Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter
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For 728 reviews, this critic has graded:
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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
Unfortunately, while director/co-writer Ed Gass-Donnelly displays an admirable restraint in his general eschewing of gratuitous gore, quick editing and flashy visuals, the results have a generally soporific feel.- Posted Mar 1, 2013
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Frank Scheck 40
Aims to be a cutting-edge portrait of cutthroat political machinations. But it's a mostly toothless affair that, like so many of our current political figures, proves alienating.- Posted Jan 28, 2013
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Frank Scheck 40
Considering the importance of the still active 93-year-old poet’s art and social activism, the film seems slight and discursive, more of an introduction than a definitive portrait.- Posted Feb 7, 2013
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Frank Scheck 40
Although directed in effectively creepy fashion by Roberto Buso-Garcia, the film’s leisurely pacing and overall restraint will likely leave genre fans dissatisfied even as its lack of depth will turn off art-house patrons.- Posted Mar 2, 2013
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Frank Scheck 40
A mockumentary obviously inspired by his landmark 1990 series The Civil War, misses the Christopher Guest mark by a mile.- Posted Mar 2, 2013
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Frank Scheck 40
Part adventure saga, part elaborate home movie, the documentary showcases both the emotional and physical pitfalls faced by this emotionally fraught crew.- Posted Mar 13, 2013
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Frank Scheck 40
Features a winning performance by Sara Rue as its titular heroine but otherwise has little to recommend it. Playing a wallflower who blossoms when she finally meets the right guy, the actress has charm to spare.- Posted Mar 21, 2013
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Frank Scheck 40
The strained results eventually prove wearisome, although the sexy Winter is effectively scary and at times even moving as the psycho femme fatale.- Posted Apr 18, 2013
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Frank Scheck 40
The ideal animated film for Ron Paul to watch with his grandchildren, the bizarre Silver Circle certainly deserves points for sheer eccentricity.- Posted Mar 21, 2013
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Frank Scheck 40
This farcical romantic comedy lacks the charm and star power to compensate for its contrived plotting and only mildly amusing situations.- Posted May 6, 2013
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Frank Scheck 40
Equal parts thriller and feel-good inspirational tale, 33 Postcards succeeds mainly in provoking the viewer’s sense of disbelief.- Posted May 16, 2013
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Frank Scheck 40
Lacking the objectivity or contextual analysis to more fully examine the important issues it raises, it’s a minor chapter in an unfinished story.- Posted May 18, 2013
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Frank Scheck 30
After nearly two hours of nonstop mayhem, the film ends on a surprisingly muted note, though pains have been taken to make sure that the hoped-for sequel has been carefully set up. -
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Frank Scheck 30
The sort of soft-core, erotic thriller that would benefit from a lot more trash and a lot more sex. -
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Frank Scheck 30
This misbegotten horror film deserved to go direct to video. Or cable. Or oblivion. -
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Frank Scheck 30
Attention, Ben Kingsley (I mean, Sir Ben Kingsley): It's officially time to turn in your Oscar. -
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Frank Scheck 30
Ultimately Adam & Steve mainly goes to prove that indie gay romantic comedies can be just as witless, vulgar and over the top as their straight, major studio counterparts. -
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Frank Scheck 30
You have to credit the filmmakers for at least acknowledging their level of dreck during the final credits, when Lovitz rhetorically asks, "This was a complete waste of time, wasn't it?" -
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Frank Scheck 30
An indie ethnic comedy clearly hoping to become the Jewish equivalent to "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," this well-timed offering, which arrived in time for Passover, is unlikely to have that sort of crossover appeal, or any appeal at all, for that matter. -
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Frank Scheck 30
A grim little drama about a young woman's experiences with a left-wing cult, Alison Murray's debut feature suffers from disjointed storytelling and myriad other problems, including a bizarre reliance on modern dance sequences to interrupt the action. -
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Frank Scheck 30
Let's Go to Prison ultimately feels as long as a stint in the big house. -
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Frank Scheck 30
A low-rent monster movie that could well have been released by American International in the early 1970s, Primeval boasts a level of cheesiness that should well merit it a regular rotation on late-night cable. -
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Frank Scheck 30
All of [Cages's] natural charisma is unable to compensate for the plodding narrative and thin characterizations. -
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Frank Scheck 30
The hilariously dirty insult comic Lisa Lampanelli shows up all too briefly as Engvall's shrewish wife. -
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Frank Scheck 30
A thoroughly undistinguished addition to a genre that probably reached its peak a quarter-century ago with "An American Werewolf in London." -
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Frank Scheck 30
Ultimately this is utterly forgettable stuff, not even managing to fulfill its mandate of mindless summer fun. -
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Frank Scheck 30
While this actor-filmmaker has delivered such worthy films as "A Rage in Harlem" and "Deep Cover" in the past, this misbegotten effort would be instantly forgettable if not for its potential as future camp classic. -
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Frank Scheck 30
A top-notch varied group of actors, no doubt attracted by the colorfulness of their roles, has been assembled, but their hardworking efforts are ultimately done in by the supremely pretentious nature of the material. -
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Frank Scheck 30
Ultimately best suited for the confines of late-night cable. -
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Frank Scheck 30
At least a fright-wigged Joe Mantegna, delivering an execrable cameo as a whacked-out doctor, has a good excuse for his presence; the writer-director is one of his former film students. -
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Frank Scheck 30
A particularly nasty slice of medical-themed horror, Marc Scholermann's film is the sort of thriller in which the tenderest scene depicts an autopsy. -
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Frank Scheck 30
Managing to make the films of Michael Moore and Morgan Spurlock look like dry, scholarly treatises by comparison, Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed more than lives up to its subtitle. -
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Frank Scheck 30
Too much of the proceedings are silly rather than horrifying, with the nadir being the appearance of some particularly athletic Yetis who briefly pitch in to lend a hand. -
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Frank Scheck 30
This low-rent frat house comedy is at once far more vulgar and decidedly less anarchic than its obvious inspiration and should flunk out of theaters before this year's crop of freshman students even finish unpacking their bags. -
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Frank Scheck 30
Playing somewhat like a juvenile version of "Rosemary's Baby," this inept, incoherent attempt to cash in on young girls who can't buy a ticket to the R-rated "Saw V" (or are too lazy to sneak in) will be out of theaters long before the Halloween pumpkins start to rot. -
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Frank Scheck 30
Ultimately, the film doesn't succeed in its thematic aspirations, proving yet again that great literature doesn't usually transfer successfully to the screen. -
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Frank Scheck 30
So unrelentingly violent that all but teen boys might as well stay home. -
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Frank Scheck 30
Director Andrzej Bartkowiak ("Romeo Must Die") works hard to supply the appropriate grittiness, but other than a few reasonably well-staged fight sequences, the proceedings are dull and visually uninspired. Justin Marks' solemn screenplay lacks any trace of wit. -
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Frank Scheck 30
The sole redeeming factor is the presence of Olivia Wilde (Fox's "House"), who manages to keep the proceedings watchable for at least a portion of the running time. -
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Frank Scheck 30
Director Christian Alvart ("Pandorum") is unable to invest much stylization into the proceedings, and Ray Wright's by-the-book screenplay only serves as a reminder of the innumerable demon-child movies that have preceded this one. -
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Frank Scheck 30
Manages to be insulting both to slasher movies and lesbians. Where's the gay rights movement when you need it? -
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Frank Scheck 30
Even more egregious than the film's concept is its execution, as it somehow manages to make scenes of drug addiction, hustling and even brotherly incest quite tedious. -
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Frank Scheck 30
Ultimately, the film staggers under the weight of its pretensions, its plot spiraling into murky illegibility. -
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Frank Scheck 30
The main performers do a reasonably good job of parodying the "Twilight" leads, with Proske particularly effective in subtly lampooning Kristen Stewart's moody mannerisms. -
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Frank Scheck 30
An aimlessly wandering DIY-indie that will send viewers retreating to popcorn movies at their local multiplex.- Posted Dec 11, 2010
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Frank Scheck 30
Extremely crude in its technical elements, the low-budget film does reveal stylistic ambitions through devices like frequently reverting from color to black-and-white film stock. But the shaky narrative style and broad characterizations undo its effectiveness.- Posted Oct 26, 2010
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Frank Scheck 30
This lame comedy about a big doofus who enters the fight game manages to take every cliche in the book and render them even more cliched.- Posted Oct 21, 2010
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Frank Scheck 30
Features sitcom-style stock characters and situations, not to mention the sort of ethnic stereotypes to be found in TV ads for fast-food Mexican restaurant chains.- Posted Jan 29, 2011
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Frank Scheck 30
A "non sequel" to Alex Cox's 1984 classic "Repo Man," the crazily plotted and deliberately garish Repo Chick only serves to provide further evidence of the cult director's diminishing talents.- Posted Jan 18, 2011
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Frank Scheck 30
Starring a painfully awkward Katherine Heigl, One for the Money mostly resembles a failed television pilot.- Posted Jan 27, 2012
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Frank Scheck 30
Whatever gothic originality the first Human Centipede possessed is altogether lacking in this sorry follow-up.- Posted Oct 2, 2011
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Frank Scheck 30
This dour, uninspired, Hispanic-themed variation on the profitable "Step Up" dance movies is unlikely to similarly rouse teens.- Posted May 14, 2011
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Frank Scheck 30
She's (Milla Jovovich) constantly being besieged by a seemingly never-ending series of monsters, and we -- at least every couple of years or so -- are forced to sit through yet another installment of the mind-numbing series.- Posted Sep 14, 2012
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Frank Scheck 30
This latest installment of the horror movie spoof franchise is mainly notable for its Charlie Sheen/Lindsay Lohan cameos.- Posted Apr 12, 2013
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Frank Scheck 30
Onscreen, it somehow manages to be at once wildly overblown and terminally boring.- Posted Mar 29, 2013
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Frank Scheck 30
The good news is that it will be a good 15 years before we're forced to encounter the character again in Spring. Maybe by then he'll be less of a downer.- Posted Jan 26, 2012
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Frank Scheck 30
The "Dexter" star gives it his all in this indie comedy about a 35-year-old unemployed man coping with various romantic and life crises, but by the end of this terminally cute effort you'll wish that he just stop moping and kill somebody already.- Posted Mar 22, 2012
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Frank Scheck 30
It's a good thing that forgiveness is a predominant theme of Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day, because viewers will have to look deep into their hearts to forgive this kidnapping drama for its heavy-handed melodrama and tawdry plot elements.- Posted Apr 15, 2012
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Frank Scheck 30
Silent Hill is not a place you want to go, and that applies for moviegoers as well as this videogame adaptation's characters.- Posted Oct 26, 2012
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Frank Scheck 30
If the target audience for this film were any younger, they'd be embryos.- Posted Sep 1, 2012
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Frank Scheck 30
Smiley, is unfortunately less scary than, say, the prospect of your significant other accidentally discovering your search engine history.- Posted Oct 12, 2012
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Frank Scheck 30
Making her feature directorial debut at the tender age of 70, veteran actress Connie Stevens delivers an obviously heartfelt but sadly unfocused melodrama in the form of Saving Grace B. Jones.- Posted Dec 13, 2012
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Frank Scheck 30
Despite the world-changing ramifications inherent to the plot, the results are more tedious than thrilling.- Posted Feb 28, 2013
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Frank Scheck 30
Although Rulin displays a compelling neurotic edge as the driven Emily, Chenoweth and Modine are unable to breathe much life into their schematic roles, while the supporting players are basically saddled with conveying a compendium of quirks.- Posted Mar 28, 2013
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Frank Scheck 30
A modern cinematic equivalent of the sort of tired sex farces that used to populate Broadway with regularity, If I Were You simultaneously exploits and squanders the talents of its star, Marcia Gay Harden.- Posted Mar 14, 2013
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Frank Scheck 30
Playing the emotionally shut-down driver for an escort service, the actor provides what little interest there is to be found in this otherwise aimless depiction of urban alienation.- Posted May 2, 2013
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Frank Scheck 20
The lame gags, ineptly staged, don't produce anything in the way of genuine laughs, though there is the occasional funny line. -
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Frank Scheck 20
Cursed, a modern-day werewolf tale that fails to provide either Craven's trademark chills or Williamson's trademark satirical wit, is a distinctly subpar film that, but for the current boxoffice streak enjoyed by such formulaic genre entries, deserved to go direct to video. -
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Frank Scheck 20
Amateurishly shot, written and acted, the film lacks any redeeming values to compensate for its horrific aesthetic.- Posted May 6, 2011
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Frank Scheck 20
The latest entry in the "This film is so bad we're not screening it for critics" genre. -
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Frank Scheck 20
While the 1986 edition was no classic, it's light years better than this update, which naturally opened without being screened for those ultimate villains, the critics. -
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Frank Scheck 20
Writer-directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer basically reprise the tired formula from their earlier efforts, which is to throw in as many pop culture references as possible to cover up the lack of any real wit. -
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Frank Scheck 20
What seemed sharp and pointed onstage comes across pedantically in the film, which treats its subject with a clumsy heavy-handedness. -
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Frank Scheck 20
Completely lacking in visual, narrative or stylistic coherence, the film also suffers from cheap-looking visual effects and poorly staged and edited action sequences that will not exactly please the fanboys. -
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Frank Scheck 20
Unfortunately akin to going to a dance club stone cold sober and wearing ear plugs. You get the gist of the general experience, but euphoria is far, far away. -
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Frank Scheck 20
Despite its copious nudity, it is less likely to incite lust among its viewers than a strong desire for a long hot shower. -
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Frank Scheck 20
The sketchy characterizations, laughable dialogue and less-than-stellar performances by the formidable cast, all of whom have done far better work in the past, provide further reasons why Darkness should never have seen the light of day. -
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Frank Scheck 20
An action comedy that nearly renders the term an oxymoron, Killers is devoid of suspense and laughs. -
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Frank Scheck 20
The end result doesn't even satisfy on its own sleazy terms. Not only does it lack the satirical nihilism of the "Hostel" films or the admittedly clever torture machinations of the "Saw" series, it doesn't even provide its target young male audience with the requisite nudity. -
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Frank Scheck 20
As ineptly directed by Robby Henson, the violent (but not too graphically so) goings-on are largely incoherent, with matters not helped by subpar performances, laughably inane dialogue and cheap CGI effects. -
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Frank Scheck 20
Whatever sociological interest it engenders is smothered by its hamfisted execution, including stubbornly lugubrious pacing, overly self-conscious performances and awkward dialogue and voice-over narration that all too bluntly lays out its themes.- Posted Oct 26, 2010
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Frank Scheck 20
Film noir is combined with horror to zero effect in Dylan Dog: Dead of Night.- Posted Apr 29, 2011
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Frank Scheck 20
Relentlessly unpleasant and nihilistic in its approach and execution, The Divide is best appreciated as a virtual instruction manual on how not to behave during a crisis.- Posted Jan 11, 2012
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Frank Scheck 20
An awkward mixture of melodrama and whimsical romantic comedy that should make the briefest of appearances in theaters before, like its main character, moving on to other planes. It might serve a valuable purpose if it at least prompts viewers to finally schedule those long delayed colonoscopies.- Posted May 4, 2012
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Frank Scheck 20
Clearly aiming for high artistic ground, the film doesn't even satisfy on an arousal level, with the discreet nudity and endless yakking not exactly proving a turn-on.- Posted Jul 20, 2012
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Frank Scheck 20
This witlessly antic sex farce about a yuppie substance abuser coping with myriad personal issues during a stint in a rehab facility pretty much fails on every level, other than providing big-screen exposure for a passel of veteran older actors.- Posted Oct 15, 2012
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Frank Scheck 20
Long on mood but short on just about everything else, this would-be thriller directed by David Jacobson is as boring as it is baffling.- Posted Apr 7, 2013
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Frank Scheck 10
Achieves a certain cinematic distinction by outdoing "Dumb and Dumber" in sheer grossness and detail with its depiction of the unfortunate effects of explosive diarrhea. -
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Frank Scheck 10
It's completely undone by its terrible screenplay, inept direction, oppressive musical score and muddy visual palette. -
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Frank Scheck 10
An experimental, transgressive work that pretty much fails on every level, A Hole in My Heart, depicting the efforts of a trio of amateur porn filmmakers, eventually will be considered a minor footnote to a talented director's career. In the meantime, it's the audience members that will have to suffer. -
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Frank Scheck 10
A dreary indie ensemble drama about six thirtysomethings coping with the emotional aftermath of their friend's suicide, the ultra-talky and static Walking on the Sky would barely pass muster as an Off-Off-Broadway offering. -
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Frank Scheck 10
Unfortunately, the R rating will prohibit the target audience -- namely teenage boys who find penis jokes endlessly hilarious - from seeing this relentlessly unfunny and vulgar effort until it shows up on video and cable.- Posted Sep 9, 2011
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Frank Scheck 10
This is a film so bad that not only was it not screened in advance for critics, it's publicists wouldn't even provide background information. It might as well have been entered into the Witness Protection Program.- Posted Aug 5, 2012
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Frank Scheck 10
Barely qualifies as late-night cable television fodder.- Posted May 2, 2013
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Frank Scheck 0
Even by the low standards of the genre it represents, this female teen comedy represents a new nadir. -
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Frank Scheck 0
Featuring one-note characterizations, laughable dialogue, an overwrought musical score and technically poor filmmaking values, the film ultimately is utterly reprehensible. -
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Frank Scheck 0
Crosses the line from horror to just plain sick. -
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Frank Scheck 0
Despite the dizzying array of talent involved both in front of and behind the camera, this godawful exercise is so painfully unfunny, so screamingly bad that it immediately qualifies as one of the worst films of all time.- Posted Jan 25, 2013
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Frank Scheck 0
Offering nary a single funny moment in its seemingly endless 84 minutes, the film...provides evidence that cinematic sketch comedy is clearly a lost art. The inevitable outtakes seen during the end credits seem to indicate that the actors, at least, were having fun. Too bad none of it managed to find its way onto the screen.- Posted Mar 24, 2013
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