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Jason Zingale

Agrees with the Tomatometer 82% of the time.

Publications:: Bullz-Eye.com

Total Reviews:: 271

Location:: Columbus, OH

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
2.5/5	46%	Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)	" The movie has a lot of good ideas, [but] they're assembled in such a disjointed fashion that the sum is never equal to its parts." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted May 31, 2012
3/5	34%	Battleship (2012)	" Battleship knows that it's big, dumb summer fun, and it doesn't pretend to be anything more." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted May 17, 2012
3/5	58%	The Dictator (2012)	" Though The Dictator feels disjointed at times... Cohen and co-writer Alex Berg strike a great balance between the obscene and shocking bits and the more clever gags." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted May 12, 2012
3/5	62%	The Five-Year Engagement (2012)	" The Five-Year Engagement does just enough to keep audiences entertained, but with the talent involved, you'd expect better." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Apr 26, 2012
2/5	47%	The Three Stooges (2012)	" [A] well-meaning but hopeless homage to Moe, Larry and Curly that even longtime Stooges fans won't find very funny." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Apr 13, 2012
4/5	94%	Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)	" A character-driven dramedy with equal parts humor and heart, Safety Not Guaranteed is a magical film about the human spirit whose charm is impossible to ignore." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Apr 6, 2012
2/5	65%	God Bless America (2012)	" It never amounts to much more than a one-dimensional piece of revenge fantasy that isn't any better than the subjects it's satirizing." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Apr 5, 2012
1.5/5	25%	Wrath of the Titans (2012)	" For a movie featuring so many iconic mythological figures, the battles are completely void of excitement, none more so than the climactic showdown with Kronos." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Mar 30, 2012
3.5/5	90%	The Cabin in the Woods (2012)	" An entertaining and wholly original genre hybrid film that has more than a few tricks up its sleeves." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Mar 23, 2012
2/5	33%	Intruders (2012)	" It's one of those instances where the idea probably sounded a whole lot scarier on paper." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Mar 19, 2012
4/5	83%	The Raid: Redemption (2012)	" An unrelenting, action-packed can of whoop-ass that delivers one of the most fun moviegoing experiences of the past decade." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Mar 16, 2012
1/5	26%	Project X (2012)	" I don't know what's more disturbing: that a movie with this kind of message was made, or that some of the audience actually enjoyed it." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Mar 1, 2012
1.5/5	18%	Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012)	" It's almost as bad as the first movie and not nearly as fun to ridicule. And in retrospect, that makes it feel like an even bigger failure." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Feb 17, 2012
3.5/5	85%	Chronicle (2012)	" A cool and clever twist on the coming-of-age origin story that fans of the genre will really enjoy." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Feb 3, 2012
3/5	79%	The Grey (2012)	" It's refreshing to see a movie that is willing to take the time to develop its characters, because it humanizes them beyond simple wolf fodder." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Jan 27, 2012
2/5	38%	Red Tails (2012)	" Red Tails is littered with so many problems (from the hokey dialogue, to the cardboard characters, to the terrible pacing) that it does a real disservice to this important piece of history." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Jan 20, 2012
2/5	51%	Contraband (2012)	" There's hardly a single original idea in the movie, which is pretty ironic considering the film itself is about counterfeiting." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Jan 13, 2012
3/5	75%	The Adventures of Tintin (2011)	" Spielberg puts the technology to good use at times ... but the actors don't really bring anything special to the characters that a team of animators couldn't have achieved on its own." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Dec 20, 2011
3/5	77%	War Horse (2011)	" War Horse is like a movie from another era -- an old-fashioned, Golden Age-style epic that will likely get better with time." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Dec 20, 2011
3.5/5	98%	The Artist (2011)	" The Artist plays like a loving homage to an era of filmmaking that many people have forgotten or never knew." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Dec 15, 2011
4/5	80%	Young Adult (2011)	" [Diablo] Cody proves that she's more than just a pop culture vending machine [with this] darkly comical tale about becoming an adult without actually growing up." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Dec 14, 2011
3.5/5	83%	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)	" An incredibly smart and well-acted throwback to classic 1970s spy thrillers that le Carr� himself would be proud of." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Dec 8, 2011
3.5/5	94%	Hugo (2011)	" Though it's bogged down by a dreadfully slow and mostly uneventful first act, the movie eventually finds its groove as a rather enchanting valentine to cinema that any film lover will appreciate." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Nov 22, 2011
2/5	73%	Like Crazy (2011)	" Although it certainly has an interesting premise with its raw and honest look at a relationship put through the wringer, Doremus fails to make you care about his two lead characters." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Nov 17, 2011
2.5/5	44%	J. Edgar (2011)	" An occasionally dull and rarely engaging run-of-the-mill biopic, J. Edgar plays things far too safe for a story about one of the most polarizing figures in American history." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Nov 9, 2011
3/5	68%	A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011)	" So unabashed about the way it approaches the material that the filmmakers are almost laughing along with the audience at the sheer ridiculousness of what they're getting away with." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Nov 3, 2011
3/5	89%	Margin Call (2011)	" The actors make the material interesting, even if you don't always understand what they're talking about." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Oct 22, 2011
3.5/5	90%	Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)	" Olsen handles the emotionally demanding role with the grace of a seasoned pro ... with her star-making turn guaranteed to be remembered come awards time." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Oct 17, 2011
3.5/5	85%	The Ides of March (2011)	" The Ides of March is well written and skillfully directed, [but] it's the performances that make the film so riveting." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Oct 6, 2011
3/5	60%	Real Steel (2011)	" Although the film is only marginally better than the average feel-good sports drama, it hits the right notes almost every time." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Oct 3, 2011
4/5	92%	Drive (2011)	" One of the first truly must-see movies of the year -- a seemingly incompatible blend of art-house drama and Hollywood revenge thriller that somehow works." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Sep 12, 2011
3.5/5	95%	The Guard (2011)	" It's not exactly Ireland's answer to Hot Fuzz, [but] the film is a darkly humorous take on the buddy cop genre that fans of the British comedy will enjoy." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Sep 9, 2011
3/5	85%	Tucker & Dale vs Evil (2011)	" A razor-sharp homage fueled by a clever script and hilarious performances from its stars." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Aug 26, 2011
3/5	68%	Our Idiot Brother (2011)	" A surprisingly sweet comedy that utilizes the family dynamic a lot better than other films in the genre." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Aug 26, 2011
1.5/5	23%	Conan the Barbarian (2011)	" Exceptionally dumb and loud for a summer movie, Conan the Barbarian is a muddled mess of a film bogged down by poor acting, cheesy dialogue and an incoherent plot." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Aug 19, 2011
3/5	76%	The Help (2011)	" Though the story is good and the performances are even better, The Help is really no different than Disney's typical inspirational crowd-pleasers, even if it offers a more unique take on the civil rights movement." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Aug 9, 2011
3.5/5	83%	Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)	" That rare summer movie that has brains and emotion in addition to the spectacle." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Aug 5, 2011
3.5/5	78%	Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)	" Crazy, Stupid, Love has real substance to its story and characters that feel like genuine people. You don't see that very often in today's movies -- especially one as well-acted as this. " — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Jul 28, 2011
3/5	79%	Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)	" An old-fashioned adventure film that, while admittedly a little cheesy, is packed with the same charm and wit of the studio's other movies." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Jul 21, 2011
4/5	96%	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011)	" An unbelievably satisfying bookend that is not only Yates' finest entry yet, but one of the best films in the series." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Jul 14, 2011
1/5	14%	Zookeeper (2011)	" Kids may get a few laughs out of the talking animals, but any parent unfortunate enough to have to tag along might want to consider bringing a blindfold and some earplugs to ease the pain." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Jul 7, 2011
3/5	35%	Larry Crowne (2011)	" A pleasant slice of summer counter-programming that will delight adult moviegoers who complain that Hollywood doesn't make films for them anymore." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Jun 30, 2011
2/5	86%	Terri (2011)	" The last thing the world needed was yet another quirky coming-of-age film, especially one as dull and disjointed as Terri." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Jun 28, 2011
2/5	44%	Bad Teacher (2011)	" There's so much wrong with the basic setup of [the film] that it never really gets a chance to be as funny as it could be." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Jun 23, 2011
2.5/5	27%	Green Lantern (2011)	" Director Martin Campbell has somehow managed to make the origin story the least interesting part of the film. And when that comprises a big chunk of your movie, it results in a pretty joyless experience. " — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Jun 16, 2011
2/5	43%	Ironclad (2011)	" It may be rooted in historical fact, but Ironclad is about as likely to be confused for a history lesson on 13th Century England as Gladiator would for Ancient Rome. " — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Jun 9, 2011
3.5/5	93%	Midnight in Paris (2011)	" Allen will probably never rekindle the magic of his earlier movies, [but] he comes pretty close with Midnight in Paris." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted Jun 3, 2011
2/5	85%	The Tree of Life (2011)	" The final product feels less like the grand-scale epic that Malick intended, and more like a college thesis paper on spirituality that's missing a few pages." — Bullz-Eye.com Posted May 25, 2011
3/5	35%	The Hangover Part II (2011)	" The Hangover Part II isn't nearly as fresh or as funny as the original, [but] it still gets plenty of good mileage out of what is essentially the exact same joke. " — Bullz-Eye.com Posted May 25, 2011

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