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Critics / Jeanne Aufmuth
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JEANNE AUFMUTH

Agrees with the Tomatometer 75% of the time.

Biography: Co-host and producer of The Reel Review, a weekly movie review program which originates in the Bay Area and shows throughout the peninsula. Staff critic for the Palo Alto Weekly.
Favorites: All-Time Favorites: All About Eve, The Killer, Brief Encounter, A Face in the Crowd, Shawshank Redemption, Searching for Bobby Fischer, L.A. Confidential, Silence of the Lambs, West Side Story, Goodfellas Best of 2000: Nurse Betty, Girl on the Bridge, Chicken Run, One Day in September, Dancer in the Dark, Gladiator, High Fidelity, Snatch, Requiem for a Dream, The Contender

Publications: Aufmuth.com, Palo Alto Weekly

Critics' Group: Online Film Critics Society, San Francisco Film Critics Circle

Total Reviews: 1232
Total QuickRatings: 5

Location: Palo Alto, California

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Rotten
2/4

Fresh
66%

Public Enemies (2009)

" My biggest gripe lies with Mann, who mixes movie metaphors like a mad scientist." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Jul 1, 2009

Fresh
4/4

Fresh
66%

Away We Go (2009)

" Quirky sentiments ebb and flow in Sam Mendes' latest %u2013 and greatest %u2013 study of the human condition." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Jun 26, 2009

Fresh
2.5/4

Rotten
44%

My Sister's Keeper (2009)

" A mawkish yet worthy enough addition to the summer line-up." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Jun 26, 2009

Rotten
2.5/4

Rotten
37%

Angels & Demons (2009)

" A one-dimensional affair loaded with commonplace distractions that never catch fire." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted May 13, 2009

Fresh
3.5/4

Fresh
70%

Rudo and Cursi (2009)

" Never loses touch with its whipsmart core of integrity and humor." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted May 13, 2009

Rotten
2/4

Rotten
55%

The Soloist (2009)

" A pitchy affair that ultimately misses its mark." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Apr 22, 2009

Rotten
2.5/4

Fresh
67%

Is Anybody There? (2009)

" A cookie cutter dramedy that beguiles and rankles." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Apr 22, 2009

Fresh
3.5/4

Fresh
73%

The Great Buck Howard (2009)

" I wish there were more movies like Buck Howard; simply effortless and earnest." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Mar 15, 2009

Fresh
2.5/4

Fresh
73%

Sunshine Cleaning (2009)

" Amy Adams brings a fresh spin to deep hurts and a spark to her determination to get things right." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Mar 15, 2009

Fresh
3/4

Fresh
91%

Gomorrah (2009)

" A carnivorous candor permeates every frame with blood-curdling fascination and dread." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Mar 10, 2009

Rotten
2.5/4

Rotten
43%

He's Just Not That Into You (2009)

" Tangles its large cast of characters and storylines into virtual knots." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Mar 2, 2009

Fresh
3.5/4

Fresh
69%

Revolutionary Road (2008)

" The build-up gains slow momentum but once it finds its rhythm Rev Road is positively devastating" — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Dec 31, 2008

Fresh
3.5/4

Fresh
62%

The Reader (2008)

" Packaged with a smart script, palpable tension and enough ambiguity to keep you guessing." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Dec 31, 2008

Rotten
1.5/4

Fresh
79%

Gran Torino (2008)

" Climax is an overindulgent grasp at something meaningful that misses by a country mile." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Dec 22, 2008

Fresh
3.5/4

Fresh
72%

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

" Sentimental fantasy that packs a visual punch." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Dec 22, 2008

Rotten
2.5/4

Rotten
27%

Seven Pounds (2008)

" The final act leaves a melodramatic and manipulative residue that no amount of tears can wash away." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Dec 22, 2008

Fresh
3/4

Fresh
94%

Milk (2008)

" A slice of history well worth revisiting." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Nov 24, 2008

Fresh
4/4

Fresh
94%

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

" A crazy kaleidoscope of craft and color that's a matchless homage to India's limitless favelas" — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Nov 12, 2008

Fresh
3/4

Fresh
65%

Quantum of Solace (2008)

" Daniel Craig brings a fierce edge to his iconic super secret agent around which an entire franchise can be built." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Nov 12, 2008

Fresh
3.5/4

Fresh
90%

I've Loved You So Long (2008)

" A haunting and redemptive film experience." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Nov 5, 2008

Fresh
3.5/4

Fresh
92%

Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)

" Sally Hawkins' enchanting performance is yet another example that Leigh's trademark technique is working." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Nov 5, 2008

Fresh
3/4

Rotten
58%

Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (2008)

" Vaughn's mischievous imprint hangs over all: slick, irreverent and begging for more -- of what, I'm not sure." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Oct 18, 2008

Rotten
2.5/4

Rotten
58%

The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

" Show me the nuance and scratch the false sincerity." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Oct 15, 2008

Fresh
3/4

Fresh
60%

W. (2008)

" A convoluted but compelling psychoanalysis of George W. Bush's silver-spoon arrogance and deep-seated insecurities." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Oct 15, 2008

Fresh
4/4

Fresh
86%

Rachel Getting Married (2008)

" As a recovering addict on the verge of imploding Hathaway is the stuff that Oscar dreams of." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Oct 9, 2008

Fresh
3/4

Rotten
41%

Blindness (2008)

" Fernando Meirelles tackles José Saramago's searing stream of consciousness novel with intriguing but mixed results." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Oct 2, 2008

Rotten
2.5/4

Fresh
60%

The Duchess (2008)

" Relies on energetic chemistry between Knightley and Fiennes but its much ado about nothing." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Oct 2, 2008

Fresh
3/4

Rotten
58%

Flash of Genius (2008)

" A stirring David and Goliath tale of steadfast perseverance and pride." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Sep 30, 2008

Rotten
2/4

Rotten
34%

Miracle at St. Anna (2008)

" Maudlin climax leaves a treacly residue of exaggerated valor and sentiment." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Sep 30, 2008

Fresh
2.5/4

Fresh
72%

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)

" As a valentine to the young bridge and tunnel crowd it works wonders." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Sep 30, 2008

Fresh
3.5/4

Rotten
54%

Choke (2008)

" Sam Rockwell proves again (and again and again) that he's a talent to be reckoned with." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Sep 23, 2008

Fresh
3.5/4

Rotten
47%

Lakeview Terrace (2008)

" Simmering acceleration from the grey area of implication to the black and white reality of acute humiliation." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Sep 15, 2008

Rotten
2/4

Rotten
13%

The Women (2008)

" Messy construction, trite themes and an endless parade of verbal chestnuts." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Sep 10, 2008

Fresh
3.5/4

Fresh
78%

Burn After Reading (2008)

" Those crazy Coen Brothers veer a hard left with a humorous and cautionary tale of lust and revenge." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Sep 10, 2008

Fresh
3/4

Fresh
80%

I Served the King of England (2008)

" Czech director Jirí Menzel casts a wide net in this fanciful tale of life, love and the relentless march of time." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Sep 10, 2008

Fresh
3.5/4

Fresh
82%

Tropic Thunder (2008)

" The laughs fly as fast and furious as enemy fire." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Aug 13, 2008

Fresh
2.5/4

Fresh
68%

Pineapple Express (2008)

" I'm typically not a fan of the wildly popular Judd Apatow/Seth Rogen collaborative efforts but a pitch-perfect performance by James Franco temporarily sways me in the other direction." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Aug 6, 2008

Fresh
3/4

Rotten
48%

Bottle Shock (2008)

" A sweet and easy supplement to summer." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Aug 6, 2008

Fresh
4/4

Fresh
100%

Man On Wire (2008)

" Outrageously entertaining and perfectly profound." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Aug 5, 2008

Fresh
3/4

Fresh
94%

The Dark Knight (2008)

" Ambitious, flawed and erratically visionary, Batman is back." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Jul 17, 2008

Fresh
3/4

Rotten
53%

Mamma Mia! (2008)

" Campy theatrics and Busby Berkeley choreography set on a ridiculously breathtaking island paradise -- what's not to love?" — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Jul 17, 2008

Fresh
3.5/4

Fresh
93%

Tell No One (2008)

" Thriller, love story, whodunit; an unwieldy trio made whole by an up-and-coming mastermind." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Jul 8, 2008

Fresh
3.5/4

Rotten
39%

Hancock (2008)

" The premise alone is worth the price of admission and the first hour is some of 2008's most intriguing cinema." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Jun 30, 2008

Fresh
3.5/4

Fresh
96%

WALL-E (2008)

" Beautifully executed with a wink and a nudge, this one has heart." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Jun 27, 2008

Fresh
3/4

Fresh
64%

Brick Lane (2008)

" A sense of isolation and struggle for identity in an oppressive culture wash away superfluous formula, leaving a lovely tranquility in their wake." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Jun 24, 2008

Fresh
3/4

Fresh
72%

When Did You Last See Your Father? (2008)

" There's an air of unfinished business about it all and I'm a sucker for loose ends in the name of family dysfunction." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Jun 9, 2008

Rotten
1.5/4

Rotten
31%

The Children of Huang Shi (2008)

" An ill-conceived weeper that just won't say die." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted Jun 6, 2008

Rotten
2/4

Fresh
60%

The Fall (2008)

" There's a decent little movie lurking somewhere deep inside this visual panoply that positively chokes on its own symbolism." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted May 30, 2008

Rotten
2.5/4

Rotten
50%

Sex and the City - The Movie (2008)

" Bottom line the movie fails Movie Plot 101 by trying too hard. Too hard to appease its fans, too hard to color within the lines and too hard to prove that love conquers all." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted May 30, 2008

Rotten
2.5/4

Fresh
76%

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

" The relentless stream of exaggerated action is as taxing as the punchline-laden script." — Palo Alto Weekly

Posted May 22, 2008
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