ROTTEN TOMATOES: Lori Hoffman

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LORI HOFFMAN

Agrees with the Tomatometer 70% of the time.

Biography: Beyond being a movie junkie, I love sports, cats, cooking, jigsaw puzzles and card playing (pinochle and canasta).

Favorites: On the Waterfront, The Year of Living Dangerously, Singing in the Rain, To Kill A Mockingbird, Pulp Fiction

Publications: Atlantic City Weekly

Total Reviews: 411
Total QuickRatings: 434

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Rotten 2/4	Rotten 44%	My Sister's Keeper (2009)	" The acting is excellent, but I can't say that My Sister's Keeper provides anything more than the standard TV movie ..." Posted Jul 2, 2009
Rotten 1/4	Rotten 20%	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)	" Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is heavy-metal junk food for CGI gearheads." Posted Jul 2, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Rotten 46%	The Proposal (2009)	" ... a cookie-cutter rom-com, but despite my critical instincts screaming at me that I didn't need these empty calories, I was eating the whole cookie and liking it." Posted Jun 25, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 47%	Management (2009)	" Belber's twist on the standard rom-com is that it isn't weighed down with that "made-for-each-other" vibe that makes a happy ending inevitable." Posted Jun 18, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 78%	The Hangover (2009)	" The performances are solid, with a special nod to the droll buffoonery of Zach Gilifianakis, whose character is out of it even when he is sober and alert." Posted Jun 10, 2009
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 97%	Up (2009)	" Up is a beautifully balanced effort that will take you up, up and away on its beautiful balloons." Posted Jun 3, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 63%	The Brothers Bloom (2009)	" Fueled by glorious performances all-around, The Brothers Bloom is a film with art-house accents and a strong emotional heart." Posted Jun 3, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 44%	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)	" ... a retread that retraces what was funny in the first film but isn't anymore since the surprise and delight of discovery is gone." Posted May 28, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Rotten 32%	Terminator Salvation (2009)	" ... a decent action film, far superior to the awful Terminator 3, but it isn't close to the quality provided by James Cameron's original or T2." Posted May 28, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 37%	Angels & Demons (2009)	" As an action picture, Angels & Demons is OK, nothing more." Posted May 22, 2009
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 95%	Star Trek (2009)	" Beam me up, Scotty, this Trek rocks." Posted May 13, 2009
Rotten 1.5/4	Rotten 28%	Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)	" A more appropriate title would have been Screwed, in reference to the character's predicament, and the audience's response to wasting money on this clunker." Posted May 7, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 36%	X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)	" ...A story line that isn't emotionally involving and action sequences that for the most part aren't that exciting, presented within a story that's full of potholes." Posted May 7, 2009
Rotten 1/4	Rotten 51%	Observe and Report (2009)	" The comedy isn't funny enough and the black-comic edge isn't nearly nasty enough." Posted Apr 22, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 85%	State of Play (2009)	" State of Play wants to remind us that good investigative reporters are still out there in a world dominated by gossip sheets and undisciplined bloggers." Posted Apr 22, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 32%	Knowing (2009)	" ... the movie features huge gaps in logic, and human behavior that can't even begin to be justified." Posted Apr 20, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 73%	Sunshine Cleaning (2009)	" It's all a bit over-baked at some moments; other moments shine with the emotional truth that one hopes to find if one must be subjected to a montage of nasty crime scenes." Posted Apr 20, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Rotten 28%	Fast & Furious (2009)	" With Diesel anchoring the storyline, and director Lin dazzling us with his car crashing extravaganzas, Fast & Furious will likely unleash another series of sequels." Posted Apr 20, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 66%	Duplicity (2009)	" While the movie is modestly entertaining and tries to take full advantage of the promising coupling of Julia Roberts and Clive Owen, it never quite seals the deal." Posted Apr 3, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 72%	Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)	" This is a movie that will more than delight the younger tykes." Posted Apr 3, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 43%	Race to Witch Mountain (2009)	" [The Rock's] skill at making the transformation from an "aliens are all around us" skeptic to a true believer is the rock solid foundation [for] this delightful kids' flick." Posted Mar 23, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 64%	Watchmen (2009)	" The true auteur behind Watchmen %u2014 other than the graphic novelist Alan Moore %u2014 is cinematographer Larry Fong. In the IMAX version, the visuals are beyond spectacular." Posted Mar 13, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 88%	Coraline (2009)	" The 3D component in Coraline is mostly in the background, but several big scenes explode with vivid color and utilize the technology in awesome ways." Posted Feb 17, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 22%	Push (2009)	" ... a rather bland and hard-to-follow knock off of the trendy Heroes/X-Men template." Posted Feb 17, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 57%	Taken (2009)	" The action sequences start off great, but then they go too far over the edge of believability and plunge into the abyss of cartoon violence." Posted Feb 5, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Fresh 98%	The Wrestler (2008)	" Rourke props up a standard story about a loser trying to recapture the glory days ..." Posted Feb 5, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 94%	Milk (2008)	" Penn is magnificent in the title role with excellent support from James Franco and James Brolin." Posted Feb 5, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 92%	Frost/Nixon (2008)	" Frost/Nixon provides an enjoyable history lesson for some and triggers memories of a tumultuous period in American history for others." Posted Feb 5, 2009
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 80%	Gran Torino (2008)	" [Eastwood] seems to have inherited a quality most often seen in great European filmmakers %u2014 the ability to both age gracefully, and channel his life experience into his work." Posted Jan 19, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Rotten 27%	Seven Pounds (2008)	" The film, while slow moving, is worth the wait for the emotional payoff." Posted Dec 24, 2008
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 94%	Slumdog Millionaire (2008)	" ... Director Danny Boyle paints a vivid, painful picture of child exploitation, racism, jealousy, violence and survival." Posted Dec 24, 2008
Rotten 0/4	Rotten 20%	The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)	" The best news about the new The Day the Earth Stood Still is that it will quickly fade to obscurity while the timeless original lives on." Posted Dec 19, 2008
Fresh 3/4	Rotten 54%	Australia (2008)	" The excess is part of its charm; Luhrmann sees the classic movie genres as a magical playground and he wants to play on all the rides." Posted Dec 4, 2008
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 65%	The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)	" The Boy In The Striped Pajamas reminds us that when youthful minds are still being shaped, they can be poisoned by the evil of the adults they admire." Posted Nov 28, 2008
Fresh 2.5/4	Rotten 49%	Twilight (2008)	" The chemistry between Stewart and Pattinson provides the proper amount of smoldering desire ..." Posted Nov 28, 2008
Rotten 2/4	Fresh 65%	Quantum of Solace (2008)	" ... while it has James Bond as the lead character, it doesn't feel like a James Bond film. Even the worst films in the 007 series have a style that is unmistakably Bond ..." Posted Nov 20, 2008
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 86%	Rachel Getting Married (2008)	" Hathaway's Kym strikes like a venomous snake when her demons are provoked, and yet she never lets go of the guilt that makes her believe she deserves the loathing ..." Posted Nov 14, 2008
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 61%	Changeling (2008)	" Jolie is superb in presenting a mother's heart, so intertwined with her child's safety, she will defy policemen who have subverted their duty ... with staggering arrogance." Posted Nov 7, 2008
Rotten 1.5/4	Fresh 60%	W. (2008)	" ... a limp, lifeless story about a remarkably untalented man ..." Posted Nov 3, 2008
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 65%	Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)	" [Kevin] Smith has officially reclaimed the title as the reigning king of romantic raunch." Posted Nov 3, 2008
N/A	Fresh 65%	Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)	" Long before Judd Apatow came on the scene, New Jersey filmmaker Kevin Smith invented his own version of raunchy romantic comedy with Clerks and Chasing Amy." INTERVIEW Posted Nov 3, 2008
N/A	Fresh 60%	W. (2008)	" I'm hopeful I'm not going to take a lot of heat. I really don't want bomb threats and anthrax sent to me. Elizabeth Banks, on playing Laura Bush." INTERVIEW Posted Oct 17, 2008
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 51%	Body of Lies (2008)	" ... a forgettable spy non-thriller ..." Posted Oct 17, 2008
Fresh 4/4	Rotten 34%	Miracle at St. Anna (2008)	" Lee ... has created a brilliant war movie that encompasses many elements, but manages to engage us with all of the stories within the story he wants to tell." Posted Oct 14, 2008
Rotten 2/4	Fresh 82%	Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)	" [Allen] brings the angst of his Manhattan characters to Spain, and tries to blend them into a story that has Almod�var overtones, but Almod�var, does them much better" Posted Aug 21, 2008
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 82%	Tropic Thunder (2008)	" ... director Ben Stiller gleefully severs the hand that feeds him in his vicious, funny Hollywood satire." Posted Aug 21, 2008
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 68%	Pineapple Express (2008)	" ... if you are going to have a couple of dumb asses running around like total idiots, you could do a lot worse than Rogen and Franco." Posted Aug 15, 2008
N/A	Rotten 37%	Swing Vote (2008)	" Obviously I'm never going to get over the hump of Waterworld. It's just a myth that goes on. It wasn't a colossal failure. It was a colossal success - Kevin Costner" INTERVIEW Posted Aug 7, 2008
Rotten 1.5/4	Rotten 55%	Step Brothers (2008)	" The aggravation created by so much stupidity on parade, with so few honest laughs, had me squirming in my seat." Posted Jul 31, 2008
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 32%	The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)	" Scully and Mulder should have stayed retired." Posted Jul 31, 2008

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