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Clark Collis

Agrees with the Tomatometer 67% of the time.

Publications:: BBC , Empire Magazine , Entertainment Weekly

Total Reviews:: 43

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
C+	11%	Gone (2012)	" Which stinks worse? The absurdly large pile of red herrings Gone amasses? Or the film's sub-Scooby Doo conclusion?" — Entertainment Weekly Posted Feb 25, 2012
C+	7%	The Devil Inside (2012)	" The Devil Inside's biggest shock arrives when it abruptly ends - just as it hits its stride." — Entertainment Weekly Posted Jan 7, 2012
C+	38%	Johnny English Reborn (2011)	" Fans of sophisticated humor may feel empathy with, if not sympathy for, the lead character on those many occasions he is kicked in the nuts." — Entertainment Weekly Posted Oct 19, 2011
4/5	100%	Curse of the Demon (1958)	" Night Of The Demon packs a powerful punch despite featuring no gore or, demon excepted, much in the way of special effects." — Empire Magazine Posted Oct 17, 2011
B	20%	Into the Blue 2: The Reef (2009)	— Entertainment Weekly Posted Jul 14, 2011
B+	71%	Monsters (2010)	" The result impresses thanks to the lead actors' performances and Edwards' skilled efforts. But it should come with a warning: ''Here be (not many) monsters.''" — Entertainment Weekly Posted Nov 17, 2010
4/5	94%	Ghost in the Shell (1996)	" This is exactly the kind of film that James Cameron would make if they ever let him through the Disney front gates." — Empire Magazine Posted Jul 16, 2010
C+	29%	Survival of the Dead (2010)	" There are some memorable images, including the sight of a beautiful, horse-riding ''dead head.'' But for much of the movie, Van Sprang's zombie fatigue seems to be an echo of Romero's own." — Entertainment Weekly Posted May 26, 2010
C-	20%	Legion (2010)	" Alas, after a brisk start, the script turns out to be a rough and humorless beast slouching its way towards utter ludicrousness." — Entertainment Weekly Posted Jan 22, 2010
C+	42%	Armored (2009)	" Alas, Armored is one predictable and forgettable movie that should consider itself very lucky not to have gone straight to DVD." — Entertainment Weekly Posted Dec 4, 2009
B+	85%	Skin (2009)	" Skin is a tragic, enraging, and uplifting tale." — Entertainment Weekly Posted Nov 4, 2009
C+	27%	Pandorum (2009)	" As always, Foster sells the hell out of his role but non-sci-fi fans may well themselves be driven mad long before the end." — Entertainment Weekly Posted Sep 27, 2009
B-	32%	Tennessee (2009)	" Tennessee veers dangerously  close to made-for-TV territory. But you utterly believe the bond between the siblings, and Rothenberg excels in his role of a protective older bro who also happens to be a haunted binge drinker." — Entertainment Weekly Posted Jun 3, 2009
C	29%	12 Rounds (2009)	" Harlin makes good use of both the architecture of the city and of his formidably muscled leading man. But you will probably find yourself praying for this duel's knock-out punch to arrive long before it actually does." — Entertainment Weekly Posted Mar 30, 2009
B	43%	Race to Witch Mountain (2009)	" The planet-hopping children have special talents -- telekinesis, telepathy etc. -- although it is the high-wattage lovability of Mr. Rock that's the real superpower on display here." — Entertainment Weekly Posted Mar 18, 2009
B	25%	Friday the 13th (2009)	" This film is (be)head and shoulders above the recently reanimated likes of Prom Night and My Bloody Valentine." — Entertainment Weekly Posted Feb 13, 2009
C+	30%	Underworld: The Rise of the Lycans (2009)	" Sheen and Nighy do their best with the material, but this is easily the worst Underworld so far." — Entertainment Weekly Posted Jan 26, 2009
C+	56%	My Bloody Valentine 3-D (2009)	" What really leaps out at you about My Bloody Valentine 3-D is its lack of imagination." — Entertainment Weekly Posted Jan 21, 2009
B-	12%	The Unborn (2009)	" Goyer has penned many scripts superior to this one, but he does make sure you're never far away from a big 'Boo!'" — Entertainment Weekly Posted Jan 14, 2009
C+	19%	Dark Streets (2008)	" The flimsy plot -- less a whodunit than an isn't-it-screamingly-obvious-that-that-guy-done-it! -- will have thriller fans singing the blues." — Entertainment Weekly Posted Dec 10, 2008
C+	26%	Punisher: War Zone (2008)	" On the plus side, Punisher: War Zone has one of the all-time great   B-movie last lines: 'Oh, God, now I've got brains splattered all over me!'" — Entertainment Weekly Posted Dec 3, 2008
B+	59%	Quarantine (2008)	" Quarantine director John Erick Dowdle and co-writing brother Drew wisely stick close to the told-from-the-cameraman's point-of-view template of the terrific original." — Entertainment Weekly Posted Oct 10, 2008
A-	53%	The Foot Fist Way (2006)	" The Foot Fist Way is not short on broad physical humor. But Simmons is a brilliantly detailed grotesque capable of withstanding comparison to his most obvious inspiration, Ricky Gervais' Office boss David Brent." — Entertainment Weekly Posted May 30, 2008
B	50%	Then She Found Me (2007)	" Hunt's performance is terrific and far more nuanced than her Oscar-winning turn in As Good as It Gets. As an actress, she helps make her director look very good indeed." — Entertainment Weekly Posted Apr 24, 2008
D	8%	Prom Night (2008)	" There's no need to wear a corsage to Prom Night. And leaving your higher brain functions at home might be a good idea, too." — Entertainment Weekly Posted Apr 17, 2008
B-	60%	Bra Boys (2008)	" An often fascinating but awkward mix." — Entertainment Weekly Posted Apr 16, 2008
3/5	77%	Bad Lieutenant (1992)	" Keitel is onscreen for pretty much the entire movie and clearly relishes the opportunity of playing someone not so much teetering on the abyss as leaping off with a grand piano manacled to each ankle." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 9, 2008
C-	7%	Shutter (2008)	" Will the next terror-minded remake involve a possessed telegraph machine or a grudge-minded ox and cart? Neither option could be any lamer than the shock-free Shutter." — Entertainment Weekly Posted Mar 26, 2008
B-	22%	Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)	" If you thought National Lampoon's Vacation films were at least okay, then Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins is a decent enough way to spend two hours." — Entertainment Weekly Posted Feb 6, 2008
C+	2%	Meet the Spartans (2008)	" The result in Meet the Spartans is less classic Mel Brooks than middling Best Week Ever." — Entertainment Weekly Posted Jan 30, 2008
B-	16%	Untraceable (2008)	" Lane skillfully sells the tech-heavy script. But after a much-too-early reveal of the murderer's identity, the 'low battery' signal starts to flash on this film by thriller specialist Gregory Hoblit." — Entertainment Weekly Posted Jan 24, 2008
B+	63%	Buenos Aires, 1977 (Cronica de una fuga) (2006)	" Blessed with great performances; director Israel Adri�n Caetano lets events speak -- and plead and weep -- for themselves." — Entertainment Weekly Posted Nov 28, 2007
B	78%	Desert Bayou (2007)	" The lengthy and often heartbreaking interview sequences in the second half ultimately reveal a story that is, metaphorically at least, a tad less black-and-white." — Entertainment Weekly Posted Oct 3, 2007
3/5	60%	Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)	" This big-budget, noble-but-dull account of the run up to Pearl Harbour is high on historical veracity but low on drama." — Empire Magazine Posted Dec 30, 2006
4/5	97%	Bullitt (1968)	" Stlick, stylish and ineffably cool, this was perhaps McQueen's defining role. Also mention goes to the uncreditied star of the film; San Francisco." — Empire Magazine Posted Jul 6, 2005
4/5	50%	Any Given Sunday (1999)	" Despite the film's multifarious faults, which also include a truly rotten cameo from Stone himself as a sports commentator, there can be no argument that this is one of the most visually exciting experiences you will have this year..." — Empire Magazine Posted May 3, 2001
4/5	35%	The Man Who Cried (2000)	" An achingly beautiful and quite touching movie." — Empire Magazine Posted Apr 20, 2001
2/5	80%	The Green Mile (1999)	" There is no doubt that the director has mistaken size for quality with bum-numbing consequences." — BBC Posted Apr 17, 2001
	27%	Love, Honour And Obey (2001)	" The entire shebang rapidly deteriorates into a series of gags about flatulence and Viagra." — Empire Magazine Posted Feb 8, 2001
3/5	68%	Rollerball (1975)	" So the script's a little laboured, but for shere exuberance and adrenaline pumping you don't get better than this unless you're at a rave." — Empire Magazine Posted Jan 1, 2000
3/5	36%	Scream 3 (2000)	" Still satisfying comedic shlock horror, but the premise is starting to wear a bit thin as the trilogy draws to a close." — Empire Magazine Posted Jan 1, 2000
4/5	75%	Caddyshack (1980)	" It's not big and it's not clever, but it's very, very funny." — Empire Magazine Posted Jan 1, 2000

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