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Angela Baldassarre

Angela Baldassarre

Agrees with the Tomatometer 80% of the time.

Biography:
Film critic for Sympatico.ca, Tandem magazine, Scene magazine and Word magazine. As a member of FIPRESCI (International Association of International Film Critics) sat on critics juries at film festivals in Cannes, Toronto, Venice, Moscow, Amsterdam and Chicago. Co-founder, Vice-President/Secretary of Toronto Film Critics Association. Author of The Great Dictators (Guernica Editions) and Reel Canadians (Guernica Editions).
Publications:
Sympatico.ca
Critics' Group:
Toronto Film Critics Association
Total Reviews:
505
Total QuickRatings:
37
Location:
Toronto

Worst Reviewed Films

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
1/5 43% The Twilight of the Golds (1997) — Sympatico.ca
Posted Jul 27, 2004
1/5 0% A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994) — Sympatico.ca
Posted Jul 27, 2004
33% The Nanny Diaries (2007) " Aside from the many implausibilities, and Scarlett Johansson's forced and sitcomish performance, this satire about spoiled millionaire mommies is ordinary and unexceptional." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Aug 24, 2007
25% El Cantante (2007) " How can you make a movie about a salsa singer that is completely lacking in rhythm or emotion?" — Sympatico.ca
Posted Aug 17, 2007
88% Superbad (2007) " I can't get over the misogynist undertones of yet another teenage sex comedy despite the presence of some very funny scenes." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Aug 17, 2007
20% The Invasion (2007) " After three successful cinematic renditions of Jack Finney's 1955 sci-fi novel "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (the 1978 version with Donald Sutherland being my favourite), they've finally managed to mangle it up." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Aug 17, 2007
31% Klimt (2005) " An almost unbearable collection of monologues with no regard for substantive or involving dialogue, the film sheds little or no light on the genius behind some extraordinary artwork." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Aug 10, 2007
19% Rush Hour 3 (2007) " The East-West fusion action has been exhausted, the broad comedy is tired and the dynamic between Jackie Chan and Christ Tucker has all but disappeared." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Aug 10, 2007
61% Arctic Tale (2007) " When anthropomorphizing animals in an animated movie, it's effective and enjoyable. But when it's used in a documentary, the process is tantamount to cheating. Such is the case of "Arctic Tale"." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Aug 6, 2007
82% Talk to Me (2007) " The biggest problem with Kasi Lemmons' biopic "Talk to Me" is whether it wants to be a comedy or a drama." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Jul 27, 2007
41% No Reservations (2007) " "No Reservations" is absolutely ordinary in its predictability and blandness. Don't expect any memorable performances or mouth-watering scenarios." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Jul 27, 2007
74% The Boss of it All (Direktøren for det hele) (2007) " Humorous and slight, this lightweight Danish picture has its funny moments but ultimately the absurdity of the proceedings can't keep up with the conceit." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Jul 20, 2007
53% Crime Novel (Romanzo criminale) (2005) " In his eighth directorial effort, Romanzo Criminale, Placido takes aim at terrorism in his country during the 1970s . Though the proceedings are fascinating and powerful, it's unable to maintain momentum throughout its over two hours running time." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Jul 20, 2007
57% Interview (2007) " Though I'm not familiar with Van Gogh's 2003 version, Buscemi's is implausible and even irritating, despite some nice atmospherics and a decent performance by the director." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Jul 20, 2007
52% Introducing the Dwights (2007) " Slightly slapsticky with broad Aussie humour, Cherie Nowlan's Introducing the Dwights is an ordinary dramedy that features a fine performance by British star Blenda Blethyn, but falls short in charm and originality." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Jul 13, 2007
57% Transformers (2007) " There is so much action packed in every frame of this bombastic blockbuster, that the ludicrous plot and silly script went nearly unnoticed." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Jul 6, 2007
23% Evan Almighty (2007) " "Evan Almighty" reaffirms my theory that Steve Carell is unable to carry a film on his own." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Jun 22, 2007
78% 1408 (2007) " If not for a hokey ending and some cheesy plot devices, "1408" would have been the scariest, and best, ghost movie of the season." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Jun 22, 2007
37% Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) " Tim Story seems on the verge of "getting" it by introducing two of the comic-book series' most involving characters, , but fails in creating a satisfying back story, or any story at all for that matter." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Jun 15, 2007
40% Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006) " A very respectable ensemble cast of British actors goes completely wasted in Ed Blum's "Scenes of a Sexual Nature" thanks to an inane script and banal dialogue." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Jun 2, 2007
33% Rise: Blood Hunter (2007) " I wasn't expecting much from director/writer Sebastian Gutierrez, considering his last writing effort was the dismal "Snakes on a Plane." But in "Rise: Blood Hunter" he offers absolutely nothing new in terms of vampire stories if not a lush noirish atmosp" — Sympatico.ca
Posted Jun 1, 2007
55% Mr. Brooks (2007) " Despite a promising intro and some darkly cool atmospherics, the picture pushes plausibility to the limit with a story that is ultimately laughable, using every studio gimmick and characters that are poorly explored." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Jun 1, 2007
38% 2:37 (2006) " opting almost frame-by-frame Gus Van Sant's technique on "Elephant", Australian director Murali K. Tharulli is shamefully exploitive in the manner in which he conveys teenage angst in "2:37"." — Sympatico.ca
Posted May 29, 2007
45% Fay Grim (2007) " "We don't buy for a minute the motivations behind any of the large number of characters, and Posey is nowhere near able to carry the movie."" — Sympatico.ca
Posted May 25, 2007
65% Jindabyne (2006) " Throughout Jindabyne, I felt completely creeped out. From the disturbing opening to images of children killing animals, adults abusing each other, and a corpse, the viewing experience was unpleasant." — Sympatico.ca
Posted May 11, 2007
19% The Ex (2007) " After watching "The Ex" I wondered whether actors are bothering to read scripts anymore before accepting a job. In the case of Jesse Peretz's film, the story is as mean-spirited as it is ridiculous." — Sympatico.ca
Posted May 11, 2007
49% The Flying Scotsman (2006) " A true-life inspirational tale of about a young man who defies all odds, "The Flying Scotsman" is disappointingly devoid of emotion with a script that never manages to fully convey the personal demons floating about." — Sympatico.ca
Posted May 5, 2007
56% Vacancy (2007) " Your run-of-the-mill motel-from-hell slasher film." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Apr 20, 2007
11% Perfect Stranger (2007) " With its sexual innuendos, red herrings tossed left and right, and illogic floating aimlessly, "Perfect Stranger" is another of those disposable thrillers that offer nothing in suspense and plenty in annoyance." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Apr 13, 2007
58% First Snow (2007) " "First Snow" has the makings of a complex psychological thriller, but it gets lost in moody atmospherics and an incomplete script." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Apr 6, 2007
45% Pride (2007) " "Pride" is just another in a long list of true-life inspirational sports movies that offers absolutely nothing new, borrowing every maudlin cliché from "Brain's Song" to "Remember the Titans."" — Sympatico.ca
Posted Mar 23, 2007
63% Reign Over Me (2007) " Binder fumbles in telling a complex dramatic story by adopting formulaic comedic devices. The result is a film that is disjointed, unconvincing and incomplete." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Mar 22, 2007
47% Shooter (2007) " The script defies narrative logic, is implausible, lacks real characters and has more holes than the Gardner Expressway in the spring." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Mar 22, 2007
8% Premonition (2007) " Comparisons to other time-bending pictures ("Memento") are easy, but what are missing are suspense, cleverness and common sense, despite a supernatural premise. Instead we have family drama that bounces between terror and mysticism, to zero effect on eith" — Sympatico.ca
Posted Mar 19, 2007
86% The Namesake (2006) " Impressive performances and handsome cinematography can't stop Mira Nair's "The Namesake" from being a generational epic that is unfortunately lacking in any emotional intensity." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Mar 9, 2007
66% Black Snake Moan (2007) " Watching Christina Ricci being beat up, raped and chained semi-naked to a radiator, while Samuel L. Jackson spews stereotypical drunken Southern-black-man rhetoric, makes this blues-infused melodrama almost unbearable." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Mar 5, 2007
8% The Number 23 (2007) " There are more than 23 reasons why Joel Schumacher's The Number 23 is not very good; but in keeping with the theme, I'll stick to the titular sum:" — Sympatico.ca
Posted Feb 23, 2007
33% Breaking and Entering (2007) " A close-up of two disparate families in current-day London, Breaking and Entering lacks the heart and emotional warmth needed to tell the story of betrayal and its effects on loved ones." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Feb 16, 2007
19% Factory Girl (2007) " Though George Hickenlooper's "Factory Girl" feels as vacuous as the picture's main character, "superstar" Edie Sedgwick, it manages to convincingly convey the toxic persona that was Andy Warhol." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Feb 10, 2007
15% Hannibal Rising (2007) " Hannibal Rising can't even be considered a thriller, but an overplayed and unconvincing explanation of how Lecter became a murderer and developed a taste for human flesh." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Feb 9, 2007
40% Partition (2007) " Bloated, melodramatic and unbearably tedious." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Feb 6, 2007
21% Arthur and the Invisibles (Arthur and the Minimoys) (2007) " I'm not sure what creeped me out most in Luc Besson's "Arthur and the Invisibles," the awful animation or Madonna lending her voice to a "child" princess." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Jan 30, 2007
21% Catch and Release (2007) " Romantic comedies lately are surpassing the threshold of good taste, with death brought into the equation more often. Though Susannah Grant showed some insight into the plight of troubled women through her scripts for "Erin Brockovich" and "In Her Shoes,"" — Sympatico.ca
Posted Jan 29, 2007
28% Smokin' Aces (2007) " Director Joe Carnahan didn't know who to emulate first in making the over-saturated "Smokin' Aces," Quentin Tarantino or Guy Ritchie. What's certain is there is absolutely no originality in this bloody, loud and incomprehensible actioner that completely w" — Sympatico.ca
Posted Jan 29, 2007
26% Stomp the Yard (2007) " I couldn't stop groaning and rolling my eyes throughout "Stomp the Yard," a shamelessly predictable and laughable underdog yarn." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Jan 12, 2007
66% Miss Potter (2007) " Renee Zellweger's pretentious and unconvincing portrayal of Beatrix Potter doesn't help much to endear the viewer to the artist." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Jan 12, 2007
31% Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) " "Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus" points out in its title that the picture is mostly fictionalized, but in the opening prologue it states that Diane Arbus was one of America's most important artists. Why make that statement if you can't prove it" — Sympatico.ca
Posted Jan 3, 2007
49% We Are Marshall (2006) " A touching story turns into an ordinary movie-of-the-week." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Dec 26, 2006
65% The History Boys (2006) " Easily compared to Dead Poet's Society, the British classroom comedy is unable to shake its stagy origins, with claustrophobic settings and contrived dialogue." — Sympatico.ca
Posted Dec 19, 2006
6% Deck the Halls (2006) " Not that we expect much from a Holiday movie about neighbours competing over Christmas lights (how familiar is that?), but John Whitesell's film is so lacking in any plausible plot that I squirmed in my seat throughout the entire duration of the screening" — Sympatico.ca
Posted Dec 19, 2006
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