J. Robert Parks
Tomatometer-approved critic
Live-In Maid (2004)
100%
5/5
EDIT
“” –
Time Out
Nov 18, 2011
Full Review
Summercamp! (2006)
78%
4/5
EDIT
“” –
Time Out
Nov 17, 2011
Full Review
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
15%
2/5
EDIT
“What works in the theater doesn't always work in the movies. Part of the problem, as mentioned, is with the broadness of the material. But it doesn't help that the script relies way too much on syrupy voiceovers.” –
Looking Closer
Apr 9, 2005
Full Review
Hitch (2005)
68%
4/5
EDIT
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Looking Closer
Feb 26, 2005
Full Review
Finding Neverland (2004)
83%
A-
EDIT
“” –
Looking Closer
Dec 19, 2004
Full Review
Sideways (2004)
97%
B
EDIT
“” –
Looking Closer
Dec 19, 2004
Full Review
The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
79%
4/5
EDIT
“” –
Looking Closer
Dec 6, 2004
Full Review
Baadasssss! (2003)
91%
4/5
EDIT
“” –
Looking Closer
Dec 6, 2004
Full Review
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
63%
2.5/5
EDIT
“Though the gags aren't always funny, I usually had a smile on my face.” –
Looking Closer
Dec 6, 2004
Full Review
Finding Nemo (2003)
99%
4.5/5
EDIT
“Yet another quantum leap for the Pixar folk.” –
Phantom Tollbooth
May 27, 2003
Full Review
Holes (2003)
77%
2.5/5
EDIT
“The little ones might laugh, but the adults will be bored.” –
Phantom Tollbooth
Apr 16, 2003
Full Review
A Mighty Wind (2003)
87%
4/5
EDIT
“What I'll remember most about A Mighty Wind are the moments of genuine tenderness.” –
Phantom Tollbooth
Apr 16, 2003
Full Review
Anger Management (2003)
42%
1/5
EDIT
“Gong Show impresario Chuck Barris would've gonged it out after ten minutes.” –
Phantom Tollbooth
Apr 10, 2003
Full Review
Phone Booth (2002)
72%
2.5/5
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“Colin Farrell. Joel Schumacher... Will hot, new, and sexy rise to the top or will the forces of old, bloated, and boring rise up and swallow the young talent?” –
Phantom Tollbooth
Mar 31, 2003
Full Review
Catch Me if You Can (2002)
96%
3.5/5
EDIT
“A slick little chase movie, with two huge stars having a grand time.” –
Phantom Tollbooth
Dec 23, 2002
Full Review
The Hours (2002)
79%
4.5/5
EDIT
“Daldry creates a visual language with deep, rich metaphors.” –
Phantom Tollbooth
Dec 23, 2002
Full Review
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
95%
4.5/5
EDIT
“It is a story reminiscent of the great stories of old. It is a story that matters.” –
Phantom Tollbooth
Dec 17, 2002
Full Review
Antwone Fisher (2002)
78%
4/5
EDIT
“It works. I laughed, I cried, I left the theater with a bounce in my step.” –
Phantom Tollbooth
Dec 17, 2002
Full Review
Brown Sugar (2002)
66%
2.5/5
EDIT
“It has so many tropes that a teenager could construct a plot line just by connecting the dots.” –
Phantom Tollbooth
Oct 7, 2002
Full Review
The Four Feathers (2002)
41%
2/5
EDIT
“Rehashing the same tropes and scenery, rarely breaking new ground in the art of storytelling.” –
Phantom Tollbooth
Sep 17, 2002
Full Review
Signs (2002)
76%
4/5
EDIT
“A taut, intelligent thriller that reminds us of the importance of craft and storytelling.” –
Phantom Tollbooth
Jul 25, 2002
Full Review
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
52%
2/5
EDIT
“Myers looks bored, and his new creation, Goldmember, is gross and uninspired.” –
Phantom Tollbooth
Jul 25, 2002
Full Review
The Bourne Identity (2002)
84%
3.5/5
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“There's rarely a dull moment, but the movie doesn't descend into cartoonish action/violence like most action movies do these days...” –
Phantom Tollbooth
Jun 25, 2002
Full Review
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
62%
3.5/5
EDIT
“The richness of its world -- the production design is marvelous, especially in the spaceships and interiors -- is fantastic to behold. ” –
Phantom Tollbooth
May 19, 2002
Full Review
Spider-Man (2002)
90%
EDIT
“Nonetheless, the movie has enough thrills and romance that most viewers will be entertained.” –
Phantom Tollbooth
May 12, 2002
Full Review
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