ROTTEN TOMATOES: Mack Bates

LISTING OF ALL REVIEWS & ARTICLES

A SAMPLING OF THIS CRITIC'S CINEMATIC TASTE

BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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3.5/4	The Banger Sisters
3/4	My Big Fat Greek Wedding
2.5/4	Brown Sugar
2/4	All About the Benjamins
1.5/4	Martin Lawrence Live - Runteldat
1/4	Abandon

BEST REVIEWED
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WORST REVIEWED
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1/4	Fool's Gold
1/4	The Perfect Holiday
1/4	Bratz: The Movie
1/4	The Dukes of Hazzard
1/4	Alone in the Dark
1/4	National Lampoon's Gold Diggers
1/4	Torque
1/4	Cabin Fever
1/4	Jeepers Creepers 2
1/4	Friday After Next
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This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 54% of the time.

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3/4	"*Presented with humor but not at the expense of its subjects, American Teen* was the toast of this year's Sundance Film Festival.*" Posted Aug 8, 2008*	American Teen (2008)	71%
	"The dependable Chan and Li keep the proceedings lively, even though it's all fairly predictable. What they lack in material, they more than make up for in onscreen charisma." Posted Apr 18, 2008	The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)	63%
2.5/4	"Nim's Island is funny when it needs to be, serious when it's required and fantastical throughout." Posted Apr 4, 2008	Nim's Island (2008)	48%
2/4	"In lieu of character development we get musical montages, and the film is sliced and diced more than all of Sweeney Todd's victims combined." Posted Mar 13, 2008	Never Back Down (2008)	24%
3/4	"Charlie Bartlett is an often-laugh-out-loud-funny comedy that takes aim at privileged WASP culture and the public school system with equal fervor." Posted Feb 22, 2008	Charlie Bartlett (2007)	55%
1/4	"Fool's Gold, like its namesake, is a poor substitute for the real thing, which is feeling rarer all the time." Posted Feb 7, 2008	Fool's Gold (2008)	11%
3/4	"How She Move is a solid addition to the dance genre's dance card." Posted Jan 24, 2008	How She Move (2008)	66%
2/4	"This is another American remake of a European original that loses something in translation, in a story that never offers any real sense of tension or doubt about how it'll all end up." Posted Jan 17, 2008	Mad Money (2008)	21%
2/4	"Even as the film's most stereotypical figure, stand-up comic Katt Williams manages to be the only consistently funny character in this uninspired inspirational comedy." Posted Jan 11, 2008	First Sunday (2008)	14%
3/4	"Everything you want a family film to be: clever, literate, and above all, engaging." Posted Dec 26, 2007	The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007)	73%
1/4	"Queen Latifah often is the saving grace of many of the movies she's in. That can't be said of her latest, however." Posted Dec 12, 2007	The Perfect Holiday (2007)	17%
2.5/4	"Wholesome family entertainment with a life-affirming message." Posted Nov 20, 2007	August Rush (2007)	38%
3/4	"This is, first and foremost, an actors' showcase, and the entire ensemble delivers." Posted Nov 9, 2007	Bella (2007)	47%
3/4	"A wry, smart and perceptive dramedy about family and life's other surprises." Posted Oct 25, 2007	Dan in Real Life (2007)	66%
2/4	"A generic, predictable, family-friendly comedy that seems a better fit for the Disney Channel than for a theater near you." Posted Sep 27, 2007	The Game Plan (2007)	27%
2/4	"*There's a funny movie somewhere in Mr. Woodcock. It's too bad that the filmmakers weren't more mindful of the pot." Posted Sep 14, 2007*	Mr. Woodcock (2007)	13%
2/4	"Unfortunately, it loses its sense of humor as it gets more desperate to find its way to the end." Posted Aug 29, 2007	Balls of Fury (2007)	23%
2.5/4	"*Whether it's a hit or not, Rush Hour 3* has just enough story to justify reaching the screen. But let's hope the filmmakers stop while they're ahead.*" Posted Aug 9, 2007*	Rush Hour 3 (2007)	20%
1/4	"Little more than a long-form music video that isn't that far removed from its direct-to-DVD animated predecessors." Posted Aug 2, 2007	Bratz: The Movie (2007)	7%
2.5/4	"What the film lacks in substance it more than makes up for in style." Posted Jul 26, 2007	No Reservations (2007)	39%
3/4	"*As dark comedies go, You Kill Me* nearly hits all the right targets, playing like a tongue-in-cheek hybrid of Prizzi's Honor and Clean and Sober.*" Posted Jul 12, 2007*	You Kill Me (2007)	79%
2.5/4	"*In its cast, especially Bateman, The Ex* has better material than it seems to know what to do with.*" Posted May 11, 2007*	The Ex (2007)	19%
2/4	"There are only so many ways to kill a person before it starts becoming utterly predictable, making things feel boring even as they become more harsh." Posted Apr 27, 2007	The Condemned (2007)	15%
3/4	"A solid effort with an insightful script and strong performances." Posted Apr 20, 2007	In the Land of Women (2007)	43%
3/4	"*In addition to being a solid thriller, Disturbia* is also a scathing indictment of life in suburbia and the movie gamely plays to teens while taking their angst to task.*" Posted Apr 13, 2007*	Disturbia (2007)	67%
2/4	"*Like its predecessor, Are We Done Yet?* is amiable enough, but not enough to make it compelling.*" Posted Apr 3, 2007*	Are We Done Yet? (2007)	8%
3/4	"First-time director Sunu Gonera and cinematographer Matthew F. Leonetti's strong visuals save this otherwise formulaic undertaking from being interchangeable inspirational film." Posted Mar 23, 2007	Pride (2007)	46%
2/4	"The predictable story and hackneyed dialogue -- the interplay between April and Casey is particularly bad -- get in the way of the movie's slick and sleek visual style." Posted Mar 23, 2007	TMNT (2007)	33%
2/4	"*It's a shame that nearly everything in the middle of Stomp the Yard* is so predictable, because the opening and closing dance competitions are filled with amazing moves and other surprises.*" Posted Jan 12, 2007*	Stomp the Yard (2007)	27%
1.5/4	"Cedric the Entertainer doesn't really act here so much as riffs, as if he's working out the kinks in a misconceived stand-up routine. Some of his ad-libs are funny, but you know you're in trouble when the outtakes are funnier than the film as a whole." Posted Jan 5, 2007	Code Name: The Cleaner (2007)	4%
3/4	"Entertaining enough that kids might not even mind the history lessons along the way." Posted Dec 21, 2006	Night at the Museum (2006)	44%
2/4	"Some of the bits work; just as often, they don't. Black and Gass' appealing rapport masks those problems for a while, but eventually, they, too, wear out their welcome." Posted Nov 23, 2006	Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (2006)	53%
2.5/4	"An entertaining popcorn movie featuring a veritable who's who of game British actors (and a trio of equally game American performers) who keep the proceedings lively even with a too-predictable plot." Posted Oct 27, 2006	Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006)	33%
2.5/4	"If you have the time and densely plotted potboilers are your thing, it's worth the trip." Posted Oct 12, 2006	Renaissance (2006)	43%
3/4	"... if there was ever a role that The Rock was born to play, he's found it here" Posted Sep 14, 2006	Gridiron Gang (2006)	43%
3/4	"... an American remake of a European original that works." Posted Sep 14, 2006	The Last Kiss (2006)	46%
2.5/4	"*A welcome throwback to the ways of old-school kung fu movies, The Protector* doesn't hold up to scrutiny if you're looking for a coherent story or powerhouse acting.*" Posted Sep 8, 2006*	The Protector (2006)	54%
2/4	"Works overtime to inspire audiences, but relies way too much on pop-mysticism and half-baked artifice to make its point stick." Posted Aug 18, 2006	Peaceful Warrior (2006)	23%
2.5/4	"Marlon's no-limits performance, relying only on his voice and facial expressions, proves to be the film's strongest asset." Posted Jul 14, 2006	Little Man (2006)	13%
2/4	"Squanders a premise that's filled with comic gold by playing it too safe." Posted Jun 16, 2006	Keeping Up With The Steins (2006)	36%
2.5/4	"A respectable if not entirely worthy addition to the burgeoning neo-noir film genre." Posted May 6, 2006	Brick (2006)	78%
3/4	"A dramatized, sometimes compelling retelling of the beginnings of the program depicted in Mad Hot Ballroom." Posted Apr 6, 2006	Take the Lead (2006)	43%
3/4	"*While not a laugh-out-loud comedy, Something New* offers enough moments of genuine humor mixed in with the predictable pathos, thanks in part to its adept ensemble cast.*" Posted Feb 2, 2006*	Something New (2006)	61%
3/4	"Made with the intention to scare moviegoers silly, and it succeeds." Posted Dec 25, 2005	Wolf Creek (2005)	52%
2/4	"More bewildering than entertaining." Posted Oct 21, 2005	Stay (2005)	27%
3/4	"A better-than-expected parable -- inspired by actual events -- about the power and reach of corruption." Posted Oct 6, 2005	Two for the Money (2005)	21%
2/4	"James and Strait make the most of the material, even though there's no real mystery as to how things are going to work out." Posted Aug 25, 2005	Undiscovered (2005)	6%
1/4	"Meanders from one overblown action sequence to the next, without bringing along for the ride the goofy charm of the show on which it's based." Posted Aug 5, 2005	The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)	14%
2.5/4	"Li's best English-language movie to date." Posted May 12, 2005	Unleashed (2005)	66%
2/4	"With too many twists and false alarms, chances are not too many people are going to care." Posted May 12, 2005	Mindhunters (2005)	26%

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