind-the-scenes look at the making of a movie, with substantial full frontal nudity, it is a bore.
4/10
10
4
10
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4
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993
Hot Fuzz
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Sitting through this 2 hour, four minute gawdawful mess was literally painful.
0/10
10
0
10
true
0
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993
Mission: Impossible III
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
This is a movie of special effects and stunts. The script simply segues from one to the other. Surprise, surprise!
7/10
10
7
10
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7
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1
993
The Nanny Diaries
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
This is such a chick flick that prolonged exposure could be injurious to a man's health.
5/10
10
5
10
true
5
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1
993
The Proposition
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
...lots and lots of shots of people staring off into space thinking;... a strange juxtaposition of violence and laggardliness...
3/10
10
3
10
true
3
11
1
993
The Night Listener
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Their protagonist, Robin Williams, is just so self-pitying he is completely unsympathetic. I didn't care what happened to him. I never cared if he was in danger or putting himself in danger.
0/10
10
0
10
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0
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Narc
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
This is a dark, depressing, excessively violent, profusely profane film, not for the squeamish or anyone who likes elevating entertainment.
5/10
10
5
10
true
5
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1
993
Swing Vote
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
A great cast but it's tough for actors to create laughs when the lines aren't funny, the leading man is miscast, the direction is hardly Capraesque, and the history ignorant.
3/10
10
3
10
true
3
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Black Book
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
...a captivating story of high adventure and danger on a very personal level that starts with high tension that continues to increase throughout.
10/10
10
10
10
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10
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993
Hotel Mumbai
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Everything about it, the acting, writing, and production values, is award-quality. While this may be damning with faint praise, it's the best movie of the year so far.
10/10
10
10
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10
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Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Forget the controversial politics (that's what folk music is all about), this is a fascinating story with great music, despite the tedious last 15 minutes.
7/10
10
7
10
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7
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1
993
You Don't Mess With the Zohan
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Judd Apatow continues his quest to kill comedy with coarse, low class, low-intellect rubbish like this, which can turn you mind to porridge if you sit through it.
0/10
10
0
10
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0
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Righteous Kill
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Sitting through this 111-minute debacle is akin to watching two amateur comics giving bad impersonations of De Niro and Pacino. Worse, actually; the comics would at least be funny.
2/10
10
2
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2
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Flammen & Citronen (Flame & Citron) (The Flame and the Lemon)
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
...shocking...constant tension...great performances by Mikkelsen, Lindhardt, and Stengade. This captures what it really must have been like in the Resistance.
9/10
10
9
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9
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993
Chicago
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
This is a funny, entertaining, scintillating 113 minutes that everyone should enjoy.
10/10
10
10
10
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10
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993
Chaos Theory
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
This is a spot on brilliant gem of film that goes from one unexpected surprise to another. It had me laughing uncontrollably at times.
10/10
10
10
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10
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993
No Country for Old Men
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
This is as good a chase thriller as you could want.
7/10
10
7
10
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7
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Annapolis
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
This could have just as easily been entitled "UCLA" for all the relevance it has to life at Annapolis. Lin apparently tried to combine "An Officer and a Gentleman" with "From Here to Eternity" and wound up with "Alice in Wonderland."
1/10
10
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1
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Vitus
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
A good last half makes up for a slow first half...watching the incredibly talented Gheorghiu play the piano (is) worth the price of admission.
7/10
10
7
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7
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Vanity Fair
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Although long and disjointed, with characters...from Gone With the Wind, and burdened by (terrible) audio..., Vanity Fair is an entertaining film that held my interest.
7/10
10
7
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7
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
...this is a movie of such emotional poignancy that the excessive length didn't bother me that much.
10/10
10
10
10
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10
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993
Deadpool
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Even though Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool is strikingly reminiscent of Stephen J. Cannell's appealing anti-hero PI James Rockford, this is just another superhero movie filled with boring sameness. How many times can one sit through the same thing?
0/10
10
0
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0
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16 Blocks
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Except for the irritating, whiny accent adopted by Mos Def, this is a high-tempo, grandly-entertaining chase film with good character development by Bruce Willis.
9/10
10
9
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9
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993
Garfield - The Movie
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
I found nothing endearing, funny, or entertaining about Garfield or the film.
2/10
10
2
10
true
2
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993
Spanglish
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
The relationship between Flor and the Claskys is a figment of a rich Hollywood filmmaker's chimeric imagination making the film with its promising premise piffle.
4/10
10
4
10
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4
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1
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
This answers the age-old question, how bad can a movie be?
0/10
10
0
10
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0
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A Lot Like Love
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Derivative of at least three better movies with a joke taken from the internet, and still not funny or appealing, despite another good performance by Ashton Kutcher.
3/10
10
3
10
true
3
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Winter's Bone
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Highlighted by a knockout performance by Jennifer Lawrence, Granik's direction and McDonough's cinematography make this tense thriller as compelling as a documentary.
8/10
10
8
10
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8
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Die Another Day
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
This is the first James Bond film in a long time that I found entertaining.
7/10
10
7
10
true
7
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Twisted
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
I didn't go to sleep and only looked at my watch a couple of times, so I guess it wasn't terrible.
5/10
10
5
10
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5
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1
993
Don't Come Knocking
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
This is the kind of movie where you have to get up every two or three hours and walk around to get the circulation flowing.
0/10
10
0
10
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0
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993
Casanova
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
...silly...an almost total waste of talent and money. The color and settings are beautiful and sumptuous... (but) this is brain candy, a trifle...entirely without substance.
4/10
10
4
10
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4
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Tristan & Isolde
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Even though the time period has been brilliantly captured, it's too long and lacks pace. Even so, against all odds, I liked it. Many in my audience seemed to have a different opinion, laughing at lines that did not invite laughter.
7/10
10
7
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7
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993
Stranger Than Fiction
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Will Ferrell and Emma Thompson give brilliant performances in this metaphysical, Kafkaesque dilemma...far too deep to be viewed as a frivolous comedy.
8/10
10
8
10
true
8
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1
993
Up in the Air
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Jason Reitman does it again. Although full of product placements, this dark comedy is surprisingly enjoyable, highlighted by Anna Kendrick, who made me laugh out loud.
9/10
10
9
10
true
9
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1
993
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Disjointed, sometimes clever and funny satirical fantasy that is on the cusp, but just falls short.
6/10
10
6
10
true
6
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1
993
Beyond the Sea
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
I wish that it had used Bobby Darin's voice, that someone more appropriate had been cast as Sandra Dee, and that Darin had been presented with at least a few warts.
8/10
10
8
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true
8
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The Blind Side
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Sandra Bullock finally reaches her potential in this heart-warming true story,...a terrific movie.
10/10
10
10
10
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10
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993
Saved!
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
Despite Dannelly's apparent intent to make a statement about tolerance, Saved! is an intolerant, morally simplistic film that ignores the concept that there really is something called "right and wrong."
2/10
10
2
10
true
2
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993
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
tonymedley.com
Tony Medley
...an action-packed, psychologically violent film that captures the little known history of the Irish fight for independence.
10/10
10
10
10
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10
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