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Jeff Beck

Agrees with the Tomatometer 70% of the time.

Publications:: Examiner.com , We Got This Covered
Critics' Group:: Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
4/4	98%	Gravity (2013)	" Cuaron and his team have crafted a masterpiece that is so much more than it seems. All the pieces come together to form one of the most unforgettable movie-going experiences of recent memory." — Examiner.com Posted Oct 4, 2013
1.5/4	8%	Argento's Dracula 3D (2013)	" From the opening credit sequence using a ridiculous score that sounds more at home in a B-sci-fi film from the 50s to the special effects that were done by the lowest bidder, you know you're going to be in store for something that's sub-par." — Examiner.com Posted Oct 3, 2013
3.5/5	69%	The Croods (2013)	" This release makes it look and sound just as good as it did in the theater, and given that both adults and kids can enjoy it, there's more than enough reason to add it to your collection." — Examiner.com Posted Oct 2, 2013
2.5/4	59%	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)	" Like its predecessor, it's not a bad film by any means, but you can feel how hard the filmmakers are trying as they attempt to stretch out a simple story into a feature." — Examiner.com Posted Oct 2, 2013
3.5/5	89%	From Here to Eternity (1953)	" Despite sliding into melodrama a bit too often, From Here to Eternity remains a decent film due to the strong performances of its Oscar-nominated cast." — We Got This Covered Posted Sep 30, 2013
2/5	84%	This Is the End (2013)	" Overall, there's not much to recommend about this release at all. The extras don't tell you much of anything about the actual making of the film, while the film itself comes off as these guys trying desperately to be funny." — Examiner.com Posted Sep 30, 2013
3.5/5	76%	The Kings of Summer (2013)	" With a good helping of humor and engaging performances, The Kings of Summer makes for a delightfully entertaining coming of age tale." — We Got This Covered Posted Sep 23, 2013
2/5	49%	Redemption (2013)	" One of these days Statham is going to realize that he needs to change things up a bit or get someone to start choosing better material for him. Until then, it seems he's doomed to be stuck in the rut he's dug for himself." — Examiner.com Posted Sep 23, 2013
5/5	94%	Halloween (1978)	" Halloween still remains the greatest horror film of all time." — Examiner.com Posted Sep 23, 2013
2/4	51%	A Single Shot (2013)	" There's a fascinating start of a story here, but the perplexing decision to smother it ends up doing no favors for anyone." — Examiner.com Posted Sep 19, 2013
4/5	92%	A Letter to Three Wives (1949)	" "A Letter to Three Wives" remains a very poignant and universal story today, giving you the feeling that it could take place anytime and anywhere. Of course, it also helps that it's just a good old fashioned and entertaining experience." — Examiner.com Posted Sep 18, 2013
3.5/5	67%	Disconnect (2013)	" While "Disconnect" may not offer anything new to the argument against the overuse of technology, it remains a well-made film with strong performances from the entire cast." — Examiner.com Posted Sep 16, 2013
2.5/5	59%	The Bling Ring (2013)	" Coppola's latest effort is the most superficial film I've seen since "Spring Breakers" earlier this year. There's so little here in the way of substance that it becomes quite an amazing feat that she was able to stretch it out into a 90-minute feature." — Examiner.com Posted Sep 16, 2013
3/4	86%	Blue Caprice (2013)	" It's rather impressive that this is Alexandre Moors' first feature film and Ronnie Porto's first screenplay. Their portrait of these killers could very well get under your skin." — Examiner.com Posted Sep 12, 2013
2.5/4	33%	Jayne Mansfield's Car (2013)	" "Jayne Mansfield's Car" is a bit of an oddity in that there's not really much of a plot to speak of, giving it the feeling of a film that's adrift as it searches for something to do." — Examiner.com Posted Sep 12, 2013
3/5	74%	Love Is All You Need (2013)	" While Love is All You Need is better than most films of its type, it's still unable to overcome the numerous cliches that come attached to such a story." — We Got This Covered Posted Sep 9, 2013
2/4	60%	Riddick (2013)	" Not that it was expected to be a sci-fi masterpiece, but after an absence of nine years, you would expect a result a little better than retreading old ground." — Examiner.com Posted Sep 9, 2013
1/4	34%	Hell Baby (2013)	" Garant and Lennon's attempts at humor are absolutely terrible. It's as though they have no idea what comedy is or how it works. This results in a series of gags that they must think are hilarious, but are actually extremely sad and cringe-worthy." — Examiner.com Posted Sep 5, 2013
2/4	34%	Touchy Feely (2013)	" What we have here is a film that is so light and airy that there is a very good chance that you will forget it as it's playing on the screen." — Examiner.com Posted Sep 5, 2013
2.5/5	67%	The Iceman (2013)	" It's as though they were in a rush to get so much killing in that they forgot all of the important elements that would make us care. As a consequence, a fascinating story and character have been flattened and turned into a hurried mess." — Examiner.com Posted Sep 2, 2013
2/5	——	Empire State (2013)	" Despite being based on a true story, Empire State is nothing but a bland and predictable tale that completely lacks originality." — We Got This Covered Posted Sep 2, 2013
2.5/4	34%	Passion (2013)	" "Passion" is one of those films that could almost act as a guilty pleasure if there weren't so many silly things holding it back." — Examiner.com Posted Aug 29, 2013
2/4	13%	The Lifeguard (2013)	" What the film desperately needed was some originality." — Examiner.com Posted Aug 29, 2013
2.5/5	50%	At Any Price (2013)	" At Any Price has an interesting story at its core, but it's bogged down by undeveloped characters and sideplots, as well as a poorly-written third act." — We Got This Covered Posted Aug 26, 2013
2.5/4	99%	Short Term 12 (2013)	" Cretton needs to realize that you don't need to hit your audience over the head repeatedly with emotional high notes. A few are fine, but if your characters are well-rounded, engaging, and acted with heart, then they'll speak fine for themselves." — Examiner.com Posted Aug 22, 2013
2/4	74%	The Grandmaster (2013)	" With so many years spent on it, Wong should have been able to see that the structure wasn't coming together and that his characters needed further work." — Examiner.com Posted Aug 22, 2013
2.5/4	93%	Amour (2012)	" Amour is a lesser work from Michael Haneke that features brilliant performances from Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva, but is held back by a simplistic narrative." — We Got This Covered Posted Aug 22, 2013
2/4	30%	Kick-Ass 2 (2013)	" These filmmakers have ended up with a sequel that lacks the freshness of the original film. It brings nothing new to the table, satisfied with simply throwing these characters together again and hoping that everything will turn out for the best." — Examiner.com Posted Aug 22, 2013
3.5/5	55%	The Company You Keep (2013)	" The Company You Keep is an effective, slow-burning mystery, boasting one of the most impressive casts of the last few years." — We Got This Covered Posted Aug 12, 2013
2.5/5	47%	Olympus Has Fallen (2013)	" Olympus Has Fallen is a serious take on a silly premise that strains believability and ultimately can't help being just another forgettable action flick." — We Got This Covered Posted Aug 12, 2013
1.5/5	7%	The Big Wedding (2013)	" What it desperately needed was more originality. I suppose Zackham thought that if he just got a great cast and sprinkled enough humor into it, then those would be enough to cover up all the flaws in the script. Unfortunately, he was very much mistaken." — Examiner.com Posted Aug 12, 2013
2.5/5	29%	Emperor (2013)	" All the right elements were here for this telling, but sadly the filmmakers lost sight of what was important in the narrative, inevitably making the film suffer for it in the end." — Examiner.com Posted Aug 12, 2013
1.5/5	27%	Ishtar (1987)	" Ishtar is a failure on practically every level from its misguided narrative to its lack of humor to the absence of anything remotely entertaining." — We Got This Covered Posted Aug 5, 2013
3/5	54%	Oblivion (2013)	" Had Kosinski realized the story's full potential, this could have been something unique and memorable, but instead he allowed for all the special effects to take over while the story spiraled out of control." — Examiner.com Posted Aug 5, 2013
4/5	82%	The Place Beyond The Pines (2013)	" "The Place Beyond the Pines" is a great example of daring storytelling and easily qualifies as one of the year's best." — Examiner.com Posted Aug 5, 2013
2.5/4	63%	2 Guns (2013)	" "2 Guns" had the potential to be something decent, particularly with its leads and good sense of humor, but the foundation is cracked and flawed, and unfortunately nobody bothered to notice." — Examiner.com Posted Jul 31, 2013
2.5/5	48%	Black Rock (2013)	" Black Rock is a simplistic, predictable thriller that fails to become engaging thanks to idiotic characters and a by the numbers approach that has the audience two steps ahead of them." — We Got This Covered Posted Jul 29, 2013
1.5/4	40%	Only God Forgives (2013)	" Nicolas Winding Refn's "Only God Forgives" is a film with so much padding, you scarcely realize that there's a story going on." — Examiner.com Posted Jul 19, 2013
3.5/4	85%	The Way Way Back (2013)	" Naxon and Rash succeed in not only creating the emotional attachment to the characters, but also in blending the humor and drama together without having one overpowering the other. As a result, they've crafted one of the best films of the year thus far." — Examiner.com Posted Jul 18, 2013
3.5/4	94%	Fruitvale Station (2013)	" Many directors have trouble accomplishing something like this even when they're throwing character development in your face. To be able to succeed by using a standard "day in the life" approach makes it all the more incredible, and makes it a must-see." — Examiner.com Posted Jul 18, 2013
3/5	62%	Evil Dead (2013)	" The filmmakers behind this Evil Dead remake have completely missed what made Sam Raimi's original film work so well, opting instead for a typical horror bloodbath that fails to differentiate itself." — We Got This Covered Posted Jul 15, 2013
2.5/5	38%	Dead Man Down (2013)	" While Dead Man Down has a talented cast in Farrell, Rapace, and Howard, it ends up being a rather bland take on the revenge thriller, offering nothing new or stimulating to the genre." — We Got This Covered Posted Jul 8, 2013
3.5/5	93%	The Gatekeepers (2013)	" The Gatekeepers is a fascinating, often shocking, look into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the eyes of some of the men who would know it best." — We Got This Covered Posted Jul 8, 2013
2/4	31%	The Lone Ranger (2013)	" There's a solid story in here somewhere, but sadly it's suffocated under layers and layers of overindulgence." — Examiner.com Posted Jul 8, 2013
3/4	75%	Despicable Me 2 (2013)	" It has quite a reputation to live up to due to its predecessor, and while it doesn't quite reach the heights of the previous film, this is still a very enjoyable and silly sequel that is a welcome return to the characters we've come to know and love." — Examiner.com Posted Jul 7, 2013
2.5/4	50%	White House Down (2013)	" The film really was a lot funnier than I expected, but that's not enough to stop it from being just another big, dumb action flick." — Examiner.com Posted Jun 26, 2013
3.5/5	93%	No (2013)	" Despite a lack of in-depth special features, No is still easy to recommend for its fascinating story that tells of a country getting the unique opportunity to decide its own future." — We Got This Covered Posted Jun 24, 2013
2.5/4	78%	Monsters University (2013)	" If Pixar would simply take chances on original ideas and thoroughly explore them like they used to, there's a good chance that they could jump right back on top, instead of churning out films that are half-baked." — Examiner.com Posted Jun 23, 2013
2.5/4	56%	Man of Steel (2013)	" "Man of Steel" shows evidence that [the filmmakers] were on the right track, but then they allowed the film to de-evolve into a chaotic mess." — Examiner.com Posted Jun 18, 2013

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