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Des Partridge

Des Partridge

Agrees with the Tomatometer 68% of the time.

Publications:
Courier Mail (Australia) , Daily Telegraph (Australia)
Total Reviews:
83

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Rating T-Meter Title | Year Add Date
2/5 79% Genova () " Genova fails to provide the view with much that is satisfying and instead accomplishes only a superficial examination of grief and the way people respond." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Nov 5, 2009
2/5 45% The Box (2009) " The movie gives the impression of being pasted together from many different parts rather than presented as a cohesive whole." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Oct 28, 2009
2/5 11% Couples Retreat (2009) " Despite the potential for humour from the couples and their relationship problems, the script relies on lame situation jokes." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Oct 8, 2009
2/5 21% G-Force (2009) " Billed as children's fare, G-Force's incessant action provides trainer wheels for youngsters soon to grow into the teens who have made Bruckheimer's live-action films such moneyspinners." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Sep 16, 2009
2/5 59% Love the Beast (2009) " It is diverting for a few minutes, but the enterprise really needs something more interesting than one man's relationship with his car." — Daily Telegraph (Australia)
Posted Mar 13, 2009
2.5/5 25% Fame (2009) " Tancharoen does not bring anything particularly fresh or distinctive to the song and dance elements of the story, but the new group of students (led by possible star Kay Panabaker as Jenny) deliver credible-enough performances." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Sep 24, 2009
2.5/5 56% The Soloist (2009) " The facts offer potential for a heart-rending and emotional movie experience, but Wright (director of Atonement and Pride and Prejudice) goes Hollywood with his first American feature." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Sep 2, 2009
2.5/5 14% Year One (2009) " The story feels like the pitch developed during a long drinking session - what would you get if you took one of the great comedic filmmakers of the 1980s and put him together with Apatow's Superbad generation?" — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Jun 17, 2009
2.5/5 51% What Just Happened? (2008) " An insider's Hollywood story, Barry Levinson's film lacks the bite of other admired "movie movies", such as The Player, or way back, The Bad and the Beautiful." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted May 21, 2009
2.5/5 43% Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) " The two short scenes that bring British comic Ricky Gervais into the movie as the stuffy museum administrator suggest the possibility of a third movie... A decent script surely is needed before that's given the go-ahead." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted May 21, 2009
2.5/5 51% Notorious (2009) " While the script provides ample illustrations of Wallace's tough life, there is not enough focus on what set the recording star apart from his peers or why he became so incredibly popular so quickly." — Daily Telegraph (Australia)
Posted Mar 13, 2009
2.5/5 69% The Wackness (2008) " Levine's extended use of sepia-toned cinematography adds to the film's charmless look, matching the bleakness of the lives of most of the people he presents to the audience." — Daily Telegraph (Australia)
Posted Nov 14, 2008
2/4 40% Bonneville (2006) " Unfortunately, it's as flimsy as tissue, and the actresses, all 50+, really do more with the material...than it deserves." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Aug 29, 2008
3/5 58% The Invention of Lying (2009) " Ricky Gervais' new film isn't as out-and-out funny as you might have hoped, but it's still got some funny moments." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Nov 26, 2009
3/5 74% Cold Souls (2009) " There's added appeal thanks to Barthes' silly but fun film via the outstanding cinematography by her collaborator, Andrij Parekh, whose arty lighting and careful framing make the film a visual treat." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Nov 26, 2009
3/5 54% Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009) " Enough elements of Dickens's story remain for a viewer to be refreshed by Scrooge's change of heart, and to be moved by his rediscovery of the Christmas spirit that climaxes the story." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Nov 5, 2009
3/5 23% Case 39 (2010) " One of those movies that's bad enough to make it worth seeing." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Nov 5, 2009
3/5 75% Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) " There's nothing too subtle about Moore's filmmaking style, but he does get his points across in a straightforward, uncomplicated way." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Nov 1, 2009
3/5 90% Stone Bros (2009) " In a significant year for indigenous films, Stone Bros. plays the Joker's role: a bromance disguising the film's intent to prick consciences in the hardest writing form (comedy) to master." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Sep 24, 2009
3/5 40% Imagine That (2009) " An uncharacteristically restrained performance by Eddie Murphy, a sharply funny supporting role filled by Thomas Haden Church, and a beguiling new child actor, Yara Shahidi, make this fantasy-comedy about the power of imagination agreeable enough." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Sep 16, 2009
3/5 68% Funny People (2009) " Funny People would have been funnier and more meaningful with fewer offensive jokes and more self-control from the undeniably talented Apatow." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Sep 9, 2009
3/5 21% Sorority Row (2009) " Mean Girls meets I Know What You Did Last Summer... You won't be able to scream for laughing at this sloppy reimagining of a forgotten '80s slasher thriller." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Sep 9, 2009
3/5 55% Orphan (2009) " Enough jump-out-of-your-seat moments to make this nonetheless trashy, implausible thirller watchable." — Daily Telegraph (Australia)
Posted Aug 12, 2009
3/5 68% Public Enemies (2009) " Certainly worth a look, but you might feel that Mann keeps his characters, apart from Billie, at arm's length." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Jul 29, 2009
3/5 89% Red Cliff (Chi Bi) (2009) " The most beautiful Asian epic since Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar triumph, The Last Emperor, 22 years ago." — Daily Telegraph (Australia)
Posted Jul 24, 2009
3/5 51% Chéri (2009) " While it's not likely to be as admired as much as his Dangerous Liaisons, Frears - who is heard as the narrator - has given audiences an elegant treat that's easy to escape into, and there are skilful performances by the entire ensemble." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Jul 22, 2009
3/5 89% Red Cliff (Chi Bi) (2009) " The mix of real history and imagined events results in filmmaking of high quality, despite the gaps and possible confusion of the foreign story." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Jul 22, 2009
3/5 93% Last Ride (2012) " Weaving draws on his vast experience to show the complexities of his rugged and violent character, while also offering glimpses of the man's softer side and his genuine affection for his growing son." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Jul 2, 2009
3/5 44% Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) " Won't shake up the movie world, but it is a family film that's easy enough to like while overlooking the fact it sprouts corn and movie cliches." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Jun 24, 2009
3/5 33% Terminator Salvation (2009) " McG's film doesn't match James Cameron's first two, but is better than the third Jonathan Mostow-directed instalment." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Jun 3, 2009
3/5 75% Caos Calmo (Quiet Chaos) (2009) " [Moretti delivers] a complex and complete performance..." — Daily Telegraph (Australia)
Posted May 22, 2009
3/5 54% Choke (2008) " Gregg, with his first directing job, has risen to the challenge, and adapted Choke without sacrificing anything and resulting in a less conventional film." — Daily Telegraph (Australia)
Posted Oct 31, 2008
3/5 16% Max Payne (2008) " This intense action thriller will be recalled for its exciting visuals and relentless action rather than its acting." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Oct 17, 2008
3/5 54% Body of Lies (2008) " Exciting enough while it's unfolding, but it lacks an original element and there aren't enough scenes where Crowe and DiCaprio are playing off each other." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Oct 17, 2008
3/5 54% Body of Lies (2008) " By the end, Body Of Lies is revealed as just another big-budget movie designed to cash in on the real-enough Middle East conflicts. It's a gangster movie without cops and criminals." — Daily Telegraph (Australia)
Posted Oct 10, 2008
3/5 87% Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Hellboy 2) (2008) " The sets are dazzling, but the characters (manufactured by computer artists in most cases) aren't particularly designed to engage." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Aug 28, 2008
3/5 86% Mongol (2008) " You might wonder how Bodrov could fail to make every minute of Genghis Khan's extraordinary life near edge-of-the-seat involving, but there are some dull stretches before the pace picks up again." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Jun 13, 2008
3/5 89% Unfinished Sky () " There might be a future for small Australian films as well crafted as this one." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Jun 13, 2008
3/5 50% Sex and the City (2008) " While he's let the movie run to excessive length, the well-practiced Parker King (throwing in more brand names than you will find in a Myers catalogue) knows what his target audience wanted from this reunion." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Jun 7, 2008
3.5/5 67% Away We Go (2009) " It's the sincerity of the performances by Krasinski and Rudolph that makes you want to see how the journey will end for the couple they play." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Dec 7, 2009
3.5/5 37% The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) " This is undoubtedly Bana's best American performance and you can genuinely believe in Bana and McAdams as lovers who give the story its emotion." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Nov 5, 2009
3.5/5 64% The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) " A visual feast is served up in former Monty Python cast member Terry Gilliam's fantasy -- credited to "Heath Ledger and friends" -- that should enthral loyal fans of the veteran's colourful film history, but is more than likely to baffle Gilliam novices." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Oct 28, 2009
3.5/5 49% Astro Boy (AstroBoy) (2009) " The feature-length film, modelled on Pixar films, merges the best of western and eastern animation styles. result is an entertaining film that should satisfy both adults and children." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Oct 18, 2009
3.5/5 50% Whatever Works (2009) " Fans of Allen's work should be happy to find him back in Manhattan, still exploring the meaning of his existence through some typically funny one-liners." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Oct 11, 2009
3.5/5 75% $9.99 (2008) " Think Robert Altman's Short Cuts with clay characters as engaging as human actors, and you might get a sense of what you'll experience." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Sep 16, 2009
3.5/5 64% Charlie & Boots (2009) " Murphy's straight-forward direction and the genuine charisma that's drawn from Hogan and Jacobson's characters, make this film fun." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Sep 2, 2009
3.5/5 83% Beautiful Kate (2009) " While the sexual subject matter may be confronting, Ward's confident filmmaking featuring a mix of seasoned pros, including Bryan Brown, Ben Mendelsohn, Rachel Griffiths and new talent, particularly Sophie Lowe, should satisfy mature audiences." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Jul 29, 2009
3.5/5 48% My Sister's Keeper (2009) " As manufactured Disease of the Week weepies go, Nick Cassavetes's drama based on a Jodi Picoult bestseller, is surprisingly moving." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Jul 29, 2009
3.5/5 92% Drag Me to Hell (2009) " Director Sam Raimi returns to his roots, and fans of his controlled style of horror, where less is often more, should be grateful." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Jul 22, 2009
3.5/5 43% The Proposal (2009) " The stars aren't going to erase memories of Hepburn and Tracy, or Lombard and Powell, but Bullock and Reynolds - even when playing a naked bathroom scene together - make a good fit." — Courier Mail (Australia)
Posted Jun 17, 2009
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