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Jonathan Trout

Agrees with the Tomatometer 77% of the time.

Biography:: BBC film critic
Publications:: BBC

Total Reviews:: 22

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
2/5	20%	Three and Out (2008)	" Rare winning moments aside, Three and Out is unconvincing, uneven and unfunny: a severe points failure." — BBC Posted Apr 25, 2008
3/5	38%	Flashbacks of a Fool (2008)	" Despite the skilful and evocative photography, the strong cast seem to misfire against the imbalanced structure and clashing styles." — BBC Posted Apr 18, 2008
3/5	77%	Paranoid Park (2007)	" Artily composed, highly subjective and light on plot - it's still a long way from the mainstream, but well-built suspense and an instinctive feel for teen and skate life keep things ticking over until the paranoia peters out." — BBC Posted Dec 25, 2007
5/5	83%	Offret (The Sacrifice) (1986)	" A difficult film - slow-paced, unashamedly theatrical and heavily laden with philosophy - yet a profoundly satifying one: a rewarding display of filmmaking mastery that forms a mystical and enigmatic coda to a legendary career." — BBC Posted Dec 7, 2007
4/5	91%	Knallhart (Tough Enough) (2006)	" Detached, muted colours, a swirling soundtrack and a well-tuned script lend polish to the grimy urban location." — BBC Posted Sep 18, 2007
3/5	100%	The City of Violence (Jjakpae) (2006)	" There's not much below the surface, and it does take time to get up to speed, but the jovial, high-energy approach and the endless charisma and athleticism of the leads makes for a superior slice of high-kicking entertainment." — BBC Posted Jun 8, 2007
4/5	69%	Lights in the Dusk (Laitakaupungin valot) (2007)	" It all sounds brutally miserable, but a spry comic flicker, and Koistinen's dim but undying hope keep things surprisingly light, while brilliantly efficient storytelling gives the human tale almost all of the short 77 minutes to unfurl." — BBC Posted Apr 10, 2007
3/5	82%	Days of Glory (Indigenes) (2007)	" Its message is dimmed by a procession of war and race movie clichés that even the excellent cast and epic cinematography cannot revive." — BBC Posted Apr 3, 2007
2/5	39%	Goal II: Living the Dream (2007)	" Ultimately, this is relegation fodder from start to finish." — BBC Posted Feb 9, 2007
4/5	60%	Them (Ils) (2007)	" 77 minutes of gloriously sustained tension." — BBC Posted Jan 26, 2007
5/5	96%	Pan's Labyrinth (2006)	" Dark, dreamlike and dangerous, Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth is a fairytale every bit as scary and moving as they were always meant to be." — BBC Posted Nov 28, 2006
4/5	55%	The Protector (Tom yum goong) (Warrior King) (2005)	" Pure, dazzling, entertainment." — BBC Posted Aug 1, 2006
2/5	25%	Chat gim (The Seven Swords) (2007)	" Battle, romance, mysticism; it sounds great. It isn't." — BBC Posted Feb 22, 2006
4/5	82%	Serenity (2005)	" A gently intelligent action sci-fi with wit, drama, and emotion to spare, this is the blockbuster you've been waiting for all year." — BBC Posted Oct 8, 2005
3/5	86%	Howl's Moving Castle (2005)	" Youngsters and Miyazaki fans will coo at the world's depth and rich surreality, but opaque plotting, and a tendency to mope with Sophie whilst Howl is off affecting events let the momentum of the first act vanish into thin air." — BBC Posted Sep 18, 2005
2/5	57%	Last Days (2005)	" While undeniably beautiful, it carries little more than the obvious voyeuristic appeal." — BBC Posted Aug 30, 2005
4/5	75%	De Tweeling (Twin Sisters) (2005)	" Sweeping, stately and accomplished." — BBC Posted May 10, 2005
3/5	43%	Three Dancing Slaves (Le Clan) (2005)	" A loving, photographic study of beautiful, bored, alienated masculinity." — BBC Posted May 10, 2005
3/5	12%	Ma Mere,(Meine Mutter),(My Mother) (2005)	" The philosophising feels bolted on and the motivations of all the characters soon become simply too alien to comprehend." — BBC Posted Apr 9, 2005
3/5	90%	Duck Season (Temporada de patos) (2006)	" Despite its tiny canvas, Duck Season soars with all the profundity and inanity of teenage life; the tenderness, the isolation, and the doomed joy of its innocent irresponsibility." — BBC Posted Mar 29, 2005
3/5	91%	Shaolin Soccer (2004)	" Funny and warm." — BBC Posted Oct 30, 2004

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