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Julian Roman

Julian Roman

Agrees with the Tomatometer 64% of the time.

Publications:
BlackFilm.com , Latino Review , MovieWeb
Critics' Group:
New York Film Critics Online
Total Reviews:
153
Total QuickRatings:
1

Worst Reviewed Films

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
1/5 12% Pink Panther 2 (2009) " Steve Martin reprises his role as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau in this hideous sequel to a boring remake." — MovieWeb
Posted Apr 2, 2009
2/5 59% Wanderlust (2012) " Akin to a skit that never ends" — MovieWeb
Posted Feb 24, 2012
2/5 35% The Hangover Part II (2011) " A colossal disappointment, The term dialed-in should be replaced with The Hangover 2." — MovieWeb
Posted May 25, 2011
2/5 27% Fantastic Four (2005) " Fantastic Four is terribly miscast. It's poorly written, visually uninteresting, and worst of all, boring. The film drags considerably. There are huge gaps without any action and it brings the pacing to an unbearable crawl." — MovieWeb
Posted Apr 26, 2011
2/5 43% Robin Hood (2010) " This latest rehash of Robin Hood is a prime example of what happens when big stars lose respect for the audience." — MovieWeb
Posted May 13, 2010
2/5 20% Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) " This celluloid abortion should be buried in a vault and shown to film students as an example of big Hollywood at its worst." — MovieWeb
Posted Jun 24, 2009
2/5 22% Push (2009) " A sci-fi thriller with a lot of science fiction and zero thrills." — MovieWeb
Posted Apr 2, 2009
2/5 33% Poseidon (2006) " There is no great romance, no epic special effects, just a lot of terrible dialogue spoken by wooden actors in a film so CGI dependent; I felt like I was watching a video game." — MovieWeb
Posted May 20, 2006
2.5/5 66% Men in Black III (2012) " Tommy Lee Jones deadpan stoicism and Will Smith's quasi-hip parlance doesn't add up to much in this film." — MovieWeb
Posted May 22, 2012
2.5/5 74% Fright Night (2011) " A disappointing and nonsensical remake..." — MovieWeb
Posted Aug 18, 2011
2.5/5 71% Hanna (2011) " While the sum of its parts do not add up, Saoirse Ronan shines brightly in this film." — MovieWeb
Posted Apr 7, 2011
2.5/5 23% Sucker Punch (2011) " Zach Snyder has attended the Michael Bay school of filmmaking and graduated the top of the class." — MovieWeb
Posted Mar 24, 2011
2.5/5 62% Salt (2010) " Salt is a complete dud." — MovieWeb
Posted Jul 21, 2010
2.5/5 49% The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) " If you belong to a Jacob vs. Edward blog, or have a Twilight poster hanging over your bed, this is your movie." — MovieWeb
Posted Jul 6, 2010
2.5/5 35% Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) " Even with a stellar cast and proven director, it's another banal exercise in video game adaptations." — MovieWeb
Posted May 27, 2010
2.5/5 57% X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) " It is a shell of its predecessors, a technical exercise that is utterly devoid of substance." — MovieWeb
Posted Jun 3, 2006
2.5/5 9% Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005) MovieWeb
Posted Aug 14, 2005
3/5 35% Lockout (2012) " Lockout has its flaws, but is entertaining and comical in a genre that could use a little humor." — MovieWeb
Posted Apr 12, 2012
3/5 43% American Reunion (2012) " If you liked the first film, then seeing these characters over a decade later, involved in the same silly set-ups will be pretty entertaining." — MovieWeb
Posted Apr 6, 2012
3/5 25% Wrath of the Titans (2012) " Wrath of the Titans is a testosterone fueled effects romp and proud of it." — MovieWeb
Posted Mar 29, 2012
3/5 64% Friends With Kids (2012) " Westfeldt clearly illustrates the various hurdles in parenting and relationships...in the priviledged world of successful New Yorkers." — MovieWeb
Posted Mar 9, 2012
3/5 42% Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) " A kid-friendly special effects romp that will either give you a few chuckles or bore you senseless." — MovieWeb
Posted Feb 8, 2012
3/5 31% Man on a Ledge (2012) " Man on a Ledge is the kind of movie where you need to check your brain at the door and enjoy a brief respite from reality." — MovieWeb
Posted Jan 26, 2012
3/5 94% Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011) " A nonsensical, dazzling jumble of wild action scenes and formulaic characters." — MovieWeb
Posted Dec 14, 2011
3/5 50% Sleeping Beauty (2011) " Sleeping Beauty's frank subject matter and stark portrayal of a sexually blase college student is certainly interesting, but not nearly as much as expected. " — MovieWeb
Posted Dec 1, 2011
3/5 44% J. Edgar (2011) " Clint Eastwood's biopic of J. Edgar Hoover has elements of a good drama, but merely brushes over the various controversies in a suprisingly humdrum narrative." — MovieWeb
Posted Nov 9, 2011
3/5 83% Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) " Rise of the Planet of the Apes could have been a great film...if it wasn't so uneven. " — MovieWeb
Posted Aug 5, 2011
3/5 44% Cowboys & Aliens (2011) " Will somebody please stand up and give me some different aliens." — MovieWeb
Posted Jul 27, 2011
3/5 44% Bad Teacher (2011) " A brainless comedy to escape from the grind." — MovieWeb
Posted Jun 22, 2011
3/5 58% Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) MovieWeb
Posted Apr 26, 2011
3/5 20% Doom (2005) MovieWeb
Posted Apr 26, 2011
3/5 26% Arthur (2011) " This is Russell Brand light, and at least to me, fits the part." — MovieWeb
Posted Apr 7, 2011
3/5 44% The Green Hornet (2011) " The Green Hornet is a disjointed jumble of gag laughs, goofy stunts, and bizzare casting." — MovieWeb
Posted Jan 12, 2011
3/5 10% Season of the Witch (2011) " If you can sit through an Uwe Boll movie, and be genuinely entertained; then run, don't walk, to see Season of the Witch." — MovieWeb
Posted Jan 6, 2011
3/5 66% The American (2010) " The American is like a paperweight sitting on your head for two hours." — MovieWeb
Posted Aug 31, 2010
3/5 51% Alice in Wonderland (2010) " Tim Burton's creative juices run dry in a decidedly boring and bland interpretation of Alice in Wonderland." — MovieWeb
Posted Mar 4, 2010
3/5 28% The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) " New Moon will undoubtedly be a blockbuster at the box office, but is really quite weak as a film." — MovieWeb
Posted Nov 19, 2009
3/5 39% 2012 (2009) " Like watching a Mexican soap opera with bad ass special effects." — MovieWeb
Posted Nov 12, 2009
3/5 53% Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) " All style and no substance, Disney's A Christmas Carol is a yawn inducing retread of a tired fable." — MovieWeb
Posted Nov 4, 2009
3/5 21% Amelia (2009) " Apart from the costume design, Amelia does not deserve any award buzz at all." — MovieWeb
Posted Oct 22, 2009
3/5 37% Angels & Demons (2009) " Too many astonishingly obscure variables fall into place for this film to be believed." — MovieWeb
Posted May 14, 2009
3/5 37% X-Men Origins - Wolverine (2009) " Wolverine doesn't hold a candle to the X-Men trilogy and is a big step back for the franchise in general." — MovieWeb
Posted Apr 30, 2009
3/5 64% Duplicity (2009) " Do we even care about these characters enough to worry about their machinations?" — MovieWeb
Posted Apr 2, 2009
3/5 34% Knowing (2009) " I'm a bit on the fence with Knowing. It is well made, and bleak as hell, but just has a little too much going on for me to recommend it." — MovieWeb
Posted Apr 2, 2009
3/5 24% Lady in the Water (2006) " Lady in the Water has some interesting moments, but fails because the story is so uninspiring. It simply does not achieve the greatness that it thinks it deserves." — MovieWeb
Posted Jul 21, 2006
3/5 73% V for Vendetta (2006) " A poorly paced and spectacularly disjointed rehash of Orwellian themes. It has a high production value and looks great, but suffers from a lack of narrative exposition that leads to sizable holes in the plot." — MovieWeb
Posted Mar 25, 2006
3/5 22% The Pink Panther (2006) " I am a huge fan of Steve Martin and did like him as Clouseau. The film didn't live up to expectations, but his likeability did." — MovieWeb
Posted Feb 23, 2006
3/5 38% Flightplan (2005) MovieWeb
Posted Sep 26, 2005
3/5 33% The Baxter (2005) MovieWeb
Posted Sep 3, 2005
3/5 72% Crónicas (2005) MovieWeb
Posted Jul 18, 2005
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