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Richard Roeper

Richard Roeper

Agrees with the Tomatometer 73% of the time.

Publications:
Chicago Sun-Times , Ebert & Roeper , EricDSnider.com , MovieSeer.com , Richard Roeper.com
Total Reviews:
1752

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
3.0/5 53% Safe House (2012) " Nothing really new here, but the cast is first-rate." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Feb 10, 2012
1.5/5 28% The Vow (2012) " 'The Vow' is inspired by a true and wonderful story, but that doesn't make the fictionalized version any less ridiculous." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Feb 10, 2012
3.5/5 76% The Innkeepers (2012) " A nice change-up. Not much gore, but some good scares." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Feb 3, 2012
4.5/5 80% We Need to Talk About Kevin (2012) " Nothing seared my consciousness like the stunning work from Tilda Swinton in "We Need to Talk About Kevin."" — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Jan 27, 2012
1.5/5 32% Man on a Ledge (2012) " 'Man on a Ledge' is our first legit contender for Best Worst movie of the year." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Jan 27, 2012
4.5/5 77% The Grey (2012) " This is much more than a man vs. nature vs. animal thriller." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Jan 26, 2012
4/5 80% Haywire (2012) " 'Haywire' is a pulse-pounding and fast-moving thriller. " — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Jan 18, 2012
1.5/5 34% Joyful Noise (2012) " This movie is a cloying, over-the-top, cheesy sing-a-long that makes "Glee" seem subtle." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Jan 13, 2012
4.5/5 48% Contraband (2012) " This is a first-rate action film with a great cast, a talented director and a strong script." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Jan 12, 2012
3.0/5 54% The Iron Lady (2012) " The Iron Lady is a conventional biopic with one great performance and a few memorable scenes." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Dec 27, 2011
3/5 45% Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2012) " It's a unique journey that's equal parts sympathy card and celebration of human resilience." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Dec 23, 2011
4.5/5 76% War Horse (2011) " What a gorgeous, breathtaking, epic adventure this is." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Dec 22, 2011
4.5/5 63% We Bought a Zoo (2011) " This is a sweet, funny, unapologetically sentimental film." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Dec 21, 2011
3.0/5 75% The Adventures of Tintin (2011) " 'The Adventures of TinTin' is a good old-fashioned adventure painted in modern colors." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Dec 19, 2011
2.0/5 60% Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) " I was let down by this loud and flashy but utterly empty sequel." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Dec 16, 2011
5/5 97% The Artist (2011) " Yes, it's virtually silent, it's black-and-white, and you might not know the leads. But if you don't take a chance on this film, we can't be friends any more." — Chicago Sun-Times
Posted Dec 16, 2011
2.5/5 71% Carnage (2011) " Tedious and self-congratulatory. Wears out its welcome after about a half hour." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Dec 16, 2011
4/5 87% The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) " Crisp, stylish and well-acted English-language adaptation. Rooney Mara rocks this role." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Dec 13, 2011
2/5 8% New Year's Eve (2011) " It's all perfectly pleasant and perfectly harmless and perfectly bland." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Dec 9, 2011
0/5 22% The Sitter (2011) " This is a warped, terribly misguided and often incredibly tasteless film." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Dec 8, 2011
4.5/5 82% Young Adult (2011) " Charlize Theron delivers one of the most impressive performances of the year." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Dec 7, 2011
3.5/5 84% Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) " This is an elaborately constructed, sometimes maddeningly convoluted but brilliantly layered thriller." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Dec 7, 2011
4.5/5 73% Rampart (2012) " It's either one of the last great movies of 2011 or one of the first great movies of 2012." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Dec 2, 2011
4.5/5 80% Shame (2011) " On a par with "Midnight Cowboy."" — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Dec 2, 2011
5/5.0 94% Hugo (2011) " One of the most magical viewing experiences of the decade so far." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Nov 23, 2011
3.5/5 97% The Muppets (2011) " It's time to see the Muppets, it's time to see this show." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Nov 22, 2011
2.0/5 25% Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) " This is a well-made film, though sometimes unintentionally funny." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Nov 18, 2011
3.5/5 90% The Descendants (2011) " "The Descendants" is one of the stranger and yet one of the more effective weepers in recent years. " — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Nov 16, 2011
3.5/5 78% Melancholia (2011) " Bizarre, sometimes tedious, occasionally amazing." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Nov 12, 2011
4/5 44% J. Edgar (2011) " J.Edgar is one of the best films of 2011." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Nov 8, 2011
2.0/5 68% Tower Heist (2011) " Cheerfully crappy schlock." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Nov 6, 2011
3.0/5 69% A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011) " Of course it's offensive and crude. It's also hilarious at times. " — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Nov 6, 2011
3.0/5 37% In Time (2011) " In Time is filled with sly references and obvious puns, as well as sometimes heavy-handed parallels to class warfare." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Oct 28, 2011
2.5/5 50% The Rum Diary (2011) " This is a rambling, shambling, period piece that never quite comes together." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Oct 27, 2011
1/5 36% The Thing (2011) " "It's big on the grotesquery but short on genuine scares."" — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Oct 14, 2011
2/5 70% Footloose (2011) " "Footloose" has the look and feel of an OK basic cable movie."" — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Oct 14, 2011
4/5 80% The Way (2011) " "The Way" is one of the better films of the year." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Oct 12, 2011
3.0/5 59% Real Steel (2011) " Thanks to an admittedly corny script, some amazing fight scenes, and a terrific cast, "Real Steel's" actually a winner by split decision." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Oct 7, 2011
3.5/5 85% The Ides of March (2011) " "The Ides of March" is pitch perfect as we see the high-stakes gamesmanship involved in presidential campaigns." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Oct 5, 2011
4.5/5 93% 50/50 (2011) " "50/50" is a low-key, authentic, warm-hearted film; the cast is one of the best of the year." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Sep 30, 2011
4.5/5 25% Killer Elite (2011) " Jason Statham cements status as top-level action star." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Sep 23, 2011
3.5/5 29% Machine Gun Preacher (2011) " It's probably Gerard Butler's best and most complete performance to date in one of the more inspirational stories of the year." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Sep 23, 2011
4/5 94% Moneyball (2011) " Geek-stats book turned into a movie with a lot of heart." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Sep 22, 2011
3/5 42% Straw Dogs (2011) " The new 'Straw Dogs' is one of the more brutal films in recent years. " — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Sep 15, 2011
3.5/5 83% Warrior (2011) " The plot is Shakespeare meets Balboa. " — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Sep 8, 2011
5/5.0 84% Contagion (2011) " "Contagion" is a brilliantly executed disease outbreak movie." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Sep 7, 2011
2.5/5 32% A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011) " It hedges its bets in the big climax--so to speak. " — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Sep 6, 2011
3.5/5 59% Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (2011) " "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark," expands upon the creepy and effective TV movie from 1973." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Aug 25, 2011
3.0/5 68% Our Idiot Brother (2011) " Our Idiot Brother kept me laughing throughout." — Richard Roeper.com
Posted Aug 24, 2011
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