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URI LESSING
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• eFilmCritic.com
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Uri Lessing, in addition to being a film critic for efilmcritic.com, is also the curriculum director, educational coach and 5th grade teacher at Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy where he is devoted to the betterment of Kansas City youths.
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Total Reviews: 133

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1/5
 
"Make Love, Not Movies" -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 18, 2007
 
Hippies ()n/a
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1/5
 
"This is not a movie to watch for escapism. This is a movie to watch with a bunch of friends and heckle mercilessly." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 14, 2007
 
Dragon Wars (2007)25%
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2/5
 
"..the plot stops parodying 'Cops' in favor of general lunacy. The "R" rating allows the humor to get a bit cruder, but gratuitous nudity and sexuality don't really offer anything new." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Mar 10, 2007
 
Reno 911!: Miami (2007)34%
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4/5
 
"Despite an odd choice to inject computer animated wonder, Bridge to Terabithia is ...a loving tribute to the best and the worst moments of adolescence..." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Mar 3, 2007
 
Bridge to Terabithia (2007)84%
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5/5
 
"In the British newspaper, Guardian Unlimited, del Toro credited British illustrator Arthur Rackham and the works of Goya...Guillermo del Toro has joins their ranks with this film." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Feb 21, 2007
 
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)96%
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2/5
 
"Every criminal has to have a quirk. That guy's a cross-dresser. He's a master of disguise. They're Nazis. She's a lesbian... Ridiculous cretins like these will make you long for the thoughtful characterizations of Boss Hogg and Sheriff Roscoe." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Feb 10, 2007
 
Smokin' Aces (2007)26%
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4/5
 
"The violence of "The Descent" is brutal, but the smart psychology and multilayered screenplay provide the true satisfaction." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Feb 3, 2007
 
The Descent (2006)84%
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3/5
 
"The Minimoys are teeny-weeny kind folk with a keen fashion sense and a wicked-cool lair. They're just like what the Borrowers would have been like if they had lived in the field behind the Urban Outfitters production factory." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Feb 3, 2007
 
Arthur and the Invisibles (2007)20%
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2/5
 
"The film may be inspired by a true story, but it's a mishmash of scenes we've seen before, and for a film about original teaching methods, the storyline is surprisingly derivative and predictable." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 19, 2007
 
Freedom Writers (2007)69%
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0/5
 
"Charlotte herself has been turned from a small, grey spider into a creature with a furry, teddy bear face. The result is an odd blend of Wilfred Brimley, Grizzly Adams, and Fozzie Bear." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 13, 2007
 
Charlotte's Web (2006)78%
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4/5
 
"Whether (Mel Gibson's) films are in English, Latin, Aramaic or Yucatec, the real language is that of masculinity personified in the face of emotionless evil." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 13, 2007
 
Apocalypto (2006)65%
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3/5
 
"Because everyone is rich and in love, you can see the happy ending coming a mile away, but with a film like this, it's the journey that's important and not the destination." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 13, 2007
 
The Holiday (2006)47%
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4/5
 
"A concept film, but wow, what a concept!" -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 13, 2007
 
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)73%
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3/5
 
"...ideology aside, "The Pursuit of Happyness" works as a film that celebrates people who toil for a better life." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 13, 2007
 
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)66%
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5/5
 
"Zwick and Leavitt add the right amount of horror, character development and political activism to make "Blood Diamond" one of most important films to come along in a long time." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 13, 2007
 
Blood Diamond (2006)63%
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2/5
 
"The film takes its main characters, spreads them out all over the world, and subjects them to emotionally and physically tortuous situations. Think last year's Crash on a global scale." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 13, 2007
 
Babel (2006)68%
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3/5
 
"despite... shortcomings, "Happy Feet" brings a lot of energy and creativity to a genre that increasingly relies on slapstick and over-stimulation." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 13, 2007
 
Happy Feet (2006)74%
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3/5
 
"Writers William Broyles Jr. and Paul Haggis believe that they are contrasting the men's lives with their heroic image. Sadly, what they present to the viewer is yet another fabricated image, and one that is equally false." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 13, 2007
 
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)74%
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3/5
 
"...all of these pictures are starting to blend together to form one big, hypertensive splash of motion that threatens to over-stimulate us all!" -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 2, 2006
 
Flushed Away (2006)74%
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3/5
 
"Pizza will never be the Lou Malnati's deep dish of the independent film world, but its gentle pacing...makes this gem as comforting as mall pizza on a hungry day." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 1, 2006
 
Pizza (2005)31%
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4/5
 
"Imagine the cast of "Repo Man" attempting to cast the one ring into the fires of Mordor" -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 28, 2006
 
The Beach Party at the Threshold of Hell (2006)60%
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2/5
 
"Your child will probably go crazy for this imitative mash-up, but you'll wish you had spent your hard-earned money on a good children's book instead." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 28, 2006
 
Open Season (2006)47%
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5/5
 
"Most films about shell-shocked characters coming to grips with their own mortality are either excruciating or forcefully comical. Not so with this mini-masterpiece." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 13, 2006
 
Look Both Ways (2006)77%
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5/5
 
"The Science of Sleep is probably not a film for everyone, but in a perfect world where dreamers and artists were celebrated, it would be." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 5, 2006
 
The Science of Sleep (2006)69%
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3/5
 
"(Owen Wilson) not only carries the movie, but also bears the project proudly on his shoulders while dancing the Fandango." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jul 13, 2006
 
You, Me and Dupree (2006)22%
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1/5
 
"In the first film, Depp had fun chewing on the scenery. In this one, the scenery swallows him up and eats him raw." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jul 11, 2006
 
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)54%
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3/5
 
"The film becomes an exercise in moving people and clues around. It's like a Sherlock Holmes story without Holmes, Watson or Moriarty." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted May 18, 2006
 
The Da Vinci Code (2006)25%
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3/5
 
"It's another substandard comedy about a family vacation that goes to hell, and then inexplicably rises to cloud nine, thanks to the exhaustive emasculation of the father, but at least this one has a poop geyser." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 27, 2006
 
RV (2006)23%
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2/5
 
"Think the Cirque du Soleil performed by the cast from "Saved By the Bell" knee deep in diarrhea. It may be engrossing and even embarrassingly fun, but it's also just a big disgusting mess." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 21, 2006
 
Silent Hill (2006)29%
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5/5
 
"...a stunning synthesis of innovative animation and smart storytelling. In 27 minutes, this film accomplishes more than most feature films dare." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 6, 2006
 
The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello (2005)n/a
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3/5
 
" I found it pretty compelling stuff, but whether or not Rank grips you depends solely on whether or not bull riding grabs you by the horns." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Apr 4, 2006
 
Rank (2006)57%
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2/5
 
"I just hope this movie's creation wasn't due to any gambling debts or past nefarious dealings. I'd like to think Mr. Lumet is better than that." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Mar 29, 2006
 
Find Me Guilty (2006)57%
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1/5
 
"With yet another bloated and self-important mythos under their belts, the hope of a quality screenplay penned from the Wachowski brothers continues to fade." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Mar 17, 2006
 
V For Vendetta (2005)72%
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4/5
 
"As in his early stand-up routines, we can feel superior to Steve Martin's immature, likable character while adoring him at the same time." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Feb 9, 2006
 
Pink Panther (2006)24%
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1/5
 
"When did Indiana Jones turn into the cranky old guy at the end of the street who would yell at you for playing in his yard?" -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Feb 9, 2006
 
Firewall (2006)19%
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2/5
 
"When a Stranger Calls is basically a poorly written episode of "The Babysitter's Club" but with a body count." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Feb 6, 2006
 
When a Stranger Calls (2006)9%
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1/5
 
"McPhee is a composite of Margaret Hamilton, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle and the grunting Karl from Sling Blade." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Jan 27, 2006
 
Nanny McPhee (2006)73%
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5/5
 
"Heath Ledger's Ennis is like an old mule that refuses to leave the path in front of him. The destination is tragedy." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 14, 2005
 
Brokeback Mountain (2005)86%
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4/5
 
" It's clear that like the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Jackson lovingly took his feelings and appreciations and created a film that is mind-numbingly comprehensive." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 13, 2005
 
King Kong (2005)84%
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4/5
 
"Stephen Gaghan pulls it off by presenting an interesting menagerie of characters, a myriad of locations and a screenplay that overestimates rather than underestimates the audience's intelligence." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Dec 6, 2005
 
Syriana (2005)74%
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5/5
 
"...manages to avoid clichés...and present a side of war never offered before by Hollywood: a side that hundreds of thousands of American troops are experiencing right now." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Nov 3, 2005
 
Jarhead (2005)60%
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3/5
 
"The Weather Man is a rare film where effective filmmaking goes hand in hand with convoluted writing." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 28, 2005
 
The Weather Man (2005)58%
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2/5
 
"...unneeded cruelty, and gratuitous scenes exposes House of Voices as derivative of films like Suspiria and The Others, but not a film that deserves to join their ranks." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 23, 2005
 
House of Voices (2004)n/a
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2/5
 
"...about 15 minutes of action, violence and thrills diluted in about an hour of watching large men roam small, pipe-filled corridors holding absurdly large weapons." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 21, 2005
 
Doom (2005)19%
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5/5
 
"Seeing the real McCarthy’s thinning hair, desperate face, and unsubstantiated pontifications serves as a strong reminder of what unchecked sententiousness looks like." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 18, 2005
 
Good Night, And Good Luck (2005)94%
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2/5
 
"How sad that Cameron Crowe, the man behind Say Anything and Almost Famous should become so infatuated with whimsy." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 14, 2005
 
Elizabethtown (2005)28%
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4/5
 
"In an age where a new Air Bud movie is produced every 72 hours, it’s refreshing to see a film so carefully crafted and lovingly brought to the screen." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Oct 8, 2005
 
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)96%
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4/5
 
"While movies like I Robot are aimed at the brainless summer crowd. Serenity is designed for basement dwelling geeks just aching to find meaning in the mythos." -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 29, 2005
 
Serenity (2005)82%
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1/5
 
"(Jody Foster) storms through the plane with the determination of General Macarthur and a battle cry of, 'Where’s my daughter? Where’s my daughter? Where’s my daughter?'" -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Sep 26, 2005
 
Flightplan (2005)38%
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3/5
 
"Characters leap, dive, climb, swim, lift, and run from one scene to the next. The Cave is the celluloid personification of 'Outside Magazine.'" -- eFilmCritic.com
Posted Aug 30, 2005
 
The Cave (2005)13%

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