David Brake

David Brake's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
One Room With A View
Publications:
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3/5 | 51% | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) |
Far from reprehensible, The Rise of Skywalker manages initially to evoke frustration, which evolves to a profound apathy defined by questions of what could've been. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Dec 23, 2019
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4/5 | 97% | Toy Story 4 (2019) |
It may derive from cynical commercial roots, but it's an undeniable pleasure to spend time with Woody and co. once more. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Jun 26, 2019
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4/5 | 51% | The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty (2013) |
Stiller delivers an enjoyable take on the modern man's existential crisis, aided greatly by stunning cinematography. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Jun 7, 2019
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3/5 | 62% | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) |
An honourable and occasionally moving biopic of the late Mandela with strong performances by Elba and Harris. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Jun 7, 2019
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3/5 | No Score Yet | Unforgiven (2015) |
Lavishly shot and excessively scored, Unforgiven is perfectly passable. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Jun 7, 2019
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3/5 | 66% | Thor: The Dark World (2013) |
There's a real absence of mystique and depth as hit-and-miss jokes/sidekicks dominate, leaving the viewer pining for the subtler notes from its predecessor - or even from Iron Man 3. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Jun 6, 2019
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4/5 | 90% | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) |
Nevertheless, the film and franchise will always thrive thanks to their phenomenal leading lady. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Jun 3, 2019
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3/5 | 82% | The Armstrong Lie (2013) |
An engaging and safe documentary from the Gibney factory. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Jun 3, 2019
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4/5 | 76% | Kill Your Darlings (2013) |
An electric debut full of energy and style echoing the confidence/competence of a seasoned pro. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Jun 3, 2019
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4/5 | 94% | All Is Lost (2013) |
Redford delivers a tour de force performance to ensure this beautifully simple idea enthralls throughout. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Jun 3, 2019
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5/5 | 95% | Gravity (2013) |
Believe the hype. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Jun 3, 2019
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3/5 | 88% | Wild (2014) |
Redemption in the modern age. There's confident direction from Vallée but little to truly delve into. Watch simply for a soulful and spellbinding Witherspoon. - One Room With A View
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| Posted May 31, 2019
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3/5 | 93% | Love Is Strange (2014) |
Charming, warming and occasionally frustrating. Love is Strange is transformed from a warm stage play into an honest, beautiful love story by its two outstanding leads. - One Room With A View
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| Posted May 31, 2019
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4/5 | 76% | Fury (2014) |
Raw and realistic, Fury's strength derives from its people whether in combat or its aftermath. - One Room With A View
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| Posted May 31, 2019
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2/5 | 25% | Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) |
You've seen worse; you've imagined better. - One Room With A View
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| Posted May 17, 2019
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2/5 | 8% | Are You Here (2014) |
Wilson and co. aim for something deep and profound, but there's nothing to be found here aside from disappointment and frustration - One Room With A View
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| Posted May 17, 2019
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3/5 | 57% | Woman in Gold (2015) |
Woman in Gold's balancing-act between sweet and saccharine is a fight to the end, with Mirren ensuring the former, and the film is (only just) the victor. - One Room With A View
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| Posted May 16, 2019
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4/5 | 76% | 13 Minutes (Elser) (2017) |
Elser is an ocean lapping on to the beach. From above the sea is calm and serene, but underneath, the world swirls with chaos; Hirschbiegel's film replicates this to produce a fascinating, consuming drama. - One Room With A View
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| Posted May 16, 2019
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3/5 | 67% | Ten no Chasuke (Chasuke's Journey) (2015) |
When it's good, in the first half, Ten No Chasuke is a rip-roaring classic alive with innovation and humour. When it's bad, you wished you had stayed in the beginning. - One Room With A View
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| Posted May 16, 2019
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2/5 | 13% | Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015) |
An unfunny and wholly unnecessary sequel. - One Room With A View
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| Posted May 10, 2019
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2/5 | 30% | Poltergeist (2015) |
Rockwell and DeWitt are solid and there's fresh blood in this reboot at first. Yet, the dependency on lazy scare tactics neuter this reboot, making you yearn for the original. - One Room With A View
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| Posted May 10, 2019
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4/5 | 80% | Man Up (2015) |
There's nothing new here, but that's okay. Man Up is an unchallenging yet refreshingly nice and funny piece of cinema. - One Room With A View
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| Posted May 10, 2019
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2/5 | 8% | Survivor (2015) |
Firmly within the so-bad-it's-alright genre, Survivor is a beast of a simpler time. Brosnan and his moustache are fine, but nothing else really is. - One Room With A View
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| Posted May 10, 2019
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3/5 | 55% | Minions (2015) |
An endless roll of jokes ensures this is sublime dumb-but-smart entertainment. - One Room With A View
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| Posted May 7, 2019
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3/5 | No Score Yet | Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere (Dap Cánh Giua Không Trung) (2014) |
This is a strong debut looking from a female perspective into complex matters, providing a somewhat refreshing lift to a well-trodden path. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Apr 19, 2019
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4/5 | 87% | What Our Fathers Did: A Nazi Legacy (2015) |
In illuminating a fascinating question, My Nazi Legacy presents a new view of The Holocaust that makes for captivating and compelling content. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Apr 19, 2019
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4/5 | 94% | The Fear Of 13 (2015) |
The unexpurgated truth is haunting, unembellished and compelling. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Apr 17, 2019
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4/5 | 91% | Bone Tomahawk (2015) |
A Western in spirit, but cannibalistic at heart, beautiful landscapes and meandering conversations mix with grizzly ends and an extensive runtime. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Apr 12, 2019
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4/5 | 87% | Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) |
Powered by humour, a plethora of colours, textures and - most importantly - a strong story, Kung Fu Panda 3 is a film that ensures the panda himself has a legacy. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Apr 5, 2019
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4/5 | 94% | The Last Man On The Moon (2016) |
You know the history of the Apollo missions, but if a man who's been on the moon is telling you the story, you listen. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Apr 4, 2019
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4/5 | 61% | Eisenstein In Guanajuato (2016) |
Unwieldy in its delivery but joyous nonetheless, Eisenstein in Guanajuato is infectiously inventive and outrageous. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Apr 4, 2019
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2/5 | 47% | Knight of Cups (2016) |
Each individual obtains his or her own meanings from the auteur's films. The problem here is that there is too little substance for anyone to feel anything meaningful or profound. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Apr 3, 2019
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4/5 | 91% | The Nice Guys (2016) |
Gosling's never been funnier, Crowe's never suited a role better, and Angourie Rice is a revelation. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Apr 2, 2019
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5/5 | 96% | Embrace Of The Serpent (El Abrazo De La Serpiente) (2016) |
A film that shoots for the moon and lands with ease, grace and nuance; a landing so perfect it infuses the viewer with a love of cinema and its possibilities. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Apr 2, 2019
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2/5 | 30% | Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) |
Like a blockbuster machine, Emmerich spits out explosions and poor dialogue at his most absurd rate yet. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Mar 29, 2019
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2/5 | 78% | Keanu (2016) |
The story is a classic fish out of water, bromance vehicle that many TV-to-film stories follow when they first make the jump onto the silver screen. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Mar 28, 2019
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1/5 | 38% | Kids in Love (2016) |
It's a shame to see such talent wasted at every turn. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Mar 26, 2019
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3/5 | No Score Yet | Unremember (Deslembro) (2018) |
The well-worn subject-matter would have seemed fresh perhaps five years ago before the more cutting-edge festivals took them up. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Mar 26, 2019
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4/5 | 93% | Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World (2016) |
Although far from perfect, this fragmented, curious and cautious tale of our connected world makes for essential viewing. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Mar 14, 2019
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4/5 | 94% | Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016) |
This is an enjoyable and insightful, albeit light-touch, dive into the work of a fascinating individual. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Mar 14, 2019
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3/5 | 70% | Bleed For This (2016) |
While Teller and Eckhart's adrenaline-fueled presence powers the movie forward with a wonderfully engaging energy, there are flaws aplenty here. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Mar 14, 2019
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3/5 | 37% | Blair Witch (2016) |
Wingard and Barrett deliver a short, sharp movie with scares, shocks and solid characters. It's impressive that they've been able to revive a franchise many thought would remain extinct. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Mar 13, 2019
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3/5 | 86% | The Girl With All the Gifts (2017) |
Though falling short in obtaining the profundity it targets, McCarthy's attempt to question the definition of life, and who deserves it, is intriguing. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Mar 13, 2019
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3/5 | 64% | Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) |
Thank goodness for the adults. Samuel L Jackson and Eva Green are a living, breathing dream that elevate this film to a level it almost doesn't deserve. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Mar 13, 2019
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3/5 | 18% | Assassin's Creed (2016) |
It seems oddly patronizing to describe this as the best video game adaptation of all time, but it's true. How you take that praise is how you'll take the film. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Mar 8, 2019
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3/5 | 76% | Miss Sloane (2016) |
It's too long and falls far short of the quality it thinks it contains, but Miss Sloane is always an engaging watch. Its strongest asset? The ferocious, outstanding, inimitable Jessica Chastain. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Mar 5, 2019
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2/5 | 35% | A Dog's Purpose (2017) |
This film fails to earn a single emotional reaction of its own merit. Instead it preys on sadness offering little in return but misery and saccharine sentimentality. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Mar 4, 2019
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2/5 | 36% | Snatched (2017) |
Even at 82 minutes, Snatched somehow feels long. It's tired, lazy, generic, insubstantial filmmaking that fails to capitalise on its stars. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Mar 4, 2019
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2/5 | 52% | 47 Meters Down (2017) |
When a set of characters are trapped 47 meters down in a cage surrounded by sharks, the narrative's potential is far from endless. In the hands of a better director, however, that potential could have been fully realised. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Mar 1, 2019
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4/5 | 87% | Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (Captain Underpants) (2017) |
The heart and unrelenting likability of this film should charm even the most hardened viewer. - One Room With A View
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| Posted Mar 1, 2019
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