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Dan Fienberg

Dan Fienberg

Agrees with the Tomatometer 83% of the time.

Publications:
Epinions.com , Film Threat , HitFix , L.A. Weekly , Zap2it.com
Total Reviews:
289
Total QuickRatings:
51

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
B 53% A.C.O.D. (2013) " "A.C.O.D." is sitcom-y, but in the sense that it's a neatly arced comedy w/a steady stream of jokes, delivered by a professionals who efficiently hit every punchline." — HitFix
Posted Oct 4, 2013
B+ 89% After Tiller (2013) " The directors are smart enough to understand that no matter how strongly you believe in a position, that belief is probably more shaded than a one-word "Yes" or "No."" — HitFix
Posted Aug 9, 2013
B+ 90% Inequality For All (2013) " "Inequality For All" may deserve its easy linkages to "An Inconvenient Truth," but that may also be selling the new documentary short. " — HitFix
Posted Aug 9, 2013
B+ 91% In a World... (2013) " While Bell definitely shows some first-timer growing pains behind the camera, she's got a snappy ear for dialogue and she's given Lake Bell what may be her best part ever." — HitFix
Posted Aug 9, 2013
C 54% Lovelace (2013) " "Lovelace" is superficial and flat and wastes a transformative, gung-ho performance by leading lady Amanda Seyfried." — HitFix
Posted Aug 9, 2013
91% The Spectacular Now (2013) " This is a movie I want to avoid over-praising because I think it will function best as a discovery and without inflated expectations. It's worth checking out and making up your own mind." — HitFix
Posted Jul 29, 2013
B- 88% The Other Dream Team (2012) " The Other Dream Team wasn't the 1992 Lithuanian Basketball movie that I necessarily wanted, but it could absolutely be the 1992 Lithuanian Basketball movie that you want, assuming you want such a thing." — HitFix
Posted Oct 26, 2012
C+ 45% The Girl () " Because of stars Jones and Sienna Miller, there are reasons to watch The Girl, but the one-dimensional approach defeats any chance that any serious film fan will revise their opinions on much of anything." — HitFix
Posted Oct 22, 2012
B 55% For a Good Time, Call... (2012) " This unapologetically raunchy comedy ought to be the vehicle that sets Ari Gaynor up for, at the very least, the chance to play the lead in an edgy sitcom or something." — HitFix
Posted Aug 25, 2012
C 29% Red Lights (2012) " I'm pretty sure that "Red Lights" is a fascinating failure -- and possibly an oddball cult film in-the-making -- but a failure none-the-less." — HitFix
Posted Jul 12, 2012
A- 95% The Imposter (2012) " Imagine "F For Fake" mixed in with a bit of "The Talented Mr. Ripley," only theoretically all true and you have a good sense of the appeal of "The Imposter."" — HitFix
Posted Jun 23, 2012
B+ 95% The Queen of Versailles (2012) " Turns the "Real Housewives" formula upside down and it becomes possibly the least tragic epic tragedy ever constructed."" — HitFix
Posted Jun 16, 2012
B- 66% The Woman in Black (2012) " Not especially original and not tremendously scary, but there are a few pleasurable jolts of fear, some shiver-down-your-spine moodiness and it doesn't overstay its welcome." — HitFix
Posted Feb 2, 2012
C+ 35% Immortals (2011) " I don't think "Immortals" ends up being a good movie, but like all of Singh's films, it's going to make a killer full-color, glossy coffee table book." — HitFix
Posted Nov 11, 2011
B- 60% Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (2011) " It's a relief to be free from many of the "Glee" series' narrative dead-ends and it's possible that Heather Morris performing "Slave 4 U" was why 3D was invented." — HitFix
Posted Aug 11, 2011
11% The Ledge (2011) " How much should one admire this attempted fusion of disparate elements when "The Ledger" proves to be such a dismal thriller and such a banal meditation on faith?" — HitFix
Posted May 6, 2011
60% The Beaver (2011) " It's possible Mel Gibson is *too* good and Foster was too willing to let the tone of Gibson's performance steer the tone of the movie, rather than the tone of Killen's script." — HitFix
Posted May 6, 2011
58% Scream 4 (2011) " Craven and Williamson can't let go of the original stars, whose sullen characters and cruise control performances add a layer of dullness on top of the by-the-numbers scares." — HitFix
Posted Apr 16, 2011
51% Perfect Sense (2012) " Despite a thuddingly bad title - What, "Senseless" and "Insensitive" were too on-the-nose? - "Perfect Sense" makes an honest and often worthy attempt to do right by its story." — HitFix
Posted Jan 26, 2011
12% I Melt with You (2011) " Two-plus hours of cocaine-snorting, pill-popping, alcohol-swilling middle-age crisis montages, punctuated periodically with The Whining of the Dispossessed White Male" — HitFix
Posted Jan 26, 2011
86% Terri (2011) " Another coming-of-age Sundance flick about a lovable outcast who comes to appreciate his own individuality with the help of an oddball authority figure? Yes. But a good one." — HitFix
Posted Jan 24, 2011
83% Tyrannosaur (2011) " "Tyrannosaur" features tremendous performances in all key roles, even if the overall film occasionally strays into that well-trod genre of British blue collar misery porn." — HitFix
Posted Jan 23, 2011
94% Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) " People love Elmo, but it's also pretty clear that "Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey" is a documentary that plays well to a crowd on its own." — HitFix
Posted Jan 23, 2011
—— Miss Representation (2012) " It may feel like the barely cinematic equivalent of a grad school thesis, but it's also a documentary that will spur conversations, one that could inspire and change lives. " — HitFix
Posted Jan 22, 2011
98% Project Nim (2011) " A gripping animal biopic that takes audiences on a journey that begins with laugher, amusement and bemusement and ends, in the case of several viewers around me, with tears." — HitFix
Posted Jan 22, 2011
95% The Guard (2011) " "The Guard" is a fish-out-of-water story, an upside-down Irish Western, a crime drama, a diabolically self-aware comedy and a marvelously acted character study." — HitFix
Posted Jan 22, 2011
92% Senna (2011) " "Senna" premiered in countries where he is a household name, but the doc is designed to be every bit as enjoyable for viewers whose only exposure to auto racing is NASCAR." — HitFix
Posted Jan 22, 2011
87% Black Swan (2010) " "Black Swan" may prove to be too arty and dance-y for horror fans. It's equally likely to prove too horror-y for some art house moviegoers. It shouldn't work. But it does." — HitFix
Posted Dec 4, 2010
94% The King's Speech (2010) " We're prone to thinking it's an insult to compare a film to an HBO movie. It isn't. 'King's Speech' is clever & well-acted, but occasionally left me yearning for more depth." — HitFix
Posted Nov 26, 2010
58% The Freebie (2010) " The chemistry between the stars makes them an easy couple to root for." — HitFix
Posted Sep 16, 2010
51% The Switch (2010) " Bateman's character annoyingly embodies all of the cliches from the man-child meets real-child genre, the cliches that "The Kids Are All Right" so successfully debunked." — HitFix
Posted Aug 19, 2010
81% Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) " Michael Cera makes Scott Pilgrim into an afterthought, so it ends up being Edgar Wright's whiz-bang pop culture joy that's the real star of this sweet, funny, exciting film." — HitFix
Posted Aug 12, 2010
49% The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) " Since "Eclipse" is showing in IMAX, it'll be kibble for fans wanting to experience the sensation of climbing up Lautner's nose or burrowing deeply into Pattinson's pores." — HitFix
Posted Jun 29, 2010
10% Grown Ups (2010) " "Grown Ups" is the least funny theatrical release that any of its stars have ever been a part of. Now look at the cast and think about what that means." — HitFix
Posted Jun 24, 2010
67% Date Night (2010) " Even in down seasons, a Thursday block of "The Office" and "30 Rock" delivers better writing, tighter direction and more laughs than 88 minutes of "Date Night." For free." — HitFix
Posted Apr 8, 2010
39% 2012 (2009) " It's over two-and-a-half hours of Roland Emmerich simulating the experience of the "ID4" dog outrunning the fireball. It's slaphappy ludicrousness taken to an epic level." — HitFix
Posted Nov 13, 2009
25% Fame (2009) " The devotion to the PG rating is damning, because 8 p.m. shows airing on ABC Family can be edgier and more topical than the new "Fame."" — HitFix
Posted Sep 26, 2009
87% Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009) " Lord & Miller have found a way to make smart film about our culture of excess without losing the massive pancakes, swimming pools of nacho cheese and tornados of pasta." — HitFix
Posted Sep 18, 2009
17% Love Happens (2009) " More truthful (equally generic) titles might include: "Death Happens," "Psychobabble Happens" or "Lazy Screenwriters Make Love Happen Even If The Leads Have No Chemistry"" — HitFix
Posted Sep 18, 2009
58% Art & Copy (2009) " It's indispensable." — HitFix
Posted Aug 19, 2009
87% 500 Days of Summer (2009) " A chick flick for guys, a workplace comedy in the Billy Wilder/Cameron Crowe mold, a new spin on a familiar genre, "500 Days" was one of the best films I saw at Sundance." — Film Threat
Posted Jul 16, 2009
26% Land of the Lost (2009) " You sit for long stretches where set pieces fail on every level and then laugh at a PG-13-skirting entendre or an strange reference or a rambling bit of improv from McBride" — HitFix
Posted Jun 6, 2009
79% The Hangover (2009) " "The Hangover" pretty much demands you leave your Political Correctness Cap at home and urges you to eschew your Thinking Cap as well." — HitFix
Posted Jun 6, 2009
38% X-Men Origins - Wolverine (2009) " We're 9 years past the first "X-Men" movie and computer-driven effects have only improved, so how is it possible that Wolverine's metallic claws looked worse now?" — HitFix
Posted Apr 30, 2009
88% Adventureland (2009) " "Adventureland" is the sort of film that seems simultaneously slavishly derivative of countless other coming-of-age stories, but also admirably personal and specific." — HitFix
Posted Apr 3, 2009
64% Watchmen (2009) " As technically talented as he may be, Snyder is at best a gifted mimic. Far from delivering a unique point of view, he's only able to reproduce what was already represented." — HitFix
Posted Mar 9, 2009
3/4 95% Casino Royale (2006) " Craig is a marvel, but the decision to have Bond engaged in a game of Hold 'Em poker is a betrayal of the character and an embarrassing bit of pandering. Small detail, I know." — Zap2it.com
Posted Nov 17, 2006
3/4 84% This Film is Not Yet Rated (2006) " The movie is driven not by the desire to explore one or two specific aspects of the problem in any depth, but to run through the long list of Dick's frustrations superficially" — Zap2it.com
Posted Sep 4, 2006
1/4 61% Crank (2006) " It boils down to 83 minutes of Chev journeying through LA's ethnic 'hoods dispatching minorities. Granted the movie can't be taken seriously, its cavalier racism is shocking." — Zap2it.com
Posted Sep 4, 2006
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