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Mike Goodridge

Agrees with the Tomatometer 73% of the time.

Publications:: Screen International , Screendaily
Critics' Group:: Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Total Reviews:: 104

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
	93%	The Departed (2006)	" An expertly-crafted genre thriller which stands a chance at becoming one of his biggest box office hits yet." — Screen International Posted Feb 24, 2013
	99%	Mud (2013)	" A confident, nuanced, richly satisfying coming-of-age story which is part Huckleberry Finn, part Badlands, the film is another illustration that Nichols is becoming one of the most assured US auteurs at work today." — Screen International Posted May 26, 2012
	44%	The Paperboy (2012)	" It's a film of vivid colours, steamy atmosphere and sexual desire rather than tight plotting, but no less entertaining for that." — Screen International Posted May 24, 2012
	74%	Laurence Anyways (2013)	" Alternately absorbing and grating, with the former ultimately winning out." — Screen International Posted May 21, 2012
	——	Mystery ()	" Although the central story leans towards the melodramatic, Lou's confident blend of realism and poetry keeps it on track." — Screen International Posted May 21, 2012
	67%	Lawless (2012)	" John Hillcoat's latest movie is a well-paced and entertaining story. But if the film will boost Hillcoat's stock as a commercial director, it is lacking in both the poetry that infused The Proposition and The Road." — Screen International Posted May 20, 2012
—	81%	Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011)	— Screen International Posted May 18, 2012
—	——	Kronjuvelerna (The Crown Jewels) (2011)	— Screen International Posted Feb 10, 2012
—	93%	Shadow Dancer (2013)	— Screen International Posted Jan 26, 2012
3/5	76%	Invictus (2009)	— Independent Posted Nov 17, 2011
	44%	J. Edgar (2011)	" As always, when Eastwood turns his compassionate eye onto the frailties and emotions of his characters, the film flies and reminds us why he remains one of the world's most vital filmmakers." — Screen International Posted Nov 4, 2011
	81%	From Up On Poppy Hill (2013)	" it's a gem of classical 2D imagery that stands out in a world turned upside down by the digital revolution." — Screen International Posted Oct 5, 2011
—	——	They Are Among Us (2004)	— Screen International Posted Oct 4, 2011
	29%	Machine Gun Preacher (2011)	" It might look like a powerful true life drama but don't be fooled by the wrapping: it is in fact a naïve Hollywoodised biopic without much nuance or narrative sophistication." — Screen International Posted Sep 21, 2011
	37%	Restless (2011)	" Gus Van Sant's latest is a delicate teenage love story which overcomes some self-conscious quirks to resonate as a gently moving hymn to life." — Screen International Posted May 13, 2011
—	76%	Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi) (2010)	— Screen International Posted Apr 22, 2011
	55%	The Conspirator (2011)	" With Robert Redford at the helm, it is a story that questions the fundamental tenets of the US constitution in a far more compelling, even daring manner than Redford's last movie Lions For Lambs." — Screen International Posted Apr 13, 2011
	86%	Letters from the Big Man (2011)	" An ambitious, warm-hearted drama about the Sasquatch." — Screen International Posted Feb 10, 2011
—	——	Brownian Movement ()	— Screen International Posted Feb 10, 2011
	70%	Mumbai Diaries (2011)	" A reflective portrait of contemporary Mumbai largely devoid of cliché or overt exoticism, the multiple storyline film presents its characters with a subtlety never seen in traditional Bollywood fare." — Screen International Posted Jan 19, 2011
	91%	The Secret in Their Eyes (El Secreto de Sus Ojos) (2010)	" Packs an emotional punch, despite a rambling mid-section and leisurely pacing throughout." — Screen International Posted Mar 3, 2010
	58%	Edge of Darkness (2010)	" Although its paranoid trappings about nuclear weapons and radiation are more fitting to the eighties than today, Campbell's new Edge Of Darkness is a taut adult thriller." — Screen International Posted Jan 25, 2010
	27%	Extraordinary Measures (2010)	" Looks and feels remarkably like a made-for-TV movie but for the star presence of Brendan Fraser and Harrison Ford." — Screen International Posted Jan 21, 2010
	48%	The Book of Eli (2010)	" The Book Of Eli is a post-apocalyptic western cursed by laborious pacing and a sense of self-importance which its nutty story does not warrant." — Screen International Posted Jan 11, 2010
	89%	Sin Nombre (2009)	" Cary Fukunaga makes a strong impression with his debut feature, a visually rich Spanish-language thriller which borrows the conventions of the western and applies them to a world of gang brotherhoods and travelling immigrants in Mexico." — Screen International Posted Dec 17, 2009
	83%	Avatar (2009)	" An epic film born entirely of Cameron's imagination, Avatar uses tailor-made technology to create the most astonishing visual effects yet seen on screen and blends them seamlessly into a mythical sci-fi story." — Screen International Posted Dec 10, 2009
	56%	It's Complicated (2009)	" Nancy Meyers' latest confection is like a rich dessert that tastes good to start with but gradually leaves you feeling overstuffed." — Screen International Posted Dec 10, 2009
	37%	Nine (2009)	" Breezily superficial and emotionally hollow, it steers well clear of the surreal self-examination of its seminal source movie 8 1/2 and works best as a slick music video-styled spectacle of retro Italia." — Screen International Posted Dec 4, 2009
	94%	Les beaux gosses (The French Kissers) (2009)	" A notable directorial debut for comic book writer Riad Sattouf, this French teen sex comedy possesses a nice blend of humour and intelligence that places it somewhere between American Pie and Wild Reeds." — Screen International Posted Dec 3, 2009
	91%	Crazy Heart (2009)	" Crazy Heart is a story of redemption which has been told a thousand times before, but is infused with energy here by Cooper's dialogue and his work with the actors." — Screen International Posted Dec 3, 2009
	76%	Invictus (2009)	" An old-fashioned crowd-pleaser which is both a rousing sports movie and a testament to the nobility of Nelson Mandela, Invictus is another strong entry in Clint Eastwood's fast-growing body of work." — Screen International Posted Dec 3, 2009
	32%	The Lovely Bones (2009)	" Jackson captures the grim essence of the novel even while compressing much of its character development and plot detail." — Screen International Posted Nov 24, 2009
	62%	Brothers (2009)	" Brothers is that rare animal, a US remake of a fine foreign language film which works on both a creative and thematic level in its conversion to an American setting." — Screen International Posted Nov 24, 2009
	27%	The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)	" The actors appear at sea on more than one occasion, and some of Melissa Rosenberg's risible dialogue doesn't help them." — Screen International Posted Nov 18, 2009
	39%	2012 (2009)	" A deliriously ludicrous, guilty pleasure of a blockbuster in which the end of the world is turned into a two-and-a-half-hour rollercoaster ride." — Screen International Posted Nov 10, 2009
	81%	Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009)	" While it reveals little about Jackson from conversation or dialogue, it offers some valuable insight into his character as a performer and showman." — Screen International Posted Oct 28, 2009
	78%	The Informant! (2009)	" Far more serious than either the broad trailer campaign or the exclamation mark in its title would indicate, the film can't quite decide its tone." — Screendaily Posted Sep 9, 2009
	75%	Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)	" As intelligent and compulsively entertaining as his previous films." — Screen International Posted Sep 9, 2009
	52%	The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)	" The Men Who Stare At Goats is a light-hearted and highly entertaining antidote to pompous large scale movies about Iraq or Aghanistan." — Screen International Posted Sep 9, 2009
	88%	Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)	" What makes this film truly different is the unique tone introduced by director Werner Herzog." — Screen International Posted Sep 4, 2009
	69%	[Rec] 2 (2010)	" Neatly paving the way for [REC]3 with a cliffhanger ending, it has enough invention and wit to extend the saga into a franchise even while the novelty value of the 2007 faux documentary has worn thin." — Screen International Posted Sep 3, 2009
	63%	Extract (2009)	" An amiable, inconsequential movie that nonetheless produces an impressive amount of laughs about drugs, gigolos and generally moronic behaviour." — Screen International Posted Aug 19, 2009
	57%	9 (2009)	" 9 is a post-apocalyptic fable notable for its visual beauty." — Screen International Posted Aug 18, 2009
	37%	The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)	" In the final analysis the film fails to make much sense at all." — Screen International Posted Aug 10, 2009
	34%	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)	" Unpretentious popcorn entertainment which delivers the goods and should be a sizable hit." — Screen International Posted Aug 6, 2009
	73%	Beeswax (2009)	" Andrew Bujalski's third film is another memorably natural character piece evoking the spirit of Rohmer, Cassavetes and Woody Allen in a uniquely young American style." — Screen International Posted Aug 3, 2009
	68%	Funny People (2009)	" It just about compensates for its many indulgences with typically warm humour and a knockout lead performance from Adam Sandler which shows a deepening maturity in the actor that could land him awards attention." — Screen International Posted Jul 25, 2009
	72%	Enter the Void (Soudain le vide) (2010)	" Spiked with all the tricks, sound effects and technological invention at Noe's disposal, Enter The Void is a trip." — Screen International Posted May 22, 2009
	85%	The White Ribbon (Das weisse Band) (2009)	" A meticulously constructed, precisely modulated tapestry of malice and intrigue in a rural village in pre-World War I northern Germany." — Screen International Posted May 22, 2009

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