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Agrees with the Tomatometer 74% of the time.

Publications:: Hollywood Reporter , Palo Alto Weekly

Total Reviews:: 53

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
	38%	I Am David (2004)	" Essentially a tearjerker, with little originality or insight." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Nov 19, 2003
	76%	Assisted Living (2005)	" This art house fodder is just quirky and fresh enough to catch on with audiences." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 13, 2003
	93%	My Architect: A Son's Journey (2004)	" Tinged with sorrow, compassion, forgiveness and, ultimately, love." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Oct 13, 2003
	64%	The Eye (Gin gwai) (2002)	" The movie's biggest achievement may be Lee's performance." — Hollywood Reporter Posted May 20, 2003
1/4	51%	Titan A.E. (2000)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
3/4	61%	Der Krieger und die Kaiserin (The Princess and the Warrior) (2000)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
2/4	58%	A Knight's Tale (2001)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
3.5/4	63%	The Claim (2000)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
1.5/4	9%	Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)	" The young actors all look like blander versions of more famous people." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
2/4	83%	Thirteen Days (2000)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
1/4	42%	Miss Congeniality (2000)	" With this cutesy bit of ick, Sandra Bullock squanders the good will she engendered with her surprisingly complex portrayal of a party girl in rehab in 28 Days." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
1.5/4	20%	Monkeybone (2001)	" Selick does his cast a major disservice." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
2/4	49%	Atlantis - The Lost Empire (2001)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
2/4	92%	Ghost World (2001)	" There are bits of wicked humor, but Zwigoff begins by laughing at the kooks in Clowes' ghost of a world and never stops. The real crime is that Clowes is content to join in with him." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
3/4	65%	Bandits (2001)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
3/4	51%	Cecil B. Demented (2000)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
1.5/4	33%	Just Visiting (2001)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
3/4	75%	Quills (2000)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
3/4	86%	The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
2.5/4	38%	Hardball (2001)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
1/4	14%	Red Planet (2000)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
0.5/4	19%	Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)	" There's no magic here, only incompetence." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
3.5/4	93%	No Man's Land (2001)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
1/4	11%	Joe Dirt (2001)	" Nothing written here will stop this film from being a huge hit, but don't say you weren't warned." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
2/4	43%	The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
1.5/4	48%	The Way of the Gun (2000)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
1/4	16%	Beautiful (2000)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
1/4	20%	The Crew (2000)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
1.5/4	68%	Legally Blonde (2001)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
1.5/4	48%	Love's Labour's Lost (2000)	" Casting Silverstone as the princess gives final proof of Branagh's temporary (one hopes) insanity." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
2/4	75%	Rugrats in Paris - The Movie (2000)	" Not as fresh as the first film." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
1/4	3%	Bless the Child (2000)	" Forgive them, Lord; Russell et al know not what they do." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
3/4	57%	Dr. T & The Women (2000)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
3/4	77%	The Tailor of Panama (2001)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
2/4	48%	Me, Myself & Irene (2000)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
3.5/4	31%	America's Sweethearts (2001)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
1/4	14%	3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
2.5/4	86%	Sexy Beast (2000)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
2/4	82%	Jesus' Son (1999)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
1/4	13%	Whipped (1999)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
2/4	54%	Cats & Dogs (2001)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
1/4	13%	Book of Shadows - Blair Witch 2 (2000)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
3.5/4	86%	Gosford Park (2001)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
2/4	7%	Summer Catch (2001)	" Call this one foul." — Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
2/4	45%	What Lies Beneath (2000)	— Palo Alto Weekly Posted May 14, 2003
	81%	So Close (2003)	" This is all nonsense, of course, which wouldn't be a problem as long as the film kept the energy and humor going. But it doesn't." — Hollywood Reporter Posted May 8, 2003
	83%	The Warrior (2005)	" The plot is simple to the point of being simplistic, and the characterizations are never more than rudimentary." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Nov 14, 2002
	92%	Standing In The Shadows of Motown (2002)	" The film truly does rescue [the Funk Brothers] from Motown's shadows. It's about time." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Nov 5, 2002
	82%	13 Conversations About One Thing (2001)	" The film's characters never gain our sympathies. Their depression becomes ours." — Hollywood Reporter Posted Apr 24, 2002

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