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: 433
Total QuickRatings: 432

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date (default)

Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 72%	The Boys Are Back (2009)	" . . . presents some inevitable clich�s from the grief-dealing playbook, but also tosses in the occasional change of pace zinger to keep the film from drowning in sorrow." Posted Oct 22, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	N/A	Ice Grill, U.S.A. (2009)	" Ice Grill, USA is a surprisingly well-acted tale that feels like a low-budget take on Mean Streets . . ." Posted Oct 22, 2009
Rotten 1/4	Rotten 12%	Couples Retreat (2009)	" That the wonderful French actor Jean Reno plays the therapist is a sign that his agent is not doing a good enough job finding him film roles in American movies." Posted Oct 16, 2009
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 88%	Zombieland (2009)	" For my money Zombieland is the funniest comedy of the year, topping by a slim margin, The Hangover." Posted Oct 8, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 82%	Whip It (2009)	" ... this is a movie about girls that just wanna have fun" Posted Oct 2, 2009
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 88%	Inglourious Basterds (2009)	" ... a rollicking, wish-fulfillment revenge fantasy about getting Hitler that is presented with a graphic novel ambiance punctuated with moments of brilliant tension." Posted Aug 26, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 90%	District 9 (2009)	" District 9 is a down and dirty sci-fi flick that ... makes a point about racial prejudice." Posted Aug 21, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 87%	500 Days of Summer (2009)	" (500) Days of Summer [is] to the best sleeper of the season." Posted Aug 21, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 75%	Julie & Julia (2009)	" ... savor the genius of Streep whipping her high-pitched Julia accent into a froth as she chops a mountain of onions into submission." Posted Aug 13, 2009
Rotten 1/4	Rotten 15%	The Ugly Truth (2009)	" ... horribly stale cookie cutter rom-com that is full of fake emotions, dead spots where the laughs belong, and a thoroughly unconvincing storyline." Posted Aug 10, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Fresh 68%	Funny People (2009)	" ... a dark comedy that doesn't provide nearly enough laughs to make us embrace the nasty vibe" Posted Aug 10, 2009
Fresh 3.5/4	Fresh 98%	The Hurt Locker (2009)	" The Hurt Locker is a movie that finds the truth in war without all the political static that too often in the past has kept the voice of the soldier from being heard." Posted Jul 30, 2009
Fresh 2.5/4	Fresh 83%	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)	" While not as spellbinding as some earlier [Potter films], Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince provides crucial connective tissue to the big finish coming down the road" Posted Jul 22, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 67%	Br�no (2009)	" I'm sure there are plenty of people who will find it offensive ... I was too busy laughing." Posted Jul 15, 2009
Fresh 3/4	Fresh 97%	Food, Inc. (2009)	" A real horror story that touches on the obesity epidemic, the soullessness of mass-produced and over-processed foods, and how little control the FDA has ..." Posted Jul 13, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Fresh 67%	Public Enemies (2009)	" ... Depp has a few solid scenes that spark to life, only to have the spark fail to ignite a consistent interest in the story." Posted Jul 13, 2009
Rotten 2/4	Rotten 48%	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 19%	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 43%	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 45%	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 98%	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 36%	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 27%	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 50%	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 84%	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 33%	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 72%	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 65%	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 23%	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 93%	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 91%	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 79%	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 93%	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 21%	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

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