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Calvin Wilson

Calvin Wilson

Agrees with the Tomatometer 76% of the time.

Publications:
Kansas City Star , St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Total Reviews:
130

Worst Reviewed Films

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
1/4 33% A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011) " Sitting through "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy" is like being monopolized by the most irritating person at a really boring party." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Sep 2, 2011
1/4 12% The Bounty Hunter (2010) " Perhaps tracking down the folks responsible for this film should be Milo's next assignment." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Mar 18, 2010
3% Bless the Child (2000) " [A] perfunctory blend of cheap shocks and fashionable murkiness." — Kansas City Star
Posted Jan 1, 2000
2/4 82% The Salt of Life (2012) " Episodically structured and lethargically paced, the new film attempts to convince us that there's something incredibly charming about an old guy who makes a habit of ogling young women. Actually, the whole scenario is pretty creepy." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Apr 20, 2012
2/4 81% Outrage (2011) " True Kitano fans will find its title sadly ironic." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Dec 16, 2011
2/4 61% Griff the Invisible (2011) " Struggles heroically, but unsuccessfully, to strike a balance between whimsy and pathos." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Sep 16, 2011
2/4 50% Chasing Madoff (2011) " The film may leave some viewers even more confused about the Madoff affair than they were in the first place." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Sep 2, 2011
2/4 36% One Day (2011) " Perhaps one day, Hathaway and Sturgess will reunite in a more emotionally satisfying romance." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Aug 19, 2011
2/4 58% Kaboom (2011) " Araki deserves credit for maintaining his independent spirit. But "Kaboom" is short on impact." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Mar 25, 2011
2/4 20% The Tourist (2010) " So deficient in the genre's essentials - such as witty dialogue, intriguing characters and surprising yet credible plot turns - that you're embarrassed for everyone involved." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Dec 10, 2010
2/4 59% Dancing Across Borders (2010) " Less than an hour and a half long, it seems to take forever to end." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Jun 3, 2010
2/4 88% Pranzo di Ferragosto (Mid-August Lunch) (2009) " Charming but insignificant." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted May 6, 2010
2/4 18% The Tooth Fairy (2010) " It's a step backward for Johnson, a charismatic performer who was much better in Race to Witch Mountain. A few more films like this, and he may be back to professional wrestling." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Jan 20, 2010
2/4 21% Leap Year (2010) " In Hollywood, it's all about the concept, and some studio executive must have thought it would be fun to watch Adams slogging around in the Irish mud. Unfortunately, there's no accounting for taste." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Jan 14, 2010
2/4 61% Brothers (2009) " As a melodrama, Brothers is passable entertainment. But the film squanders the opportunity to meaningfully portray the impact of war on American lives." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Dec 3, 2009
2/4 7% Post Grad (2009) " After watching Post Grad, you may wonder whether Hollywood will ever stop making generic comedies with zero tolerance for originality." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Aug 19, 2009
2/4 73% Rudo y Cursi (2009) " Rudo y Cursi never quite figures out what it wants to be. Is it a sports comedy? A tale of sibling rivalry? A look at Mexico's gritty underbelly, set against a soccer backdrop?" — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Jun 17, 2009
2/4 61% Faubourg 36 (Paris 36) (2009) " If you're a Francophile, it may be worth a look. But it's no Moulin Rouge." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Apr 30, 2009
2/4 27% Fast & Furious (2009) " Diesel is still charismatic thug Dominic Toretto, Walker is still determined cop Brian O'Conner, and the story is still dumb." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Apr 2, 2009
2.5/4 76% The Robber (2011) " "The Robber" is artfully done but emotionally remote." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Jun 10, 2011
2.5/4 67% The Company Men (2011) " There's also little sense of what these characters were like before reality came crashing down on them." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Feb 4, 2011
2.5/4 39% Due Date (2010) " "Due Date" is pregnant with possibility; it's the delivery that disappoints." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Nov 4, 2010
2.5/4 43% The Extra Man (2010) " The Extra Man is a disappointment coming from Berman and Pulcini, whose American Splendor was an imaginative biopic about the late comic-book author Harvey Pekar." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Sep 10, 2010
2.5/4 82% Cairo Time (2010) " What it has going for it, however, is a strong performance from Clarkson, who has become one of the more reliable character actors in independent film." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Aug 27, 2010
2.5/4 74% Micmacs (Micmacs à tire-larigot) (2010) " Jeunet remains one of the world's most imaginative directors. But Micmacs is a misfire." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Jul 22, 2010
2.5/4 48% Antichrist (2009) " No doubt some people will find Antichrist repellent. The question is whether you're open to films that are as flawed as they are ambitious." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Oct 29, 2009
2.5/4 17% Love Happens (2009) " Although the film begins promisingly, it proves to be little more than a soap opera." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Sep 17, 2009
2.5/4 43% The Proposal (2009) " The Proposal could have been much smarter, and much hipper. Instead, it settles for silliness and sentimentality." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Jun 17, 2009
2.5/4 51% Easy Virtue (2009) " Easy Virtue has all the elements for a sprightly romp with serious underpinnings, and occasionally it achieves that balance. But it's marred by attempts at farce that are as belabored as they are ill-advised." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Jun 11, 2009
2.5/4 43% The Limits of Control (2009) " The film may be ahead of its time -- or it may just be an elaborate put-on." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted May 21, 2009
2.5/4 65% Is Anybody There? (2009) " Working from a screenplay by Peter Harness, director John Crowley elicits strong performances and conjures a realistic atmosphere. But the story is predictable." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted May 8, 2009
2.5/4 26% Eagle Eye (2008) " What's galling about Eagle Eye is that it could easily have been an entertaining film without constantly yielding to the impulse to blow stuff up." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Oct 18, 2008
2.5/4 44% National Treasure (2004) " Taken simply as a popcorn flick, National Treasure has its pleasures." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Nov 19, 2004
B 55% Step Brothers (2008) " On its own terms, Step Brothers is hilarious. But it's a shame that the filmmakers didn't have more faith in the audience. Why resort to gross-out tactics when your premise is strong enough to allow for a more sophisticated approach?" — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Oct 18, 2008
3/4 86% The Forgiveness of Blood (2012) " A memorable portrait of a society and the demands it makes on those caught up in it." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Mar 30, 2012
3/4 67% Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012) " It's an engaging love story that should appeal to moviegoers with a flair for the offbeat." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Mar 23, 2012
3/4 61% Young Goethe In Love (2011) " An old-fashioned romance that's easy to like even if you have no interest in German literature, illegal duels or the more romantic aspects of committing suicide." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Feb 17, 2012
3/4 54% The Iron Lady (2012) " Even if you have little interest in Thatcher or why she mattered, you'll likely respond to the contradictory yet charismatic character that Streep has conjured from truth and myth." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Jan 12, 2012
3/4 67% We Bought a Zoo (2011) " Crowe seems to be making baby steps into new territory, both stylistically and emotionally." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Dec 23, 2011
3/4 73% Revenge of the Electric Car (2011) " "Revenge of the Electric Car" lacks the urgency of "Who Killed the Electric Car?" But Paine's thorough knowledge of his subject, and engaging way with an interview, make the follow-up film a fun ride." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Nov 23, 2011
3/4 67% Love Crime (2011) " Would anyone really perpetrate a scheme as complicated and risky as Isabelle's? Not likely - but that's why we go to the movies." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Oct 7, 2011
3/4 81% The Way (2011) " "The Way" might have been a bit more eventful. Still, it's good company." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Oct 7, 2011
3/4 83% Circumstance (2011) " Offers an inside look at Iran in all its cultural complexity." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Sep 16, 2011
3/4 81% Higher Ground (2011) " This film might easily have settled for mocking religion. Instead, it's a fascinating glimpse into a culture that forces some people to choose between fitting in and opting out." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Sep 16, 2011
3/4 53% Brighton Rock (2011) " "Brighton Rock" doesn't rise to classic status, but it's an intriguing mood piece." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Sep 9, 2011
3/4 73% The Tree (2011) " "The Tree" might have suffered from too much symbolism if not for writer-director Julie Bertuccelli's deft touch and Gainsbourg's appealing performance." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Sep 2, 2011
3/4 76% The Debt (2011) " "The Debt" eventually settles into a predictable groove that slightly undercuts its impact. Still, it's a film of ambition and substance." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Aug 30, 2011
3/4 43% A Little Help (2011) " With a little help from films like this, Fischer could trade her small-screen fame for multiplex stardom." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Jul 21, 2011
3/4 35% Larry Crowne (2011) " "Larry Crowne" proves that it's possible to be funny without being crude. But more than that, it's as easygoing as the character for which it's named." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted Jun 30, 2011
3/4 61% The Beaver (2011) " "The Beaver" isn't a perfect film, but it's challenging and original." — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Posted May 13, 2011
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