ROTTEN TOMATOES: Critical Consensus: "Crank" Is Well-Ranked; "Illusionist" Is Magic, "Crossover" Is An Air-Ball, "Wicker Man" Gets Burned Comments

Critical Consensus: "Crank" Is Well-Ranked; "Illusionist" Is Magic, "Crossover" Is An Air-Ball, "Wicker Man" Gets Burned

by Tim Ryan | August 31, 2006

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This week at the movies, we've got hoopsters with big dreams ("Crossover," starring Anthony Mackie), scary goings-on on remote islands ("The Wicker Man," starring Nicolas Cage), fast, fast vehicles ("Crank," starring Jason Statham and Amy Smart), and magic ("The Illusionist," starring Edward Norton and Jessica Biel). What do the critics say? Back to Article

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FMAN3448 writes:
on Aug 31 2006 09:45 PM

I don't think Crank will do that bad. Maybe in the 40-50% range.

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Pokchu writes:
on Sep 01 2006 08:09 PM

Then again, should we really be surprised that the cream of the crop critics don't get Crank?

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TheIceGhost writes:
on Sep 02 2006 12:18 PM

Here is my little story: A few weeks ago I stumbled on a story talking about Edward Norton's new movie, 'The Illusionist'. The poster looked fairly good, and I'm a fan of Edward Norton so I checked out the trailer. The first half was, well, magical. Paul Giomanni (I apologize for possible spelling errors) looked to be an excellent co-star; this film was quickly becoming the must see flick for me this fall. Then Ms. Beil makes her debut, and my expectations start to plummet. She looks good for the part, but just from the trailer her acting was terrible! She cracked her accent several times in the trailer alone. It doesn't take a Sherlock Holmes to realize where this film is heading. Now I am so torn if I want to see this movie, it could have been so much more than it probably is (sorry, I don't listen to critics). In the beginning I was looking forward to seeing it opening weekend..now I'm not even sure I'll be renting it...curse it all.

...why is Jessica Beil still getting work? She is a horrible actress.

..and on the movie Crossover......HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! That's all I have to say.

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FILMCZY writes:
on Sep 02 2006 07:06 PM

Lassie(90% FRESH!) is the man...I mean...the dog...is Lassie a he or she? Anyway, you go dawg!!!

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VML writes:
on Sep 03 2006 12:31 AM

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I was surprised to see that Jessica Beil's acting was really good in the movie.

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South_park300 writes:
on Sep 03 2006 08:21 PM

this is the first weekend in quite awhile that i didn't go see a movie in the theater. what a boring weekend.
looking foward to october!

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TheIceGhost writes:
on Sep 04 2006 07:27 PM

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...maybe I'll check it out when it hits rental status :)

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