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JEFF STRICKLER
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Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Total Reviews: 958


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A SAMPLING OF THIS CRITIC'S CINEMATIC TASTE
 
BEST TO WORST SAMPLING
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4/4  Capote
3.5/4  Grizzly Man
3/4  Sky High
2.5/4  Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
2/4  Last Days
1.5/4  Yours, Mine, & Ours
1/4  Running Scared
0.5/4  Step Up
 
 
BEST REVIEWED
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4/4  The Queen
4/4  Tsotsi
4/4  The World's Fastest Indian
4/4  Mrs. Henderson Presents
4/4  The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
4/4  Capote
4/4  Postmen in the Mountains
4/4  Million Dollar Baby
4/4  Beyond the Sea
4/4  The Aviator
 more...
 
 
WORST REVIEWED
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0.5/4  Step Up
0.5/4  Napoleon Dynamite
.5/4  Dorm Daze
1/4  The Brothers Solomon
1/4  Running Scared
1/4  Bad News Bears
1/4  Mindhunters
1/4  Son of the Mask
1/4  Stuck on You
1/4  Spun
 more...
 
This critic agrees with the Tomatometer 69% of the time.

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3/4
 
" A respectful adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's 2003 novel."
Posted Dec 21, 2007
 
The Kite Runner (2007)66%
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2.5/4
 
" A pleasant little seasonal gift."
Posted Nov 9, 2007
 
Fred Claus (2007)22%
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3/4
 
" If you can look beyond the polemics, this is also a powerful story about the emotional pain and psychological trauma that splits families and breaks hearts."
Posted Oct 12, 2007
 
For the Bible Tells Me So (2007)98%
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2/4
 
" A better title might have been Jesse James in the Age of Pop Therapy."
Posted Oct 11, 2007
 
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)75%
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3/4
 
" This Imax documentary is not your typical monster movie. It's a computer-animated look back at a time when the world was covered by oceans that were ruled by giant creatures. Think Jurassic Park without the people."
Posted Oct 5, 2007
 
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (2007)100%
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3/4
 
" While the project certainly has its clever aspects, the bulk of the credit goes to Douglas."
Posted Oct 4, 2007
 
King of California (2007)62%
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3/4
 
" Despite the fact that we've seen it all before, it works."
Posted Sep 27, 2007
 
The Game Plan (2007)27%
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3.5/4
 
" A groundbreaking, rule-bending, expectation-smashing musical."
Posted Sep 27, 2007
 
Across the Universe (2007)54%
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2/4
 
" It gets high marks for its lofty intentions, but it is only mediocre as a thriller and is clunky in its presentation."
Posted Sep 27, 2007
 
Trade (2007)27%
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3/4
 
" On paper, there's no way that The Hunting Party should work. But onscreen, it defies the odds."
Posted Sep 20, 2007
 
The Hunting Party (2007)54%
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1.5/4
 
" Cook has a nice comic personality but zilch in the way of comic material. But then, it's not as if any of those teenage boys are going to care about that."
Posted Sep 20, 2007
 
Good Luck Chuck (2007)3%
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1.5/4
 
" If there were an award for the gloomiest movie of the year, Silk would win hands down."
Posted Sep 13, 2007
 
Silk (2007)8%
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1/4
 
" It isn't funny."
Posted Sep 6, 2007
 
The Brothers Solomon (2007)16%
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3/4
 
" Boasting an ensemble of Hollywood's best actresses, this drama is unabashedly sentimental but still effective."
Posted Jun 28, 2007
 
Evening (2007)27%
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3/4
 
" ... a realistic portrait of rural life."
Posted Jun 14, 2007
 
The Girl from Paris (2002)90%
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2.5/4
 
" Roberts, bless her bubbly little heart, resolutely charges through the movie with a perkiness that ignores its lack of substance. Then again, this movie isn't about context. It's light, fluffy and fun."
Posted Jun 14, 2007
 
Nancy Drew (2007)49%
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3/4
 
" Mr. Brooks is driven more by its characters than its plot. And several of those characters are fascinating."
Posted May 31, 2007
 
Mr. Brooks (2007)56%
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2.5/4
 
" This satire settles for simply restating the obvious."
Posted May 5, 2007
 
The TV Set (2007)65%
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1.5/4
 
" Director David S. Goyer doesn't get half the skin-crawling mileage out of the ghost factor that he could. As a result, The Invisible really isn't worth seeing."
Posted May 3, 2007
 
The Invisible (2007)19%
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1.5/4
 
" A lackluster comedy that has very little bark and no bite."
Posted Apr 27, 2007
 
The Dog Problem (2006)57%
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3/4
 
" There isn't much in the way of surprise plot twists. But the predictability is offset by the movie's energy."
Posted Apr 12, 2007
 
Disturbia (2007)67%
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3/4
 
" If you can make it through this documentary without having your toes tap even once, then you are defying its very premise."
Posted Mar 29, 2007
 
Rhythm Is It! (2004)n/a
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2.5/4
 
" This documentary starts out as a fascinating profile of consumer advocate Ralph Nader, but it ends up getting derailed by a political discussion marked by an abundance of whining."
Posted Mar 29, 2007
 
An Unreasonable Man (2007)92%
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2/4
 
" [Some] viewers are likely to consider this nearly three-hour, nearly soundless documentary as a chance to catch up on their sleep."
Posted Mar 29, 2007
 
Into Great Silence (2007)89%
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3/4
 
" This is a one-joke movie: A chubby klutz doing a lutz. But Ferrell does klutzy so well that it's just as funny during the last reel as in the first one."
Posted Mar 29, 2007
 
Blades of Glory (2007)69%
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2/4
 
" It's got a ton of energy, and the 3D animation is nifty. But the humor is scattershot to the max, and the plot lacks focus."
Posted Mar 29, 2007
 
Meet the Robinsons (2007)66%
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3/4
 
" Pride does its subject matter proud."
Posted Mar 23, 2007
 
Pride (2007)46%
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2.5/4
 
" In Daddy's Little Girls, Tyler Perry merits an A for the messages he wants to deliver but only a C-plus for the way he delivers them."
Posted Feb 15, 2007
 
Daddy's Little Girls (2007)25%
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2.5/4
 
" [Director Tim Liversedge] truly knows his stuff when it comes to shooting wildlife -- he gets so close to some of the lions that we expect their breath to fog up the lens. Now he just needs to work on finding a story worthy of his pictures."
Posted Feb 2, 2007
 
Lions 3D ()83%
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3.5/4
 
" Sure, we've been here and seen all of this before. But when it's this well done, we thoroughly enjoy seeing it again."
Posted Jan 4, 2007
 
Freedom Writers (2007)69%
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3.5/4
 
" The devastation left by Hurricane Katrina has been well documented, but seeing it on a giant Imax screen makes it hit home in a way other media can't match."
Posted Dec 21, 2006
 
Hurricane on the Bayou (2006)85%
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3/4
 
" Night at the Museum is a high-concept comedy that skimps on things such as plot and character development but holds nothing back when it comes to high-energy silliness. In other words, it's vintage Ben Stiller in his wacky mode."
Posted Dec 21, 2006
 
Night at the Museum (2006)44%
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3/4
 
" Rocky Balboa is almost as hard to resist as it is to believe."
Posted Dec 19, 2006
 
Rocky Balboa (2006)76%
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3/4
 
" This is one case where the special effects do what they are supposed to do: enhance the movie instead of taking it over."
Posted Dec 14, 2006
 
Charlotte's Web (2006)78%
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3.5/4
 
" There are important movies and engrossing movies, but it's not often that both terms apply to the same movie. Bobby, which opens Thursday, is a fictionalized account of the day Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated, and it's one of the exceptions."
Posted Nov 21, 2006
 
Bobby (2006)45%
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2.5/4
 
" The movie is more cute than funny. Smiles are plentiful, but outright laughs are widely scattered."
Posted Nov 18, 2006
 
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)13%
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3/4
 
" Casino Royale takes a huge gamble that moviegoers are ready for a fresh take on James Bond. And it wins the bet."
Posted Nov 16, 2006
 
Casino Royale (2006)94%
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3/4
 
" Don't tell the kids that this documentary is educational. They're likely to think it's an action-adventure."
Posted Nov 10, 2006
 
IMAX - Vikings: Journey To New Worlds (2006)100%
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3.5/4
 
" It's corny and predictable and delightfully simplistic in its goal: to provide a couple of hours of fun. Mission accomplished."
Posted Nov 9, 2006
 
A Good Year (2006)25%
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2.5/4
 
" Offers a pleasant excursion down a familiar road."
Posted Nov 9, 2006
 
Driving Lessons (2006)49%
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3/4
 
" This movie lacks the cleverness of the Aardman classics, but it more than makes up for that with its nonstop action."
Posted Nov 2, 2006
 
Flushed Away (2006)72%
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2.5/4
 
" Watching Czerny's version of Walsch struggle, it's hard not to connect with him, even if you don't connect with his message."
Posted Oct 27, 2006
 
Conversations with God (2006)9%
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3.5/4
 
" [Dirctor Phillp Noyce's] goal earns him empathy. But the film goes further than that, creating an absorbing portrait of a peaceful, well-meaning man who is mistreated at every turn until he finally strikes back."
Posted Oct 26, 2006
 
Catch a Fire (2006)77%
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2.5/4
 
" The characters are stereotypes, their situations are familiar and the outcome is predictable. But the whole thing is viewed from such a feel-good perspective that we're willing to overlook much of that."
Posted Oct 12, 2006
 
Nearing Grace (2006)45%
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4/4
 
" Helen Mirren takes a character that most of the world sees as insular and stalwart -- Britain's reigning Queen Elizabeth -- and turns her into a real-life human being with flaws and foibles."
Posted Oct 12, 2006
 
The Queen (2006)97%
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3.5/4
 
" This is an intelligently told story that relies on intriguing characters and enticingly mellow pacing that reflects the story's setting."
Posted Oct 12, 2006
 
Sweet Land (2006)84%
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3/4
 
" Smith is an absolute delight, exuding grandmotherly warmth even as she's picking her next target."
Posted Oct 5, 2006
 
Keeping Mum (2006)55%
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2/4
 
" The religious proselytizing in this football movie is about as subtle as a blindside hit by a 300-pound defensive end."
Posted Sep 28, 2006
 
Facing the Giants (2006)9%
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3.5/4
 
" A sensitive and touching story about a distressed family and the emotional glue that holds it together."
Posted Sep 28, 2006
 
Aurora Borealis (2006)68%
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2.5/4
 
" If you're going to take viewers down a familiar path, you'd better make sure the trip is led by intriguing characters. Give the makers of this comedy-drama credit for that."
Posted Sep 14, 2006
 
The Last Kiss (2006)46%

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