Critical Consensus: "28 Weeks" Is Bloody Good, "Georgia" Doesn't Rule, "Ex" is Axed, Guess "Delta" Tomatometer!
This week at the movies we have zombies ("28 Weeks Later," starring Robert Carlyle), family conflict ("Georgia Rule," with Lindsay Lohan and Jane Fonda), office hijinks ("The Ex," starring Zach Braff and Amanda Peet), and military mishaps ("Delta Farce," starring Larry the Cable Guy). What do the critics have to say?
Taking place six months after the original, "28 Weeks Later" opens with American troops cleaning up England, positive all the zombies are dead and the rage virus is no more. Or is it...?! Though it lacks the humanism that made "28 Days Later" a classic, the scribes are giving high marks for "28 Weeks"' fantastic atmosphere and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's punchy direction. At 69 percent Tomatometer (and a surprising 83 percent from the Cream of the Crop), horror buffs may want to make "Weeks" their weekend destination.

Panic on the streets on London!
Art imitates life once again: Lindsay Lohan stars in "Georgia Rule" as a rebellious teen heading towards trouble. But rehab and paparazzi are replaced with bucolic farmlands and Jane Fonda, who plays the tough grandmother who takes Lohan under her wing for some attitude readjustment. Critics concede Lohan does a fine job, but none of the characters emerge beyond stereotypes and the direction is pedestrian. With its uninviting 20 percent Tomatometer, stay out of "Georgia."

"I'm not adequite today."
Zach Braff stars in "The Ex" as a slacker relocating from New York to Ohio for a new job who's then at the mercy of a sadistic boss (Jason Bateman) -- who happens to be one of his wife's old flames (Amanda Peet). The critics argue that the film is unbalanced, with not enough laughs to compensate for the dark elements. And Braff and his co-stars come off as either unsympathetic or plain unpleasant. At 24 percent Tomatometer, "Ex" does not mark the spot.

"Congratulations. You've just welcomed a beautiful, healthy movie prop into the world."
With no press screenings, critics were denied the graceful presence of Larry the Cable Guy and his new film, "Delta Farce." Mr. Cable Guy plays a military recruit who, with two other bumbling soldiers, is mistakenly cast off in Mexico en route to Fallujah, Iraq. Git-r-done and guess That Tomatometer.

Larry the Cable Guy, with hat on fire.
Also opening in limited release: "Brand Upon the Brain!," a bizarre autobiographical horror movie from Guy Maddin, is at 92 percent; "I Don't Want to Sleep Alone," a neorealistic drama from Malaysia, is at 91 percent; "Day Night Day Night," "ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway," a chronicle of the 2003-2004 Broadway season, is at 86 percent; a minimalist film about suicide bombers, is at 71 percent; "The Hip Hop Project," a documentary about a teens using hip-hop for social progress, is at 64 percent; "Allegro," an ambitious Danish sci-fi flick, is at 62 percent; "Provoked," the recent true story of a woman's fight for civil rights, is at 50 percent, "The Salon," the oft-delayed comedy from "Barbershop" creator Mark Brown, is at 20 percent.

Scenes from "Leapfrog! The Musical!"
Recent Lindsay Lohan Movies:
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27% -- Chapter 27 (2007)
14% -- Just My Luck (2006)
41% -- Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)
13% -- Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)
85% -- Mean Girls (2004)"
Taking place six months after the original, "28 Weeks Later" opens with American troops cleaning up England, positive all the zombies are dead and the rage virus is no more. Or is it...?! Though it lacks the humanism that made "28 Days Later" a classic, the scribes are giving high marks for "28 Weeks"' fantastic atmosphere and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's punchy direction. At 69 percent Tomatometer (and a surprising 83 percent from the Cream of the Crop), horror buffs may want to make "Weeks" their weekend destination.

Panic on the streets on London!
Art imitates life once again: Lindsay Lohan stars in "Georgia Rule" as a rebellious teen heading towards trouble. But rehab and paparazzi are replaced with bucolic farmlands and Jane Fonda, who plays the tough grandmother who takes Lohan under her wing for some attitude readjustment. Critics concede Lohan does a fine job, but none of the characters emerge beyond stereotypes and the direction is pedestrian. With its uninviting 20 percent Tomatometer, stay out of "Georgia."

"I'm not adequite today."
Zach Braff stars in "The Ex" as a slacker relocating from New York to Ohio for a new job who's then at the mercy of a sadistic boss (Jason Bateman) -- who happens to be one of his wife's old flames (Amanda Peet). The critics argue that the film is unbalanced, with not enough laughs to compensate for the dark elements. And Braff and his co-stars come off as either unsympathetic or plain unpleasant. At 24 percent Tomatometer, "Ex" does not mark the spot.

"Congratulations. You've just welcomed a beautiful, healthy movie prop into the world."
With no press screenings, critics were denied the graceful presence of Larry the Cable Guy and his new film, "Delta Farce." Mr. Cable Guy plays a military recruit who, with two other bumbling soldiers, is mistakenly cast off in Mexico en route to Fallujah, Iraq. Git-r-done and guess That Tomatometer.

Larry the Cable Guy, with hat on fire.
Also opening in limited release: "Brand Upon the Brain!," a bizarre autobiographical horror movie from Guy Maddin, is at 92 percent; "I Don't Want to Sleep Alone," a neorealistic drama from Malaysia, is at 91 percent; "Day Night Day Night," "ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway," a chronicle of the 2003-2004 Broadway season, is at 86 percent; a minimalist film about suicide bombers, is at 71 percent; "The Hip Hop Project," a documentary about a teens using hip-hop for social progress, is at 64 percent; "Allegro," an ambitious Danish sci-fi flick, is at 62 percent; "Provoked," the recent true story of a woman's fight for civil rights, is at 50 percent, "The Salon," the oft-delayed comedy from "Barbershop" creator Mark Brown, is at 20 percent.

Scenes from "Leapfrog! The Musical!"
Recent Lindsay Lohan Movies:
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27% -- Chapter 27 (2007)
14% -- Just My Luck (2006)
41% -- Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)
13% -- Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)
85% -- Mean Girls (2004)"
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Dreday writes: on May 10 2007 05:43 PM Delta Farce- 10% (Reply to this) |
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Dread writes: on May 10 2007 07:31 PM Guess that Tomatometer? Gladly - 08% Worst of the worst? (Reply to this) |
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Floor Man writes: on May 10 2007 08:32 PM Delta Farce...hmmm. I'm gonna go with 8% as well. (Reply to this) |
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tycox writes: on May 10 2007 09:07 PM [b]GOTTA LOVE THE GORE!!![/b] I'll be seeing 28 Weeks Later on tomorrow afternoon! (Reply to this) |
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Metafact writes: on May 10 2007 09:09 PM I think there are enough Larry the Cable Guy fans out there among critics to elevate it to a 15%. (Reply to this) |
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sir_mcchris_the_pirate writes: on May 10 2007 10:28 PM I'm gonna say 0% , and if its anything else.....those critics can die (Reply to this) |
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mizzoucritic writes: on May 10 2007 11:18 PM Delta Farce - 5% Seeing 28 Weeks Later this weekend hopefully... (Reply to this) |
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writes: on May 11 2007 05:49 AM Delta Farce- 12/13% (Reply to this) |
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AudioNinja writes: on May 11 2007 07:42 AM Saving my money this week...and Delta Farce gets a 0% and likes it ==TJ== (Reply to this) |
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unbreakable_samurai writes: on May 11 2007 10:41 AM Delta Farce 2%. Gotta see 28 Weeks Later, loved the first one and this one looks pretty damn sweet, can hardly wait. Go see Spider-Man if you haven't yet, it's good no matter what you have heard, it's a highly enjoyable film. (Reply to this) |
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killthemall4444 writes: on May 11 2007 11:28 AM Delta Farce......if there ever was a movie that deserved a 0% this is the one. So yeah 0% ftw. (Reply to this) |
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icon2008 writes: on May 11 2007 12:15 PM Delta Farce gets a 9% rating, and I would be surprised to see one critic like it on Cream of the Crop. As for the weekend, look for 28 Weeks Later to easily grab second with Georgia Rule a distant third and The Ex and Delta Farce fighting for scraps. (Reply to this) |
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Dunk writes: on May 11 2007 12:52 PM Delta Farce will get 1% (there's always one idiot out there). I sure hope 28 weeks later doesn't disappoint me as much as Spidey 3 did! (Reply to this) |
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the_don_of_yreka writes: on May 11 2007 02:13 PM I like to adress to all the punks who been dissin Spider-Man 3. GROW UP. Its a damm movie. If you have some problem with what happen in that movie, bring that to the man to made that movie. As for this week, Im hoping my movie theater has 28 WEEKS Later. I loved to see it this weekend. (Reply to this) |
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SplendidIsolation writes: on May 11 2007 04:45 PM Delta farce- 2% (Reply to this) |
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supafly006 writes: on May 11 2007 10:19 PM Delta farce 6% (Reply to this) |
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aknddon3 writes: on May 12 2007 02:54 PM 28 weeks later was so bad. (Reply to this) |
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