ROTTEN TOMATOES: Robert K. Elder

LISTING OF ALL REVIEWS & ARTICLES

A SAMPLING OF THIS CRITIC'S CINEMATIC TASTE

BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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4/4	Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
3.5/4	Raising Victor Vargas
3/4	XX/XY
2.5/4	Almost Salinas
2/4	On_Line
1.5/4	Returner
1/4	Civil Brand
0/4	The Devil's Rejects

BEST REVIEWED
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4/4	The Constant Gardener
4/4	Kung Fu Hustle
4/4	Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
4/4	Hell House
	more...

WORST REVIEWED
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0/4	The Devil's Rejects
0/4	Cradle 2 the Grave
0/4	Freddy Got Fingered
.5/4	Jeepers Creepers
1/4	The Ringer
1/4	Underclassman
1/4	Undead
1/4	Noel
1/4	Catwoman
1/4	Games People Play: New York
	more...

This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 78% of the time.

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3/4	"[Director To's] talent for documentary-style realism and navigating complex political systems sets him apart, though his nationalism puts him squarely in the mainstream." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Jul 12, 2007	Triad Election (2007)	96%
3/4	"[Director To's] talent for documentary-style realism and navigating complex political systems sets him apart, though his nationalism puts him squarely in the mainstream." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Jul 12, 2007	Election (2005)	86%
2/4	"Exactly like an elephant, mostly slow and lumbering -- but with great menacing charges of excitement." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Dec 15, 2006	The Protector (2006)	55%
1.5/4	"An overstuffed action vehicle about a man looking for his elephants." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Sep 7, 2006	The Protector (2006)	55%
2.5/4	"... Lovett's tribute to a bygone era feels like it might resonate deeper if context and character overpowered story upon story of sexual excess." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Jan 27, 2006	Gay Sex in the 70's (2005)	67%
1/4	"*In all its lobbying for our laughter, The Ringer* feels too lawyered-up and politically positioned to trigger much laughter at all.*" -- Chicago Tribune* Posted Dec 22, 2005	The Ringer (2005)	40%
2/4	"A harmless, inoffensive bit of family programming during the holiday season -- and there's nothing wrong with that. But 'harmless' doesn't have to mean dull." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Dec 20, 2005	Cheaper By the Dozen 2 (2005)	6%
2/4	"Ten years ago, Chung's animated Aeon Flux was groundbreaking, inspirational. It still is. Maybe another spin through Chung's Flux DVD set will wipe away all memory of its middling live-action cousin." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Dec 5, 2005	Aeon Flux (2005)	11%
1.5/4	"Though The Kid & I falters as both a comedy and an After School Special, it works as a rather touching episode of This is Your Life, with a parade of cameos from Arnold's career that'll coax a sniffle or two from his family." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Dec 1, 2005	The Kid & I (2005)	36%
1.5/4	"Yours, Mine & Ours isn't so much a movie as it is scene after scene of [Dennis] Quaid getting pelted with paint, food and other associated goo. But even as slapstick, it's a major snoozefest." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Nov 22, 2005	Yours, Mine, & Ours (2005)	5%
2.5/4	"*In trying to be all things to all popcorn-buyers, Chicken Little* comes off as a manic scramble to please everyone.*" -- Chicago Tribune* Posted Nov 3, 2005	Chicken Little (2005)	38%
2/4	"*Despite some solid moves against viewer expectations, Doom* ultimately embraces the cliched doom of all video game movies.*" -- Chicago Tribune* Posted Oct 20, 2005	Doom (2005)	20%
3.5/4	"Black's retro-noir reminds us why we love movies: because they can surprise us, even when we're ankle deep in bullet casings, bodies and enough twists to tie us in knots." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Oct 20, 2005	Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005)	83%
3/4	"Beauchamp must be applauded for not only for his investigative daring but also for his unflinching courage." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Oct 13, 2005	The Untold Story of Emmet Louis Till (2005)	97%
2.5/4	"*Pacino's bark is ultimately better than Two For the Money's* bite.*" -- Chicago Tribune* Posted Oct 6, 2005	Two for the Money (2005)	20%
2/4	"Paxton hits the ball squarely in capturing the psychology of his characters, but hooks it into the sand trap of effects and thematic overselling." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Sep 29, 2005	The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)	62%
3.5/4	"Serenity is a brash, funny, action-packed bit of sci-fi ecstasy." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Sep 29, 2005	Serenity (2005)	82%
3.5/4	"*If Nightmare Before Christmas* was a jazzy pop number, Corpse Bride is a waltz--an elegant, deadly funny bit of macabre matrimony.*" -- Chicago Tribune* Posted Sep 22, 2005	Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005)	84%
2/4	"*As long as airlines need sub-par comedies, The Man* will have a home flying the friendly skies. On the ground, it goes nowhere.*" -- Chicago Tribune* Posted Sep 8, 2005	The Man (2005)	11%
1/4	"Underclassman flunks out." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Sep 2, 2005	Underclassman (2005)	8%
2.5/4	"It's brainless, high-speed, popcorn fun." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Sep 1, 2005	Transporter 2 (2005)	50%
4/4	"A sweaty, vital masterpiece that's always one step ahead of its audience." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Aug 31, 2005	The Constant Gardener (2005)	84%
2/4	"A movie about artistic authenticity in search of its own." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Aug 25, 2005	Undiscovered (2005)	6%
2.5/4	"A mix of top-notch voice talents, standard computer animation and several missed story opportunities." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Aug 18, 2005	Valiant (2005)	31%
3/4	"It does work, and winningly so, as a sharp comedy powered by Brian Herzlinger's disarming audacity and puckish self-deprecation." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Aug 5, 2005	My Date With Drew (2005)	69%
2/4	"Jakubowicz will undoubtedly become a filmmaker to follow, as soon as he understands what he wants to say -- not just how loud he wants to say it." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Aug 5, 2005	Secuestro Express (2005)	52%
3/4	"A clever, cotton-candy- light self-parody to the superhero genre that's both effective and refreshing." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Jul 29, 2005	Sky High (2005)	72%
0/4	"Offensively inhuman, uninspired and cruelly unoriginal." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Jul 21, 2005	The Devil's Rejects (2005)	54%
3.5/4	"Murderball has all the ingredients of a powerful sports documentary: magnetic characters, triumph over adversity and bone-crunching action shots." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Jul 21, 2005	Murderball (2005)	98%
1/4	"Away from the killing field, the Spierigs' actors prove themselves to be the most zombie-like, devolving into a din of screechy bickering that'll leave you running for the exits." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Jul 7, 2005	Undead (2005)	28%
3/4	"*If nature films had genres, Deep Blue* would be an action movie.*" -- Chicago Tribune* Posted Jun 30, 2005	Deep Blue (2005)	65%
1.5/4	"We learn about the value of family, listening to your heart and, above all, the importance of corporate sponsorship." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Jun 22, 2005	Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)	41%
3/4	"Works like a filmic jigsaw puzzle, one that ultimately inverts the genre, and powered by a bloody confection of violence and girls running around in sweat-caked T-shirts." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Jun 9, 2005	High Tension (2005)	41%
3/4	"Unexpected pregnancy and family politics can be heavy, dramatically explosive issues, but Wu tempers her direction with empathy and her script with well-placed laughs, attempting to bridge both cultural and generation gaps without alienating either." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Jun 9, 2005	Saving Face (2005)	86%
3/4	"*The formula doesn't entirely stick, but Dowse's visual veracity towers over any narrative shortcomings Tong* presents.*" -- Chicago Tribune* Posted Jun 3, 2005	It's All Gone Pete Tong (2005)	77%
2/4	"Howard's relentless and flat-footed attack on our sympathies slips into monotony. The first half drags on for longer than it should, as we're told over and over that people were poor, very poor. Depressed even. Because it was the Depression." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Jun 2, 2005	Cinderella Man (2005)	80%
3/4	"A talented director of ensembles and intimate scenes, Bier again proves herself a powerful, if occasionally overwrought, dramatist." -- Chicago Tribune Posted May 19, 2005	Brothers (2005)	89%
2/4	"As compelling and original as this theme is, it's not enough to keep our attention, no matter how lovely the ladies in lavender are." -- Chicago Tribune Posted May 13, 2005	Ladies in Lavender (2005)	61%
2.5/4	"Ferrell sticks with it, kicking and screaming indeed, distracting us with his good-natured mugging until enough 'it's-not-about-winning' lessons to fill a sequel are pounded home." -- Chicago Tribune Posted May 12, 2005	Kicking and Screaming (2005)	43%
2/4	"*The remake of House of Wax* anchors itself firmly in the time-honored tradition of horror exploitations.*" -- Chicago Tribune* Posted May 5, 2005	House of Wax (2005)	26%
3/4	"*Even if this new version of Hitchhiker* doesn't quite capture it all, you'll still want to stick your thumb out and catch a ride.*" -- Chicago Tribune* Posted Apr 28, 2005	Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)	59%
3/4	"It's a graceful, menacing view into of this animal and its breathtaking underworld of blue." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Apr 21, 2005	Sharks 3D (2004)	73%
4/4	"A full-on-the-mouth, sloppy-wet kiss to Hong Kong martial arts movies." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Apr 21, 2005	Kung Fu Hustle (2005)	89%
2/4	"How many leaps of logic do you allow an action movie before that thin strand of suspended disbelief snaps?" -- Chicago Tribune Posted Apr 7, 2005	Sahara (2005)	38%
1.5/4	"Too much going on, with too little focus." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Mar 31, 2005	The Last Place on Earth (2002)	n/a
3.5/4	"Irving's insightful, glorious little documentary reveals larger personal truths for her subject while exploring a hidden society of unwanted parrots." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Mar 31, 2005	Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2005)	95%
2/4	"Though visually stunning, suffered from some jarring edits, bizarre character reversals and general lack of narrative cohesiveness." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Mar 17, 2005	Steamboy (2005)	59%
3/4	"Both Mortimer and McElhone stitch together this carefully modulated little character piece, with McElhone shining particularly bright as Frankie." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Mar 10, 2005	Dear Frankie (2005)	80%
3/4	"*Despite the occasional dent, Robots* emerges as a compelling bit of comic clockwork.*" -- Chicago Tribune* Posted Mar 10, 2005	Robots (2005)	63%
	"It's not a perfect film, by far, but Jones' playful banter with his cheerleading charges remains light and just this side of predictable." -- Chicago Tribune Posted Feb 25, 2005	Man of the House (2005)	8%

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