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Matt McNally

Agrees with the Tomatometer 76% of the time.

Biography:: BBC reviewer
Publications:: BBC , Film4

Total Reviews:: 21

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
2/5	90%	S�raphine (2009)	" Depends on your levels of Christmas spirit. Nativity either glorifies the charming amateurishness of the British school play or celebrates the slapdash incompetence of the British film industry." — Film4 Posted Nov 27, 2009
2/5	48%	Glorious 39 (2009)	" Poliakoff's flaccid script and indulgent cut undermines a beautifully shot thriller with an excellent cast and original central idea." — Film4 Posted Nov 20, 2009
3/5	98%	The Devil Came on Horseback (2007)	" The Devil Came On Horseback sets out to shock. The images caught by Steidle's camera will stay with you long after his personal story - given too much time in relation to events - has faded from memory." — BBC Posted Apr 11, 2008
2/5	22%	Never Back Down (2008)	" Come back Mr Miyagi, all is forgiven." — BBC Posted Apr 8, 2008
3/5	52%	Margot at the Wedding (2007)	" Margot oozes poison from start to finish, challenging you to give a damn." — BBC Posted Feb 26, 2008
3/5	65%	Be Kind Rewind (2008)	" Moments of Gondry inspiration make Be Kind Rewind worth your time, even if you decide to wait for the video." — BBC Posted Feb 22, 2008
4/5	85%	2 Days in Paris (Deux jours � Paris) (2007)	" A playful comedy, which shows off a wicked sense of humour and a real understanding of relationships." — BBC Posted Aug 31, 2007
4/5	85%	The Hoax (2007)	" A tremendous shaggy dog story that bounds capably between comedy and tragedy." — BBC Posted Jul 31, 2007
3/5	74%	The Illusionist (2006)	" Not everyone will be taken in by the plot's final twist, but even if you guess how Eisenheim does it, you'll be won over by his showmanship." — BBC Posted Feb 27, 2007
2/5	94%	My Name Is Albert Ayler (2008)	" An interesting history of a leading figure in an important American artform." — BBC Posted Feb 9, 2007
3.5/5	76%	Rocky Balboa (2006)	" If geriatric turtles and a dead wife sound like a slow start, that's the point. Rocky films are essentially exercises in delayed gratification." — Film4 Posted Jan 15, 2007
3/5	90%	Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006)	" ...Neil Young has experimented with film many times, but this is by far the most accessible cinematic treatment of his music; a troubadour at the top of his game." — BBC Posted Oct 3, 2006
3/5	90%	Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2005)	" Enjoyable whether you're a fan of the music or not." — BBC Posted May 6, 2006
5/5	89%	The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2006)	" Rock 'n' roll's capacity for recycling legend means the stories of Johnston's life, and the way in which they're told, could easily fall into clich�. Instead they are original, engrossing and sometimes heartbreaking." — BBC Posted May 6, 2006
3/5	72%	Only Human (2006)	" An energetic, colourful farce that attempts, in its own small way, to figure out why people find it so hard to live in harmony." — BBC Posted Jan 7, 2006
3/5	95%	The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2005)	" In the spirit of all good documentaries, Wild Parrots transcends its ostensive subject." — BBC Posted Dec 6, 2005
2/4	36%	Niagara Motel (2006)	" Yates has given himself so many stories to tell here that his only plausible excuse for Niagara Motel's total lack of dramatic tension or laughs is a script that fails to include a solitary good line." — BBC Posted Dec 6, 2005
2/5	89%	William Eggleston in the Real World (2005)	" As a subject, he's reluctant to navel gaze, and his words -- subtitled because of his low, mumbling speech -- rarely provide an insight into his talent." — BBC Posted Dec 6, 2005
3/5	25%	Appurush�do (Appleseed) (2004)	" There is plenty to admire from a technical and artistic standpoint." — BBC Posted Aug 16, 2005
4/5	70%	Torremolinos 73 (2005)	" Shifts in tone but always remains affectingly sweet and human." — BBC Posted Jun 21, 2005

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