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Al Alexander

Agrees with the Tomatometer 74% of the time.

Publications:: The Patriot Ledger

Total Reviews:: 190

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
A	98%	Gravity (2013)	" Cuaron thrusts us into the heavens for an adventure so lifelike you can almost reach out and touch the stars. And who wouldn't want to reach out and touch George Clooney and Sandra Bullock? " — The Patriot Ledger Posted Oct 4, 2013
A	88%	Rush (2013)	" No doubt the racing is the high-octane fuel that powers the story, but it's the dueling personalities on opposite sides of a shared death wish that puts "Rush" on the pole for the upcoming Oscar race. " — The Patriot Ledger Posted Sep 27, 2013
B	51%	A Single Shot (2013)	" It's Rockwell - and Rockwell alone - who makes "A Single Shot" count." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Sep 20, 2013
B-	81%	The Short Game (2013)	" Depending on your tolerance for cute kids saying the darndest things, you'll either want to tee up or get teed off at 'The Short Game.'" — The Patriot Ledger Posted Sep 20, 2013
D	34%	Adore (2013)	" It makes for an ideal travelogue, for sure. But as a salacious dip into forbidden waters, it shoots nothing but blanks." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Sep 13, 2013
B-	59%	Afternoon Delight (2013)	" It's not exactly skyrockets in flight, but you still might want to get yourself some 'Afternoon Delight.' It will curl your toes and straighten your outlook on sex and the married woman in a pleasurable and often erotic way." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Sep 13, 2013
F	34%	Hell Baby (2013)	" Everything about it stinks, from the sophomoric writing to the sleep-inducing performances. But even more frightening is the feeling that the torture being inflicted by the writing-directing team of Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon will never end." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Sep 6, 2013
C-	31%	Austenland (2013)	" That it stars The Americans' Keri Russell, one of TV's fiercer female leads, only adds to the depressive air of an alleged comedy that belittles the very women it works overtime trying to woo." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Aug 30, 2013
C+	81%	Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013)	" I found it mesmerizing, even intoxicating at times. Yet, after a while, I found myself wanting more than just pretty pictures, mumbled lines and balletic violence. I wanted substance and it just wasn't there." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Aug 23, 2013
B+	91%	The Spectacular Now (2013)	" It aspires to be the 'Say Anything' for the latchkey generation, and for the most part, it achieves that lofty goal via smart, clever writing and a cast that doesn't miss a beat." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Aug 16, 2013
B+	90%	The Attack (2013)	" The prevailing mood is somber, but the film is particularly affective at conveying the senselessness of trying to make sense of a conflict that has gained nothing beyond a vast waste of human life. " — The Patriot Ledger Posted Aug 16, 2013
B+	91%	In a World... (2013)	" Bell resourcefully uses 'In a World ...' to showcase her vast comedic talents, mixing bits of humor, romance and smoldering sexuality with an enormously appealing amount of self-deprecation. " — The Patriot Ledger Posted Aug 16, 2013
C-	30%	Kick-Ass 2 (2013)	" Tossing aside just about everything that made the first movie a cult favorite, Wadlow makes clear he doesn't understand the meaning of the word parody. " — The Patriot Ledger Posted Aug 16, 2013
B-	58%	Clear History (2013)	" 'History' just doesn't have the same 'Curb' appeal. There's simply too many dead spots and too many ill-defined characters to make it pop." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Aug 10, 2013
B+	68%	Elysium (2013)	" Where so many end-of-the-world flicks are as dour as they are dumb, 'Elysium' is brimming with humor and special effects to die for. But it's Blomkamp's clever screenplay and even cleverer casting choices that lift it into orbit. " — The Patriot Ledger Posted Aug 8, 2013
A-	97%	The Act Of Killing (2013)	" Watching these crazy loons make a movie about their crimes against humanity may not be the most pleasant way to spend an evening. But you can't deny that it's utterly fascinating." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Aug 2, 2013
B+	93%	Still Mine (2013)	" Like his character, Cromwell has the timber to build great things and make it last." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Aug 2, 2013
C+	81%	Crystal Fairy (2013)	" Time marches on, and Hoffman and Cera with it. Gone is their childhood charm and naivety; replaced by two talented and daring actors making the most of a flawed, but occasionally fascinating movie to prove emphatically they're not kids anymore." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Aug 2, 2013
B+	85%	The Way Way Back (2013)	" With a double dose of Rockwell - Norman and Sam - it's a picture-perfect portrait of what summer - and summer movies - ought to be." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jul 5, 2013
B	84%	Much Ado About Nothing (2013)	" OK, Marvel fan boys. I reluctantly sat through 'The Avengers,' now it's your turn to reciprocate by seeing a more erudite offering from your sainted Joss Whedon." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 21, 2013
C	78%	Monsters University (2013)	" Offers little that merits accreditation." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 20, 2013
D	56%	Man of Steel (2013)	" Where is Superman? The one I've known and loved for more than 50 years is nowhere to be found, replaced by a plastic, uncharismatic Superdude, who'd make a great fashion model, but is a horrid Man of Steel." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 12, 2013
C-	76%	The Kings of Summer (2013)	" It's basically 'Stand by Me' for dummies. And I'm betting even the 'dummies' will get wise fast to the fact that the only throne 'Kings' is worthy of sitting upon is constructed of porcelain. " — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 7, 2013
C	35%	The Internship (2013)	" I'm not sure what's more upsetting: seeing how old Vaughn, Wilson and their material have suddenly gotten; or seeing the 'Wedding Crashers' duo prostituting themselves in the confines of a campus comedy set on the campus of Google. " — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 6, 2013
D	51%	Being Flynn (2012)	" De Niro has succumbed to the false perception that 'great acting' is synonymous with screaming and yelling every line like your career depended on it." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013
B	76%	We Need to Talk About Kevin (2012)	" As a psychological study of a shattered mother struggling to make sense of a heinous crime carried out by her teenage son, it's endlessly fascinating. " — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013
C+	67%	Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012)	" To say this movie requires an utter suspension of disbelief is a vast understatement. " — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013
C+	67%	Friends With Kids (2012)	" As she did with her first script, the gender-bending 'Kissing Jessica Stein,' Westfeldt goes for something radical and winds up pulling her punches when things start getting interesting. " — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013
A	96%	Undefeated (2012)	" if you find yourself reaching for the Kleenex during the film's final emotionally charged minutes, you most definitely won't be alone." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013
B+	78%	Jeff Who Lives at Home (2012)	" True to their trademark vérité style, the Duplass siblings make the humdrum hum with low-key panache, as they consistently find beauty and truth in everyday occurrences." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013
A-	97%	The Kid with a Bike (2012)	" The images speed by so fast that you hardly have time to think. But think you do. And what you think about most are all the lost and neglected children of the world." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013
C-	82%	Goon (2012)	" Crosses the blue line so often you're compelled to pin it against the boards and administer a quick knee to the groin." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013
C-	86%	Bully (2012)	" A crock of bull by a director more interested in exploiting the subject than exploring it." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013
D	20%	The Lucky One (2012)	" How bad is this Zac attack? Well, let's just say I'm convinced director Scott Hicks opted to render his buff-and-scruffy star the strong, silent type just to keep Efron from opening his mouth. " — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013
A	97%	Monsieur Lazhar (2012)	" Guaranteed to have you reaching for the Kleenex. " — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013
C-	63%	The Five-Year Engagement (2012)	" You'd be challenged to laugh once during a two-hour-plus slog in which much of the intended hilarity resides in frequent utterances of the F-bomb, venison and Wham! posters." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013
B	78%	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)	" A predictable, sugary-sweet confection that thrives on the liver-spotted backs of its sterling silver-haired actors. " — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013
B	38%	Dark Shadows (2012)	" There's more than enough here for us older folks - and some younger ones, too - to have us exclaiming, Fangs for the memories." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013
A-	92%	Headhunters (2012)	" One of those all-too-rare movies that puts you through the emotional ringer, playing on your worst fears and most passionate desires." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013
C	57%	The Dictator (2012)	" A mix of gimme jokes and fish-out-of-water observations about a foreigner's introduction to New York City that were rendered clichéd by 'Crocodile Dundee.' " — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013
B	68%	God Bless America (2012)	" It takes dead aim at the culpability of hate-mongering politicians, the religious right and reality TV stars in making the United States the meanest, rudest country in the world. " — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013
C	70%	Men in Black III (2012)	" It's not a totally unpleasant way to spend an escapist evening, but considering the talent involved, 'MiB3' should have been more out of this world." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013
C+	87%	Polisse (2012)	" It has the makings for a pretty good cop show. But as a movie, this 'inside' look at the dozen or so dedicated members of the Parisian Child Protection Unit is conspicuously lacking in coherence and depth." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013
B	74%	Prometheus (2012)	" Any lack in originality is handsomely compensated by the plethora of 3D visual treats courtesy of a crackerjack technical crew that creates an eerie interplanetary moonscape that's as epic as it is requisitely foreboding." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013
C	41%	Rock of Ages (2012)	" Feelin' the noise ain't the same as feeling something for the characters, most of whom fail to amp it up in the soul department. " — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013
B	56%	Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)	" Carell possesses a knack for these comedic-tinged dramatic parts, subtly layering on the pathos while slyly exploiting his character's vulnerability." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013
C	83%	Your Sister's Sister (2012)	" Don't be surprised if you find yourself nodding off mid-movie, bored silly by a trio of good actors stuck in a dull scenario about a young man caught in a highly implausible kerfuffle involving two sisters and a leaky condom." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013
B-	78%	Brave (2012)	" The plot - involving a wicked witch, an endangered parent and a race to reverse a spell - is decidedly oxidized. Even the young girl's unruly mane is the color of rust. But the animation is pure state of the art." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013
D	55%	People Like Us (2012)	" Alex Kurtzman taps his family tree for enough sap to start a treacle factory." — The Patriot Ledger Posted Jun 2, 2013

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