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Ryan Cracknell

Agrees with the Tomatometer 79% of the time.

Biography:: Ryan graduated from the University of Victoria in 2001 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Writing and a Minor in Film Studies. He puttered about for a few years after that working on various projects before going back to school to become a teacher. Today Ryan teaches junior high language arts and social studies in rural northern Alberta, loving life and spending time with his family.
Favorites:: The all-time favorite is E.T. It might not be the greatest achievement in the history of movies, but I like it a lot. Others on my frequently watched list vary from The Wizard of Oz to The Goonies to Leolo to almost anything by Scorsese. But none are perfect. They're just what I like.
Publications:: Apollo Guide , Calgary Movies , Film Threat , Movie Views , ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Critics' Group:: Online Film Critics Society

Total Reviews:: 1457
Total QuickRatings:: 431

Location:: Alberta, Canada

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
	60%	Game 6 (2005)	" Filled with heavy dialogue, Game 6 is a film that feels more appropriate for the stage. That said, it takes on challenging themes and deep thoughts." — Movie Views Posted Jan 14, 2013
	75%	Damn Yankees (1958)	" A lively celebration of baseball as America's pastime set during an era where the game was at its peak." — Movie Views Posted Oct 14, 2012
	51%	Trouble with the Curve (2012)	" To a batter, a great curveball is so obvious and so frustrating at the same time. Robert Lorenz's Trouble with the Curve is much the same." — Movie Views Posted Sep 30, 2012
	87%	Bullhead (2012)	" Roskam shows the most confidence when things are unsettling and different from the genre underworld in which the plot resides." — Movie Views Posted Sep 1, 2012
	——	Rumbo a Las Grandes Ligas (Road to the Big Leagues) (2004)	" Although somewhat soft in tackling some of the more controversial aspects, it is still a fascinating look at the sport outside of the bright stadium lights and manicured lawns of the big leagues." — Movie Views Posted Sep 1, 2012
	80%	Young Adult (2011)	" Filled with pain disguised as comedy, it presents a real-life Peter Pan complex where letting go of one's youth is complicated and painful." — Movie Views Posted Mar 8, 2012
	——	Mondo Hollywood (1967)	" What once caused a storm of controversy is now pretty tame, mundane even." — Movie Views Posted Feb 12, 2012
	95%	Moneyball (2011)	" Keeps the economic talk in check and brings the human drama to the forefront." — Movie Views Posted Dec 31, 2011
	61%	The Rocketeer (1991)	" While The Rocketeer never crashes, it's a bumpy ride of cartoonish characters, a flimsy plot and an overall sense of letdown." — Movie Views Posted Dec 27, 2011
	——	The Captains (2011)	" By offering an insightful look at some of the key players that made it happen, Shatner is able to break down some of the barriers that scare some people off from the Star Trek franchise. " — Movie Views Posted Dec 3, 2011
	33%	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)	" Continues to steer the same course as its predecessor sequels, focusing on convoluted storylines that zap all the fun and energy that made the first film so great." — Movie Views Posted Oct 28, 2011
	——	Our Gang (1999)	" They're still fun at times and remain iconic but there's something about these shorts where the cute factor wears thin and the stories seem to be calling it in." — Movie Views Posted Sep 25, 2011
	20%	The Last Song (2010)	" The latest in a growing number of weepy films based on Nicholas Sparks novels that don't come anywhere close to The Notebook." — Movie Views Posted Aug 31, 2011
	73%	The Learning Tree (1969)	" Falls into the path of giving a message more than it does letting things emerge organically." — Movie Views Posted Aug 25, 2011
	——	Finishing School (1934)	" The drinking, partying and sex come across more as a means to shock than actually make some sort of statement. " — Movie Views Posted Aug 24, 2011
	——	Wild Rovers (1971)	" Edwards proves that he was a more diverse filmmaker than perhaps he was given credit for." — Movie Views Posted Aug 24, 2011
	13%	Yogi Bear (2010)	" One of the worst family films I've seen since another animated adaptation: Garfield. Talking bears aside, the film lacks logic, energy and, most of all, fun. " — Movie Views Posted Aug 24, 2011
69/100	——	Stranded (2001)	— Apollo Guide Posted Apr 4, 2011
18/100	——	Longshot (Jack of All Trades) (2002)	— Apollo Guide Posted Apr 4, 2011
24/100	——	Red Team (The Crimson Code) (2001)	— Apollo Guide Posted Apr 4, 2011
42/100	——	High Explosive (2001)	— Apollo Guide Posted Apr 4, 2011
	35%	Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)	" It wanders through the desert, looking for an exciting hook but never finding one." — Movie Views Posted Jan 1, 2011
	91%	Vengeance (Fuk sau) (2010)	" To does a fantastic job of providing a good sense of style and structure to the numerous action scenes, but they're not over the top or cartoonish." — Movie Views Posted Jan 1, 2011
	40%	Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010)	" More like an infomercial in disguise for the soundtrack." — Movie Views Posted Jan 1, 2011
	——	The Busher ()	" A fascinating look at early baseball films and an un-perfected spin on something that has since gone on to be repeated countless times since." — Movie Views Posted Dec 25, 2010
	——	Safe at Home! (1962)	" Instead it feels more like a publicity stunt meant to up the stock of Mantle, Maris and the polarizing New York Yankees." — Movie Views Posted Dec 25, 2010
	82%	Fantasia 2000 (2000)	" Although magnificent and filled with imagination, Fantasia 2000 doesn't hold up as being particularly ground-breaking or innovative." — Movie Views Posted Dec 25, 2010
	96%	Fantasia (1940)	" Despite a couple of uneven parts that may try the patience of some, the whole of Fantasia is a marvel." — Movie Views Posted Dec 25, 2010
	44%	Pastime (1991)	" Plays an honorable game, tackling the touchy subject of ageism on the baseball field. But it's ultimately a hollow attempt, one that thinks that just by touching on a subject that it makes up a plot." — Movie Views Posted Dec 25, 2010
	——	Hustle (2004)	" [Sizemore's] performance can best be summed up as Al Pacino by way of Moe from The Three Stooges." — Movie Views Posted Dec 24, 2010
	81%	Fear Strikes Out (1957)	" A cold biopic that doesn't hold up now that its subject matter has left the spotlight." — Movie Views Posted Dec 24, 2010
	——	Bottom of the Ninth (2007)	" Although it might be a love story to baseball and the competitive spirit to win, it's also redundant as a film when like footage and story lines can be found on any station that airs even a little bit of baseball." — Movie Views Posted Dec 24, 2010
	——	Zombie Prom (2006)	" An instant classic of unabashed nostalgia." — Movie Views Posted Dec 23, 2010
	90%	Zodiac (2007)	" A complex crime drama that limits its action, opting to save it for the times that bring the greatest impact." — Movie Views Posted Dec 23, 2010
	——	Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion (2007)	" Short and sweet, it's also intelligent and a welcome departure from the typical material found in the genre's bigger stars." — Movie Views Posted Dec 23, 2010
	96%	Winged Migration (Le Peuple Migrateur) (2003)	" Jacques Perrin's spectacular documentary takes observation a step further as he literally seems to take flight with flocks of birds as they make their annual migration." — Movie Views Posted Dec 23, 2010
	16%	When in Rome (2010)	" [Bell] carries a classic presence and charm that is tough not to like. Yet, at the same time, she does so with a little spunk and sass." — Movie Views Posted Dec 23, 2010
	——	Two On A Guillotine ()	" Hangs a neon sign around the key set-up points and lights off fireworks around them so that it's easy to see exactly what the big reveals will be." — Movie Views Posted Dec 22, 2010
	53%	Storytelling (2002)	" While Solondz tries and tries hard, Storytelling fails to provide much more insight than the inside column of a torn book jacket." — Movie Views Posted Dec 19, 2010
	——	Sonicsgate (2009)	" A rebel film both in its subject matter and its unorthodox distribution." — Movie Views Posted Dec 18, 2010
	——	Slightly Used ()	" Although sometimes a little too cartoonish, the cast is an enjoyable lot with plenty going on to drive the film forward." — Movie Views Posted Dec 18, 2010
	——	Shoulder Arms ()	" Although it's been a long time since 1918, there are still lessons to be learned from Shoulder Arms. " — Movie Views Posted Dec 18, 2010
	62%	The Salton Sea (2002)	" The overall voyage on The Salton Sea is an uneasy one hampered by a confusing story that admits out loud it doesn't know where it's going." — Movie Views Posted Dec 17, 2010
	59%	RocknRolla (2008)	" It's all about the set-up and not the actual payoff." — Movie Views Posted Dec 17, 2010
	——	Québec-Montréal (2002)	" A 90-minute collection of clever and frank dialogue about sex and relationships." — Movie Views Posted Dec 12, 2010
	——	One Number 2 ()	" A very confident picture that is carefully constructed and immensely intriguing." — Movie Views Posted Dec 11, 2010
	——	Un ete sans point ni coup sur (A No-Hit No-Run Summer) (2008)	" Sticks to relying on nostalgia rather than making something truly memorable itself." — Movie Views Posted Dec 11, 2010
	59%	Walt & El Grupo (2008)	" An intimate, albeit uneventful, story filled with flashy graphics but not a lot of substance." — Movie Views Posted Dec 11, 2010
	89%	The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009)	" A fascinating behind-the-scenes documentary that charts not only a story of tremendous success but sibling rivalry as well." — Movie Views Posted Dec 10, 2010

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