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Jason Best

Jason Best

Agrees with the Tomatometer 78% of the time.

Publications:
BBC , Movie Talk
Total Reviews:
516

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61% Byzantium (2013) " A gory Gothic thriller whose departures from traditional horror lore give the overworked vampire genre a rejuvenating transfusion of new blood. " — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 30, 2013
31% Austenland (2013) " Countless romantic comedies have looked to the novels of Jane Austen for inspiration, but you'd be hard pressed to find one so at odds with the author's spirit than the coarse, slapdash and painfully witless Austenland." — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 29, 2013
8% Runner Runner (2013) " Should you take a punt on gambling thriller Runner Runner? The high-stakes plot, glossy locations and even glossier cast certainly look tempting, but stump up the cash and you'll probably come away feeling cheated." — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 29, 2013
80% Prisoners (2013) " Hollywood thrillers that feature vigilantes usually pander to our baser instincts. Prisoners doesn't let us off the hook so easily." — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 29, 2013
83% From Up On Poppy Hill (2013) " The story will undoubtedly appear slow moving and uneventful to those used to the pizzazz of Pixar, but allow the richly detailed hand-drawn animation to work its charms and the film's mood of gentle nostalgia proves surprisingly moving. " — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 23, 2013
75% Populaire (2013) " As if Mad Men had never happened, French romantic comedy Populaire takes a breezy, light-hearted approach to the late-1950s world of brooding male bosses and their demurely pretty secretaries. " — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 22, 2013
7% Fire With Fire (2012) " Josh Duhamel fails to set the screen ablaze as a California firefighter who becomes an unlikely vigilante avenger in this very routine action thriller, but he gets no help from a damp squib of a script." — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 22, 2013
38% Dead Man Down (2013) " The plot and characters of pulpy revenge thriller Dead Man Down are pure B-movie stuff, yet stars Colin Farrell and Noomi Rapace lend the film unexpected class and conviction. " — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 22, 2013
44% The Call (2013) " The Call delivers taut no-frills thrills for two-thirds of its brisk, hour-and-half running time. But the plot falls apart spectacularly as soon as Halle leaves the 911 control room and the ludicrous finale will leave you groaning." — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 22, 2013
3% Diana (2013) " Saddled with excruciating, toe-curlingly bad lines, Naomi Watts tries gamely in the lead but bears almost as much resemblance to Barbara Windsor as she does to Diana Windsor. " — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 22, 2013
28% 21 And Over (2013) " It's all very crude and crass, yet the trio remain essentially likeable, notwithstanding their riotous behaviour." — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 15, 2013
88% Rush (2013) " Hunt, played with a cavalier swagger by Hemsworth, finds nobility in the danger. Brühl's Lauda takes a far more calculating approach. On the eve of a race, Hunt will be cavorting with models and air hostesses; Lauda will be huddled with his mechanics." — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 15, 2013
73% Borrowed Time () " As buddy movies go, Jules Bishop's effort is distinctly patchy, with elements of social realism colliding awkwardly with cartoonish caper comedy. What redeems the film are the performances by Barklem-Biggs and Davis." — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 15, 2013
8% Justin and the Knights of Valour () " Seeking to match the comic pizzazz of Shrek, Puss in Boots and Brave, Spanish-made animated adventure Justin and the Knights of Valour falls disappointingly short, despite the best efforts of a very game, mostly British voice cast." — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 15, 2013
91% In a World... (2013) " In a world... where the trailers for Hollywood blockbusters are only ever voiced by men who sound as though they gargle with gravel and molasses, a female vocal coach gets to challenge the status quo in Lake Bell's sharp, smart and genuinely funny comedy." — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 15, 2013
50% White House Down (2013) " Emmerich has a bigger budget to play with than Olympus Has Fallen director Antoine Fuqua yet fails to get more bangs for his bucks or outdo his predecessor's guilty-pleasure thrills. With Olympus it was the effects that were cheesy; here it's the script." — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 15, 2013
85% Rachel Getting Married (2008) " If your image of Anne Hathaway is still that of a cute ingénue, then you'll be shocked by her blistering performance as a wayward junkie emerging from rehab to attend her sister's wedding in Jonathan Demme's documentary-style family drama " — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 7, 2013
—— Malcolm (1986) " An irresistibly charming film - imagine an Ealing comedy transported to the suburbs of Melbourne and you'll have a pretty good idea of what's in store." — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 7, 2013
74% Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) " An American teen movie that manages to be cool and smart and also sweet." — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 7, 2013
68% Revolutionary Road (2008) " Revolutionary Road's portrait of a disintegrating marriage is so unflinching, so unsentimental, and so bleak, that you really need to be in a buoyant emotional state to get through the movie." — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 7, 2013
46% The Broken (2009) " Ellis unblushingly borrows from older movies, from the famous (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) to the little known (Roger Moore chiller The Man Who Haunted Himself), but he does conjure up a spine-chilling frisson all his own when anyone passes a mirror." — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 7, 2013
27% Planes (2013) " The globe-hopping story may keep young viewers diverted, but with the destination so clearly mapped out from the start, grown-ups will find the film something of a long haul." — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 7, 2013
56% Bachelorette (2012) " Bachelorette strives to recapture the close-to-the-knuckle comic mayhem that made Bridesmaids a surprise hit, but the essential sweetness that underpinned the earlier film's gross-out gags is sadly lacking." — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 7, 2013
63% 2 Guns (2013) " With Washington and Wahlberg sparking off each other splendidly, 2 Guns works best when it is channelling the playful spirit of such 1980s buddy movies as 48 Hrs and Lethal Weapon." — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 7, 2013
68% Elysium (2013) " Blomkamp has toned down the body horror in favour of more conventional thrills but handles the shootouts and slugfests with panache. His tale of haves and have nots remains a striking and thought-provoking parable, even if it doesn't fully add up." — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 7, 2013
88% What Maisie Knew (2013) " Some scenes are tinged with dark comedy; some are heartrending; and some fuse the two, as when Maisie comforts a tearful friend during a sleepover in Susanna's huge Manhattan townhouse, while the delinquent grown-ups indulge themselves downstairs." — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 7, 2013
12% The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) " If you can overlook the lack of originality, the film actually makes a good fist of making something fresh and appealing from its second-hand ingredients." — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 7, 2013
85% The Way Way Back (2013) " Funny, touching and irresistibly charming, The Way, Way Back is a coming-of-age comedy that gets the pains and joys and, above all, awkwardness of adolescence spot on." — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 7, 2013
49% Pain & Gain (2013) " Michael Bay's lurid crime comedy Pain & Gain is as excessively pumped-up as you would imagine, a berserk, overblown action movie on steroids." — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 7, 2013
62% About Time (2013) " It's hard not to warm towards Gleeson's appealingly unconventional lead, even if his romance with McAdams' underwritten Mary never really catches fire... it's the tender relationship between son and father that proves to be the film's true love story. " — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 7, 2013
60% Riddick (2013) " Pitch Black director David Twohy is at the helm and he's savvy enough to revert to formula: a fearsomely inhospitable planet, hordes of ferocious monsters and a small cast of disposable supporting characters to be whittled down in bursts of gory action." — Movie Talk
Posted Sep 6, 2013
38% Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) " For the most part, the film's fusion of ancient myth and modern teen fantasy seems clumsy and forced, and the story's all-too generic quest narrative is muddled rather than engaging." — Movie Talk
Posted Aug 14, 2013
84% Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa () " Steve Coogan's cringe-inducing comic creation Alan Partridge makes the leap to the big screen. And despite the whiff of failure that invariably accompanies his endeavours, he doesn't fall flat on his face. Oh, and the film is a modest triumph, too." — Movie Talk
Posted Aug 14, 2013
30% Kick-Ass 2 (2013) " Where original director Matthew Vaughn and writer Jane Goldman somehow managed to tread a delicate tightrope between indulging fanboy fantasies and sending them up, sequel writer-director Jeff Wadlow falls off the rope." — Movie Talk
Posted Aug 14, 2013
31% The Lone Ranger (2013) " Yes, this $250million reboot is overlong, over indulgent and tonally uneven, but it's also stuffed full of deadpan comedy, breakneck thrills and breathtaking visual spectacle." — Movie Talk
Posted Aug 12, 2013
82% The Place Beyond The Pines (2013) " Terrifically captivating, whether delivering breathless action, knuckle-whitening suspense or moments of quiet intimacy." — Movie Talk
Posted Aug 12, 2013
37% Dark Skies (2013) " When writer-director Scott Stewart eventually reveals his hand, the film loses its way, but Hamilton and Russell's solidly convincing performances keep things more grounded than you might expect." — Movie Talk
Posted Aug 5, 2013
35% The Internship (2013) " The comic business is only fitfully amusing. How many times do we need to hear Nick say 'on the line' instead of 'online'?" — Movie Talk
Posted Aug 5, 2013
75% Despicable Me 2 (2013) " It's the zany goggle-wearing yellow-hued Minions who provide most of the film's chuckles and who justify the otherwise pointless 3D when they break the fourth wall at the start of the credits with a set of loopy antics." — Movie Talk
Posted Aug 5, 2013
75% The East (2013) " If you start off seeing the film's moral world in simple black and white terms - greedy one percent on one side; righteous activists on the other - you'll be left uneasy... but Marling and Batmanglij deliver gripping suspense and challenging ideas." — Movie Talk
Posted Aug 5, 2013
84% This Is the End (2013) " If your tolerance for druggy banter and puerile sex gags is low then the idea of facing Armageddon with Rogen and his chums will probably strike you as hell." — Movie Talk
Posted Aug 5, 2013
49% Redemption (2013) " When it comes to playing impossibly lethal flint-eyed loners, no one can match Statham. Besides, who else could pull off, when confronted with a blade-wielding assailant, a surreal one-liner like this:'You've got a knife. I've got a spoon.'" — Movie Talk
Posted Aug 5, 2013
12% Stolen (2012) " Cage works up a sweat dashing about New Orleans... but the film's thrills and spills are all too routine" — Movie Talk
Posted Aug 4, 2013
43% The Paperboy (2012) " There's something undeniably compelling about the cast's daringly go-for-broke performances... but Daniels fragments the narrative and throws in so many tricksy directorial touches that the whole thing becomes an annoyingly indulgent mess." — Movie Talk
Posted Aug 4, 2013
42% Red 2 (2013) " The plot is all too generic, right down to the ticking-bomb climax. You can easily imagine it being taken off the shelf and handed to a bunch of younger actors with barely a tweak." — Movie Talk
Posted Aug 3, 2013
65% The Heat (2013) " The Heat is crude and rude, and its plot is pretty ropey, but as Bullock's by-the-book prissiness collides with McCarthy's slobbish street savvy, its leading ladies strike scintillating comic sparks off each other." — Movie Talk
Posted Aug 3, 2013
69% The Wolverine (2013) " The standout moment is when Logan gets to grips with an assailant atop a hurtling bullet train. Fights on the roofs of speeding trains are a cinematic cliché, but the giddying velocity of the Japanese train gives the scene a uniquely thrilling momentum." — Movie Talk
Posted Aug 3, 2013
89% The World's End (2013) " A brilliantly bonkers take on alien invasion sci-fi films... Wright and Pegg serve up some glorious gags, fizzing action scenes and cannily timed surprises." — Movie Talk
Posted Aug 3, 2013
73% Breathe In () " Older man, younger woman? This could easily be clichéd or icky, or worse. Fortunately, Doremus handles the pair's relationship with restraint and his leads, improvising their dialogue, deliver terrific performances." — Movie Talk
Posted Aug 3, 2013
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