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Critics / Desson Thomson / Worst
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    DESSON THOMSON

    Agrees with the Tomatometer 76% of the time.

    Publications: Journal News (Westchester, NY), NPR.org, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post

    Total Reviews: 2373
    Total QuickRatings: 1

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    Rotten
    0/5

    Rotten
    21%

    Enough (2002)

    " In terms of actual social conscience, the movie gets a demagogic, rabble-rousing F." — Washington Post

    Posted May 24, 2002

    Rotten
    0/5

    Rotten
    15%

    Crossroads (2002)

    " It does wonders to a critic to know that you could be a continuing font of teen and post-teen kitsch for years to come." — Washington Post

    Posted Feb 15, 2002

    Rotten
    0/5

    Rotten
    13%

    American Outlaws (2001)

    " There's no escaping the hackneyed plot or Mayfield's conventional hand." — Washington Post

    Posted Aug 17, 2001

    Rotten
    0.5/5

    Rotten
    22%

    Mr. Deeds (2002)

    " The projectors in the theater practically shut down with boredom." — Washington Post

    Posted Jun 28, 2002

    Rotten
    0.5/5

    Rotten
    7%

    The New Guy (2002)

    " Every bad cliche of every bad high school movie finds a home here." — Washington Post

    Posted May 10, 2002

    Rotten
    0.5/5

    Rotten
    10%

    Slackers (2002)

    " All in all, there's only one thing to root for: expulsion for everyone." — Washington Post

    Posted Feb 1, 2002

    Rotten
    0.5/5

    Rotten
    13%

    The One (2001)

    " I guess you would call this a twin Jet movie. That doesn't quite take off." — Washington Post

    Posted Nov 2, 2001

    Rotten
    0.5/5

    Rotten
    5%

    Corky Romano (2001)

    " It's depressing enough to sit through an unfunny comedy, but it's worse to watch Falk, Penn and Berg having to earn a living like this." — Washington Post

    Posted Oct 12, 2001

    Rotten
    0.5/5

    Fresh
    60%

    Haiku Tunnel (2001)

    " Josh becomes increasingly distraught and depressed, but not nearly as much as the poor people watching the movie." — Washington Post

    Posted Sep 28, 2001

    Rotten
    0.5/5

    Rotten
    23%

    Don't Say a Word (2001)

    " Every bit as predictable, shopworn and unappetizing as its premise suggests." — Washington Post

    Posted Sep 28, 2001

    Rotten
    0.5/5

    Rotten
    12%

    Original Sin (2001)

    " Suggests unintentional self-parody from the get-go." — Washington Post

    Posted Aug 3, 2001

    Rotten
    0.5/5

    Rotten
    11%

    Freddy Got Fingered (2001)

    " In a sense, this is a horror film, worse than anything Andy Kaufman could dream up, in which Green tries to outgross himself." — Washington Post

    Posted Apr 20, 2001

    Rotten
    0.5/5

    Rotten
    9%

    Say It Isn't So (2001)

    " The jokes about dead animals, gunk in the hair, incest and all other taboos are flatter than the road kill Gilly finds himself picking up for a living." — Washington Post

    Posted Mar 22, 2001

    Rotten
    0.5/5

    Rotten
    12%

    Left Behind - The Movie (2001)

    " Whatever the central message, the movie's still a blundering cringefest, thanks to unintentionally laughable dialogue, hackneyed writing and uninspired direction." — Washington Post

    Posted Feb 1, 2001

    Rotten
    0.5/5

    Rotten
    25%

    Antitrust (2001)

    " A thriller even trilobites encased in rock would find predictable." — Washington Post

    Posted Jan 12, 2001

    Rotten
    0.5/5

    Rotten
    2%

    Battlefield Earth (2000)

    " Battlefield Earth saves its scariest moment for the end: a virtual guarantee that there will be a sequel." — Washington Post

    Posted Jan 1, 2000

    Rotten
    0.5/5

    Rotten
    11%

    The Watcher (2000)

    " The movie is called The Watcher and, let me tell you, it's something no one should watch. Not this weekend. Not on video. Not in this lifetime." — Washington Post

    Posted Jan 1, 2000

    Rotten
    0.5/5

    Rotten
    9%

    Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)

    " It's about as funny as the Yellow Pages." — Washington Post

    Posted Jan 1, 2000

    Rotten
    0.5/5

    Rotten
    15%

    Beautiful (2000)

    " Guys, quick huddle here. If your girlfriend even suggests seeing this movie, you might want to consider these time-tested words: 'Satan, go ye hence from the soul of my girlfriend. I shall not abide thy evil channeling.'" — Washington Post

    Posted Jan 1, 2000

    Rotten
    0.5/5

    Rotten
    7%

    Lost Souls (2000)

    " A pretty dreary affair to sit through. It's not even scary." — Washington Post

    Posted Jan 1, 2000

    Rotten
    0.5/5

    Rotten
    30%

    102 Dalmatians (2000)

    " It's hard to imagine kids paying more than lukewarm attention to this drone of a movie." — Washington Post

    Posted Jan 1, 2000

    Rotten
    0.5/5

    Rotten
    45%

    Runaway Bride (1999)

    " That charming thing only works if the story is good." — Washington Post

    Posted Jan 1, 2000

    Rotten
    0.5/5

    Rotten
    19%

    Love Stinks (1999)

    " They called it right: this movie reeks, stinks, smells and destroys life as we know it with one olfactory destructive blast." — Washington Post

    Posted Jan 1, 2000

    Rotten
    0.5/5

    Rotten
    45%

    Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)

    " This kind of genre is already an overdone deal." — Washington Post

    Posted Jan 1, 2000

    Rotten
    0.5/5

    Rotten
    19%

    Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)

    " Terrible, painful!" — Washington Post

    Posted Jan 1, 2000

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    9%

    Juwanna Mann (2002)

    " The title, alone, should scare any sane person away." — Washington Post

    Posted Jun 21, 2002

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    31%

    All About the Benjamins (2002)

    " One groan-inducing familiarity begets another." — Washington Post

    Posted Mar 8, 2002

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    17%

    The Queen of the Damned (2002)

    " Devoid of even MTV-caliber originality." — Washington Post

    Posted Feb 22, 2002

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    34%

    I Am Sam (2002)

    " For a movie that probes the sensitive issue of living with reduced mental capacity, are the creators of Bambi the obvious choice?" — Washington Post

    Posted Jan 25, 2002

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    47%

    Orange County (2002)

    " The movie is less than nothing special." — Washington Post

    Posted Jan 10, 2002

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    47%

    Kate and Leopold (2001)

    " Clocking her umpteenth role as a romantic comedy character in a forgettable mainstream scenario, [Ryan] seems to have lost all allure." — Washington Post

    Posted Dec 28, 2001

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    50%

    Shallow Hal (2001)

    " Makes the case for restricting the Farrellys to mere gross-out movies." — Washington Post

    Posted Nov 9, 2001

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    13%

    Thirteen Ghosts (2001)

    " Tries to combine humor with ghostly horror but excels at neither." — Washington Post

    Posted Oct 25, 2001

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    58%

    From Hell (2001)

    " The feeling of patent unbelievability never leaves." — Washington Post

    Posted Oct 19, 2001

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    58%

    Serendipity (2001)

    " Insipid, by-the-numbers romance." — Washington Post

    Posted Oct 6, 2001

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    31%

    Wet Hot American Summer (2001)

    " This movie strains so hard to be funny, it almost ruptures itself." — Washington Post

    Posted Aug 30, 2001

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    35%

    The Man Who Cried (2001)

    " I prefer to think of this movie as The Critic Who Cried." — Washington Post

    Posted Jul 20, 2001

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    25%

    Swordfish (2001)

    " An action opera designed to elicit Beavis and Butt-head-level appreciation." — Washington Post

    Posted Jun 8, 2001

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    41%

    Evolution (2001)

    " Evolution is bad. How bad? Who cares? Do you ask how hot the fire is before running out of a burning building? No, you just run for safety." — Washington Post

    Posted Jun 7, 2001

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    34%

    The Center of the World (2001)

    " Way off-center in any world." — Washington Post

    Posted May 11, 2001

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    41%

    Someone Like You (2001)

    " Forgettable affair." — Washington Post

    Posted Mar 29, 2001

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    31%

    15 Minutes (2001)

    " Herzfeld's a secondhand-meister, simply regenerating themes, styles and a story line that we've all seen -- and tired of -- somewhere before." — Washington Post

    Posted Mar 9, 2001

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    55%

    The Mexican (2001)

    " At no point do Jerry and Samantha seem romantically connected at all." — Washington Post

    Posted Mar 2, 2001

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    16%

    Sweet November (2001)

    " Should have been called Cloying November." — Washington Post

    Posted Feb 20, 2001

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    16%

    Saving Silverman (2001)

    " Really stinks. No, really. It's bad. Awful." — Washington Post

    Posted Feb 8, 2001

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    53%

    The Family Man (2000)

    " Nothing more, or less, than a cheap, dirty grab at our Christmas spirit." — Washington Post

    Posted Dec 21, 2000

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    39%

    Proof of Life (2000)

    " Proof of Life isn't a movie. It's an overpriced scrapbook." — Washington Post

    Posted Dec 8, 2000

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    12%

    Hanging Up (2000)

    " Ten minutes into it, you're making low moans. Fifteen minutes into it, you have plucked out all of your hair. Gone! You're bald, you're unhappy, and the movie's only just begun." — Washington Post

    Posted Jan 1, 2000

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    22%

    Little Nicky (2000)

    " The story plods along, punctuated by gags that are more silly than inventive." — Washington Post

    Posted Jan 1, 2000

    Rotten
    1/5

    Rotten
    13%

    Red Planet (2000)

    " Chuck Pfarrer's screenplay feels older than the Martian hills." — Washington Post

    Posted Jan 1, 2000
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