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Agrees with the Tomatometer 91% of the time.

Publications:: Radio Times

Total Reviews:: 23

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
2/5	20%	Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1990)	" Kickboxer 2 explores much the same territory as its predecessor, although this time there's no Jean-Claude Van Damme, who by the time this sequel was made had moved on to bigger (though not necessarily better) things." — Radio Times Posted May 13, 2013
4/5	78%	Addams Family Values (1993)	" This delightful follow-up to The Addams Family is blessed with an even blacker vein of humour than the original." — Radio Times Posted Apr 11, 2013
3/5	54%	Basic Instinct (1992)	" Joe Eszterhas shamelessly reworks ideas and themes he had earlier exploited in films such as Jagged Edge and Music Box, but the sheer overheated nature of Verhoeven's direction makes this extremely watchable." — Radio Times Posted Mar 25, 2013
4/5	96%	The Princess Bride (1987)	" An unexpected delight for all the family." — Radio Times Posted Mar 8, 2013
2/5	8%	Fire With Fire (2012)	" Although it's probably the biggest movie yet to emerge from rapper 50 Cent's production outfit, this damp squib still has "straight to DVD" stamped all over it." — Radio Times Posted Mar 8, 2013
4/5	87%	Terms of Endearment (1983)	" This is American mainstream movie-making at its best." — Radio Times Posted Feb 22, 2013
5/5	95%	The Silence of the Lambs (1991)	" This multi-Oscar-winning classic, adapted from Thomas Harris's bestseller, was responsible for giving cinematic serial killers a better image, thanks to Anthony Hopkins's enthralling portrayal of Hannibal Lecter." — Radio Times Posted Feb 22, 2013
4/5	83%	Gremlins (1984)	" Phoebe Cates's admirably straight-faced Christmas speech should be compulsory viewing during the festive season." — Radio Times Posted Dec 7, 2012
2/5	17%	A Few Best Men ()	" A largely unfunny blend of frantic farce and gross-out humour." — Radio Times Posted Sep 6, 2012
3/5	81%	Red Dog (2012)	" Even hardened blokes will struggle not to choke back a few tears at the end." — Radio Times Posted Feb 24, 2012
4/5	94%	Ghostbusters (1984)	" The often dazzling, special effects-driven slapstick tends to overshadow the fact that there are some slyer, more sophisticated laughs on offer in this blockbusting family comedy." — Radio Times Posted Oct 27, 2011
3/5	77%	In A Better World (2011)	" The superb acting - the youngsters are particularly good - and Bier's sympathetic direction help overcome the occasional lapse into melodrama." — Radio Times Posted Aug 25, 2011
4/5	73%	Sarah's Key (2011)	" Director Gilles Paquet-Brenner subtly contrasts Scott Thomas's modern-day investigation with the tragic wartime experiences of Mayance's title character, to show how one innocent mistake can resonate across time." — Radio Times Posted Aug 4, 2011
3/5	100%	French Cancan (Only the French Can) (1956)	" [It] was not the cinema event it promised to be. Yet there is still much to treasure in this exuberant tribute to the Moulin Rouge." — Radio Times Posted Aug 4, 2011
3/5	84%	The Princess Of Montpensier (2011)	" Although a tad too long for its own good, there's enough intrigue - both political and romantic - and dashing swordplay to keep everyone happy." — Radio Times Posted Jul 7, 2011
5/5	98%	Taxi Driver (1976)	" The bustling helter-skelter of Scorsese's Mean Streets gives way to a measured, chilly calm, and cinematographer Michael Chapman ensures the Big Apple glistens with barely concealed menace." — Radio Times Posted May 12, 2011
3/5	78%	Red Hill (2010)	" Kwanten makes for a likeable hero, although Steve Bisley steals the show as the hard-bitten police chief Old Bill." — Radio Times Posted May 12, 2011
3/5	64%	Tomorrow, When the War Began (2012)	" [Beattie] knows his way around a thrilling action set piece, but he also draws believable performances from his young and largely unknown cast." — Radio Times Posted Apr 7, 2011
3/5	80%	Louise-Michel (2008)	" Although directors Gustave Kervern and Benoît Delépine strive a little too hard at times for outrage, it's still wickedly funny, and Moreau and Lanners are terrific as the grotesque anti-heroes." — Radio Times Posted Mar 31, 2011
4/5	95%	Mary and Max (2009)	" This tale of two outsiders is lovingly rendered in traditional claymation and Elliot's expressive creations are wonderfully brought to life by the talented voice cast..." — Radio Times Posted Oct 21, 2010
2/5	36%	New York, I Love You (2009)	" As with Paris, Je T'Aime (it's from the same producer, Emmanuel Benbihy), the sheer diversity of this portmanteau movie is both a curse and a blessing." — Radio Times Posted Oct 7, 2010
5/5	97%	Back to the Future (1985)	" This irresistible combination of dazzling effects and sly comedy propelled Michael J Fox to stardom and Robert Zemeckis to the front rank of Hollywood directors." — Radio Times Posted Sep 30, 2010

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