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John Hazelton

Agrees with the Tomatometer 70% of the time.

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
	77%	Fast & Furious 6 (2013)	" Adds some slightly dodgy new elements to the mix but still delivers what should be enough macho swagger and over-the-top auto action to keep fans of the franchise happy." — Screen International Posted May 14, 2013
—	32%	The Numbers Station (2013)	— Screen International Posted May 2, 2013
	73%	Dead Man's Burden (2013)	" Though it sometimes wears its influences a tad too openly, Dead Man's Burden is still an atmospheric and emotionally satisfying indie western that could spark interest among serious fans of the genre." — Screen International Posted Apr 30, 2013
	77%	42 (2013)	" The film feels subdued and a little stiff, as if afraid to add too much drama or cinematic style to the historical facts." — Screen International Posted Apr 10, 2013
	9%	The Host (2013)	" A ponderous and at times pretty silly romantic sci-fi adventure." — Screen International Posted Mar 29, 2013
	36%	Dead Man Down (2013)	" Neither the on- nor off-screen talent can spark much life into this self-consciously moody revenge tale, which ends up feeling like a strained exercise in seventies neo-noir revivalism." — Screen International Posted Mar 7, 2013
	31%	Emperor (2013)	" British director Peter Webber spins out the political intrigue quite effectively." — Screen International Posted Mar 7, 2013
	58%	Snitch (2013)	" The film's first half is weighed down by clichéd dialogue and clunky drama." — Screen International Posted Feb 19, 2013
	13%	Safe Haven (2013)	" Hough is reasonably appealing in her first dramatic role but she doesn't uncover anything very interesting in the cute yet fragile Katie." — Screen International Posted Feb 13, 2013
	80%	Warm Bodies (2013)	" Giving a rom-com twist to the always reliable zombie genre, Warm Bodies turns a cute premise into a mildly affecting story of forbidden teen love." — Screen International Posted Jan 28, 2013
	40%	Parker (2013)	" The elements don't combine to any great effect, leaving this adaptation from the work of pulp novelist Donald Westlake feeling lacklustre and a bit old fashioned." — Screen International Posted Jan 25, 2013
—	32%	Won't Back Down (2012)	— Screen International Posted Jan 22, 2013
—	98%	Brooklyn Castle (2012)	— Screen International Posted Jan 22, 2013
—	53%	Citadel (2012)	— Screen International Posted Jan 22, 2013
—	52%	This is 40 (2012)	— Screen International Posted Jan 22, 2013
	6%	A Haunted House (2013)	" Marlon Wayans takes comedic aim at Paranormal Activity and its ilk but scores precious few hits." — Screen International Posted Jan 15, 2013
	59%	The Last Stand (2013)	" The climactic half-hour offers lively gunplay and car chases as well as some amusing -- and amusingly violent -- moments." — Screen International Posted Jan 14, 2013
	76%	Premium Rush (2012)	" Gordon-Levitt is, as usual, a likeable hero, though he's underused in a film that's plainly more interested in kinetics than drama." — Screen International Posted Jan 8, 2013
	32%	Gangster Squad (2013)	" Boasting a classy ensemble cast and an eye catching look, true crime tale Gangster Squad does an entertaining job telling the story of a band of cops who reclaim late forties Los Angeles from ruthless mobster Mickey Cohen." — Screen International Posted Jan 7, 2013
	74%	Rise of the Guardians (2012)	" [Rise Of The Guardians] provides plenty of action and colour for younger kids but rarely builds up the sort of emotional momentum necessary to grab the rest of the family." — Screen International Posted Nov 19, 2012
	13%	Red Dawn (2012)	" The long-delayed remake of John Milius' 1984 Cold War drama Red Dawn turns out to be heavy on noisy action and light on almost everything else, including plot development and dramatic tension." — Screen International Posted Nov 19, 2012
	34%	The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)	" Timothy's own destiny is flagged fairly early on, leaving the story nowhere much to go." — Screen International Posted Aug 13, 2012
	80%	Magic Mike (2012)	" Soderbergh gives the film a distinctive look and an almost verité feel that produces some effective sequences over the story's early stages." — Screen International Posted Jun 25, 2012
	55%	Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)	" A promising premise leads to only mildly effective romantic dramedy." — Screen International Posted Jun 19, 2012
—	4%	Virginia (2012)	— Screen International Posted Jun 15, 2012
	70%	Men in Black III (2012)	" Stars Smith and Jones deliver a few scenes of enjoyably antagonistic banter but neither seems as fully committed to this kind of comedy as in the earlier films." — Screen International Posted May 22, 2012
—	13%	Meeting Evil (2012)	— Screen International Posted May 15, 2012
—	9%	ATM (2012)	— Screen International Posted May 15, 2012
—	——	Mamitas (2012)	— Screen International Posted May 15, 2012
—	47%	96 Minutes (2012)	— Screen International Posted May 15, 2012
—	33%	Musical Chairs (2012)	— Screen International Posted May 15, 2012
—	28%	We the Party (2012)	— Screen International Posted May 15, 2012
—	——	Bad Ass (2012)	— Screen International Posted May 15, 2012
—	38%	Touchback (2012)	— Screen International Posted May 15, 2012
	29%	Girl In Progress (2012)	" Mendes is appealing as the childlike Grace and Ramirez shows real promise as the serious-minded Ansiedad." — Screen International Posted May 7, 2012
	0%	A Thousand Words (2012)	" This high-concept Eddie Murphy vehicle is weak even by the low standards of the star's recent output." — Screen International Posted Mar 10, 2012
	53%	Safe House (2012)	" An efficiently twisty thriller that goes for the same internationally-flavoured blend of brutal action and dramatic intrigue as the Jason Bourne films." — Screen International Posted Feb 9, 2012
	74%	Big Miracle (2012)	" A real life-based drama that's pleasantly warm but overly busy and short on emotional oomph." — Screen International Posted Feb 2, 2012
	43%	The Theatre Bizarre (2012)	" Several of the segments make up for their lack of polish with a clear relish for their genre." — Screen International Posted Jan 24, 2012
	32%	Man on a Ledge (2012)	" Leth spins out the mystery quite effectively and while he's doing so introduces a number of other elements that keep the film entertaining." — Screen International Posted Jan 24, 2012
	51%	Contraband (2012)	" A serviceable thriller with a fast pace but not much of the grit and humour that set the original apart." — Screen International Posted Jan 12, 2012
—	25%	Magic to Win (2011)	— Screen International Posted Dec 14, 2011
	22%	The Sitter (2011)	" With its messy script and weirdly edgy tone, The Sitter, a third straight R-rated comedy from one-time art house auteur David Gordon Green, is an oddity even by the standards of its own genre." — Screen International Posted Dec 9, 2011
—	52%	The Devil's Double (2011)	— Screen International Posted Nov 18, 2011
	3%	Jack and Jill (2011)	" It won't make many new converts, but Adam Sandler fans will be plenty happy with Jack And Jill, a broad and endearingly loopy family comedy in which Sandler stars alongside himself (in drag) and, even more bizarrely, Al Pacino playing himself." — Screen International Posted Nov 11, 2011
	17%	The Son of No One (2011)	" Montiel does a skilful job intertwining the past and present action but the plot always feels thin and the characters underdeveloped." — Screen International Posted Nov 4, 2011
	69%	Tower Heist (2011)	" A few flashes of vintage Eddie Murphy liven up Tower Heist, an otherwise mild-mannered action comedy carried by nice-guy lead Ben Stiller." — Screen International Posted Nov 1, 2011
	40%	The Big Year (2011)	" The lead performances feel a bit restrained as the stars struggle to find a balance between comic exaggeration and dramatic realism." — Screen International Posted Oct 14, 2011
—	32%	All Good Things (2010)	— Screen International Posted Oct 13, 2011

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