Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter
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For 728 reviews, this critic has graded:
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47% higher than the average critic
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47% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 7.2 points lower than other critics.
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Frank Scheck's Scores
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Positive: 209 out of 728
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Mixed: 415 out of 728
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Negative: 104 out of 728
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Frank Scheck 40
Effectively creates a menacing atmosphere within the gleaming white halls of the hospital in which it is set, but its story line and characterizations lack the sufficient originality to lift the film above its many better predecessors. -
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Frank Scheck 40
What might have proved reasonably compelling onstage comes across as forced on film, with credibility taking a back seat to contrivance. -
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Frank Scheck 40
Unfortunately, the film lacks the hypnotizing strangeness of Foreman's best stage efforts and also pales in comparison to cinematic works like Matthew Barney's far more ambitious "Cremaster" series. -
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Frank Scheck 40
Repellant to look at and fairly inscrutable, the film does at least offer vivid if at times overly broad performances from the three leads. -
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Frank Scheck 40
Crudely shot and edited, the film is most notable for the strong performances by its two leads. -
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Frank Scheck 40
Telling an obviously lived-in tale, this small-scale indie drama suffers from a compendium of cliches. -
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Frank Scheck 40
While The Empire in Africa offers a litany of talking heads and shockingly violent images in its exploration of the conflict, it is more confusing and disturbing than enlightening. -
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Frank Scheck 40
Doesn't quite manage to elevate its subject to a sufficiently interesting level for anyone who isn't already one of its frequent visitors. A good stroll inside your nearest city park would provide a more edifying experience. -
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Frank Scheck 40
A failed cinematic experiment mainly notable for its fine starring performance by a pre-"Juno" Ellen Page, The Tracey Fragments provides more evidence (not that any was needed) that an extensive use of split-screen visuals is far more irritating than arresting. -
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Frank Scheck 40
The resulting cat-and-mouse game -- occupies most of the film's running time, to gradually diminishing results. -
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Frank Scheck 40
Undeniably offers cheap laughs, its most receptive audiences will likely be found in retirement-community auditoriums. -
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Frank Scheck 40
With neither the dramatic nor comedic aspects of the story line being remotely convincing, the best efforts of the talented cast go for naught. -
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Frank Scheck 40
Rather than delving deep into its subject, the film loses focus by concentrating on the feelings of Harlan's descendants rather than a deep analysis of the man himself. -
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Frank Scheck 40
One hates to say it, but after this and "Black Snake Moan," it might be time for the talented actress (Ricci) to keep her clothes on. -
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Frank Scheck 40
Writer-director David Kittredge clearly has serious things on his mind about such subjects as voyeurism, the thin line between fantasy and reality, the link between sex and violence, etc., but whatever points he is trying to make are lost in the general muddle. -
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Frank Scheck 40
This mostly unfunny effort -- though it might have made them laugh silly in its home country -- is unlikely to appeal to art house audiences on this side of the Atlantic. -
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Frank Scheck 40
A horror spoof that has little reason for being, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead pretty much uses up its quotient of wit with the title. -
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Frank Scheck 40
Hamm is unable to do much with his underwritten role, and the present-day sequences don't really hold interest. -
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Frank Scheck 40
Ultimately, there's not enough material to sustain a feature-length film, and the sloppy editing, cheesy re-enactments and cheap graphics don't exactly make for compelling viewing. -
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Frank Scheck 40
Largely devoid of the sex-farce style comic wit to which it aspires, the film is palatable largely because of the charm of lead actress Cheung. -
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Frank Scheck 40
Dull, talk-heavy snoozer that most closely resembles something that would show up on the CW network. -
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Frank Scheck 40
This tedious exercise in abstraction by Belgian filmmakers Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani well apes the visual stylization of such filmmakers as Mario Bava and Dario Argento without bothering to provide anything equivalent in terms of theme or content.- Posted Oct 31, 2010
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Frank Scheck 40
The Rite becomes more ludicrous as it goes along, with more than a few lines of dialogue from Michael Petroni's over-the-top screenplay eliciting unintended titters.- Posted Jan 25, 2011
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Frank Scheck 40
Bound to disappoint diehard Winters fans while leaving the uninitiated baffled, Certifiably Jonathan doesn't begin to fully suggest the range of the comedian's brilliance and lasting influence.- Posted Feb 10, 2011
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Frank Scheck 40
Levesque, soon to be seen in an action movie, "Inside Out," that is probably more suited to his talents, is a reasonably engaging and likeable screen presence.- Posted Feb 18, 2011
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Frank Scheck 40
Squanders its timely illegal alien theme with a predictable and unconvincing story line that makes "Green Card" seem a classic by comparison.- Posted Feb 18, 2011
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Frank Scheck 40
Monogamy doesn't manage to find anything particularly new to say, and says it very, very slowly.- Posted Mar 7, 2011
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Frank Scheck 40
The supporting players are either nondescript or overact to the point of exhaustion.- Posted Apr 10, 2011
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