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Luanne Brown

Agrees with the Tomatometer 71% of the time.

Biography:: Film critic, content strategist for the Web, novelist, screenwriter, film maker and gourmet cook.
Favorites:: Notorious, How to Steal a Million, Roman Holiday, Into the West, French Kiss, Bridget Jones's Diary, African Queen, One Night of Love, Black Hawk Down, Sum of All Fears, Babette's Feast, The Bad Sleep Well, The World of Apu, Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Publications:: Chico Enterprise-Record , Hometownsource.com

Total Reviews:: 66
Total QuickRatings:: 45

Location:: Lake Forest Park, Washington

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
3/5	94%	Mrs. Brown (1997)	" Interesting, but didn't love it." — Hometownsource.com Posted Apr 19, 2004
5/5	92%	Charulata (1964)	" Outstanding! One of my favorite films done by this master." — Hometownsource.com Posted Apr 19, 2004
	29%	The Prince and Me (2004)	" Coolidge wisely works within the confines of the romantic comedy genre and delivers a quality experience." — Hometownsource.com Posted Apr 19, 2004
2/5	23%	Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)	" Weak." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Apr 18, 2004
4/5	100%	Spoorloos (The Vanishing) (1988)	" Too, too chilling..." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Apr 18, 2004
3/5	78%	The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)	" Not the best Bond, but not the worst either." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Apr 18, 2004
3/5	100%	The Crimson Pirate (1952)	" Schlocky but fun." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Apr 18, 2004
3/5	95%	In the Name of the Father (1993)	— Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Apr 18, 2004
	44%	Connie And Carla (2004)	" I went into the theater tired and dragging and emerged singing a show tune and smiling. I hope you'll have the same reaction." — Hometownsource.com Posted Apr 18, 2004
	79%	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)	" It's just plain insulting to the whole art of creativity to work backwards from a theme park ride to a movie." — Hometownsource.com Posted Aug 27, 2003
5/5	86%	Harold and Maude (1971)	" Gives true romance a new meaning." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Apr 4, 2003
1/5	44%	Multiplicity (1996)	" More is not better, in this case." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Apr 4, 2003
4/5	90%	Magnificent Obsession (1954)	" Good flick!" — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Apr 4, 2003
5/5	100%	The Thief of Bagdad (1940)	" A childhood favorite...." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Apr 4, 2003
	35%	What a Girl Wants (2003)	" The script...takes full advantage of the emotional connection that girls (no matter what their age) have (or would like to have) with their fathers." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Apr 4, 2003
	45%	Daredevil (2003)	" If you're willing to forgive a few not so minor faults for the sake of some sizzle, you'll have a fairly good time." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Feb 15, 2003
	85%	About Schmidt (2002)	" Writer/director Alexander Payne (Election)and his co-writer Jim Taylor brilliantly employ their quirky and fearless ability to look American angst in the eye and end up laughing." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Jan 26, 2003
—	93%	About a Boy (2002)	" I confess. This is one of my favorite kinds of stories. Flawed hero meets someone who changes his life. Comedy and romance ensue." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Jan 26, 2003
4/5	96%	The Birds (1963)	" You'll never eat chicken again!" — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Jan 24, 2003
5/5	90%	The Muppet Movie (1979)	" The Best Muppet movie ever made...well, almost." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Jan 24, 2003
	81%	The Hours (2002)	" ...is there a deeper, more direct connection between these women, one that spans time and reveals meaning? You bet there is and it's what makes this rather convoluted journey worth taking." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Jan 24, 2003
	57%	Die Another Day (2002)	" Brosnan is more feral in this film than I've seen him before and Halle Berry does her best to keep up with him." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Nov 27, 2002
5/5	100%	I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987)	" McCarthy is an underrated Canadian treasure." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Oct 19, 2002
5/5	100%	Camille Claudel (1988)	" Compelling and heartbreaking." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Oct 19, 2002
5/5	91%	Sabrina (1954)	" Skip the Harrison Ford remake and go straight to this original classic." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Oct 19, 2002
5/5	94%	Young Frankenstein (1974)	" It's Mel Brooks at his campy best." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Oct 19, 2002
4/5	65%	Diamonds Are Forever (1971)	" Classic Bond." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Oct 19, 2002
4/5	46%	Twin Town (1997)	" A wacky and wild look at life in Wales." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Oct 19, 2002
5/5	91%	Married to the Mob (1988)	" Just plain fun!" — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Oct 19, 2002
	71%	The Ring (2002)	" There is a whole lot of fuss about nothing in this film and enough red herrings for a pod of Orcas to feast on for a week." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Oct 19, 2002
	22%	The Tuxedo (2002)	" ...after you see just exactly where 'clear mountain water' comes from, you may take up orange juice." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Sep 26, 2002
4/5	90%	My Dinner with André (1981)	— Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Sep 20, 2002
	47%	The Banger Sisters (2002)	" Hawn lets it all hang out in this film and I have to admire her guts. Sarandon is equally bold and daring in her portrayal of a woman who has lost her way in a closet full of beige suits." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Sep 20, 2002
3/5	81%	A Few Good Men (1992)	" Like a roast that's baked too long, the acting in this film is 'over done.'" — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Sep 20, 2002
4/5	68%	Hero (Accidental Hero) (1992)	— Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Sep 20, 2002
4/5	63%	Flying Tigers (1942)	— Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Sep 20, 2002
4/5	96%	Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)	" MacDowell's dull drawl drags doings down." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Sep 20, 2002
4/5	89%	The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)	" Don't watch this before your next flight." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Sep 20, 2002
4/5	100%	Turtle Diary (1985)	" Moves at turtle's pace, but packs punch." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Sep 20, 2002
5/5	97%	Jules and Jim (1962)	— Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Sep 20, 2002
5/5	100%	The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)	" This classic is no dog!" — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Sep 20, 2002
5/5	43%	Nostradamus (1993)	" Karyo is hot as the prognosticator of doom." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Sep 20, 2002
1/5	80%	The Scarlet Pimpernel (1935)	" Howard is fabulously foppish." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Sep 20, 2002
	41%	The Four Feathers (2002)	" Shekhar Kapur ("Elizabeth") directs this version beautifully and fulfills the implied promise for a grand adventure." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Sep 20, 2002
5/5	76%	Adventures in Babysitting (1987)	" So much fun it might make babysitting a real career choice." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Aug 25, 2002
5/5	80%	Chronicle of a Disappearance (1997)	" Superb!" — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Aug 25, 2002
5/5	100%	I Remember Mama (1948)	— Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Aug 25, 2002
0/5	52%	The Matchmaker (1997)	" Good premise. Stinky execution. Garofalo deserves better." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Aug 25, 2002
5/5	93%	The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)	" Good plot. Great twist." — Chico Enterprise-Record Posted Aug 25, 2002

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