Jackie Loohauis
Jackie Loohauis's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer when
published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
| Publications: | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
Movie Reviews Only
| Rating | T-Meter | Title | Year | Review |
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| 2.5/4 | 21% | Darling Companion (2012) |
The plot itself is thin kibble indeed, and the scriptwriting team of Lawrence and Meg Kasdan must bring in a gypsy psychic (Ayelet Zurer) as a plot device to give the film some spice.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Read More | Posted May 17, 2012
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| 2.5/4 | 74% | Big Miracle (2012) |
"Big Miracle," perhaps inadvertently ... delivers a message custom-made for our times: That somewhere between avarice and ideology there's a path people can walk together to save the planet.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Read More | Posted Feb 2, 2012
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| 3/4 | 82% | Dolphin Tale (2011) |
With "Dolphin Tale," Hollywood dares to do the almost unimaginable: Create a really heartwarming family movie.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Read More | Posted Sep 22, 2011
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| 1.5/4 | 33% | The Ward (2011) |
The master who gave us "Halloween," one of the most terrifying films of all time, can't provoke more than a chill in "The Ward."‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Read More | Posted Sep 1, 2011
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| 2/4 | 87% | The Last Lions (2011) |
This is National Geographic writ raw for effect, and "The Last Lions" suffers for it.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Read More | Posted Mar 17, 2011
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| 2/4 | 35% | Alien Trespass (2009) |
To see how Alien Trespass might have been done, rent The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra with its puppet monster on visible strings, its dime-store sets and its dreadful artificial dialogue.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Read More | Posted Apr 2, 2009
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| 3/4 | 18% | Fly Me to the Moon (2008) |
Delightful enough to earn the buzz.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Read More | Posted Aug 15, 2008
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| 3/4 | 86% | Shine a Light (2008) |
Jagger remains amazing, a human explosion crossing the stage for two hours.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Read More | Posted Apr 4, 2008
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| 2.5/4 | 51% | 30 Days of Night (2007) |
A frightening genre offering, raising the bar on raising the dead.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Read More | Posted Oct 18, 2007
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| 2.5/4 | 86% | Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox (2007) |
Swirl together hemp, peppermint, vitamin E and a huge dollop of weirdness, and you have one of the most strangely brewed documentaries in years.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Read More | Posted Oct 4, 2007
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| 2.5/4 | 7% | Silk (2007) |
If you see Silk, be happy just to see it, in all its gorgeousness. That alone makes it worth your own trek to the theater.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Read More | Posted Sep 14, 2007
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| 3/4 | 11% | Pathfinder (2007) |
Pathfinder sweeps fantasy to a new level: gritty, layered, chill-chasing.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Read More | Posted Apr 13, 2007
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| 2.5/4 | 66% | Meet the Robinsons (2007) |
The mishmash won't offend kids, but it won't hold their interest for long. If only Walt had been around to think it through.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Mar 30, 2007
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| 2/4 | 5% | Three (2007) |
Thr3e is far short of Se7en.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Read More | Posted Jan 5, 2007
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| 3/4 | 51% | For Your Consideration (2006) |
You know what else we heard about this film? They're saying it could be nominated for an Oscar...‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Read More | Posted Nov 22, 2006
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| 3/4 | 56% | Feast (2006) |
The movie happens to be terrific.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Sep 22, 2006
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| 1/4 | 27% | The Omen (2006) |
Take the numbers 06-06-06 and calculate them according to the rituals of ancient mystical prophecy, and what do you get? Zilch.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Jun 6, 2006
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| 1/4 | 49% | The Hills Have Eyes (2006) |
The body count is higher than the scriptwriters' combined IQ's.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Mar 9, 2006
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| 1.5/4 | 43% | Final Destination 3 (2006) |
If you're into state-of-the art depictions of human pureeing, this is indeed your flick.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Feb 10, 2006
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| 1.5/4 | 36% | Saw II (2005) |
Think gore, gore and more gore. That's all the filmmakers can deliver from a concept that's already broken its teeth.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Oct 27, 2005
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| 1.5/4 | 11% | Venom (2005) |
You'll sleep like you just took the recommended daily dosage of Tylenol PM right though this snore-monger.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Sep 15, 2005
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| 3/4 | 74% | Land of the Dead (2005) |
Romero was savvy enough to turn a $100,000 indie quickie into a classic and he shows he can still make a corpse stagger with his new film, George A. Romero's Land of the Dead.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Jun 24, 2005
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| 3/4 | 72% | Walk on Water (2005) |
The history of this film sparkles with fresh thinking.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted May 12, 2005
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| .5/4 | 25% | House of Wax (2005) |
In this film, Paris is the brains of the outfit.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted May 5, 2005
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| 2/4 | 90% | Roar: Lions of the Kalahari (2007) |
For those who can take it, the film offers an experience that's literally wild.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Feb 11, 2005
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| 1.5/4 | 8% | White Noise (2005) |
Only the most novice horror fan will find anything really scary in White Noise.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Jan 7, 2005
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| 2.5/4 | 25% | Blade: Trinity (2004) |
From his director's chair, Goyer gives the film an adult stylishness that borders on the genuinely artistic.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Dec 7, 2004
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| 1.5/4 | 10% | Taxi (2004) |
The meter's running but the fare is flat-rate.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Oct 8, 2004
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| 3/4 | 65% | Bright Young Things (2003) |
A film that not only Anglophiles will enjoy, it is a work that charms us with its portrayal of a lost time, place and generation.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Oct 7, 2004
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| 3.5/4 | 92% | Shaun of the Dead (2004) |
Arguably the most intelligent, hilarious sendup of the horror genre seen in decades.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Sep 23, 2004
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| 0/4 | 53% | A Dirty Shame (2004) |
Not a good film.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Sep 23, 2004
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| 2/4 | 26% | Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004) |
You can tell a movie is in trouble when its most emotionally compelling scene involves a monkey in danger of being eaten by a giant snake.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Aug 26, 2004
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| 1.5/4 | 20% | AVP - Alien Vs. Predator (2004) |
We won't give you any spoilers here about which species zooms which, but let's just say it's the audience who never had a chance.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Aug 15, 2004
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| 1.5/4 | 67% | Adrenaline Rush (2006) |
A thrill flick in search of an educational reason to exist. Unfortunately, the filmmakers never provide one.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Jul 2, 2004
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| 3/4 | 89% | National Geographic: Forces of Nature (2004) |
Puts audiences extremely close to a series of deadly disasters of the type most of us just read about.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Jun 17, 2004
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| 0.5/4 | 50% | Ella Enchanted (2004) |
Leaden, sophomoric, lumpen, Ella Enchanted belongs in only one place: the cinder bin that spawned it.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Apr 8, 2004
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| 2.5/4 | 52% | The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2004) |
A monster hoot, one so gut-busting that we can only hope that, as in the good ol' days, a nurse will be stationed in the lobby.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Mar 11, 2004
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| 2/4 | 14% | Gothika (2003) |
Flattens out before it hits its end, the filmmakers almost visibly losing steam along the way.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Nov 21, 2003
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| 2.5/4 | 36% | Scary Movie 3 (2003) |
Someone needs to tell Mrs. Zucker that her son David is being naughty again.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Oct 23, 2003
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| 1.5/4 | 36% | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) |
All we really get is a Chainsaw that sputters before it splatters, leaving the sleepy audience anxious to saw logs.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Oct 16, 2003
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| 1.5/4 | 31% | Underworld (2003) |
Appears to be nothing more than what it probably is: the middle section of a series of prequels and sequels.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Sep 19, 2003
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| 1/4 | 41% | Freddy vs. Jason (2003) |
A film with virtually no plot, no humor and no acting talent.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Aug 15, 2003
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| 3/4 | 61% | Hulk (2003) |
The Hulk delivers more Zen than zap, taking the comic-book movie to new philosophical levels, something not done since Darkman.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Jun 20, 2003
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| 3/4 | 96% | Winged Migration (2003) |
This Oscar-nominated movie is an amazing flight for audiences as well as the birds.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Jun 5, 2003
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| 3/4 | 62% | Identity (2003) |
It takes rare wit, guts and humor to try this kind of thing in an A-list film. Identity proves it has enough individuality to succeed.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Apr 25, 2003
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| 3/4 | 80% | Ghosts of the Abyss (2003) |
Using breakthrough digital 3-D, Cameron injects enough magic to make a film that appeals to both geeks and Titanic romantics.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Apr 11, 2003
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| 2/4 | 11% | A Man Apart (2003) |
This plot has holes in it you could drive a Hummer through.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Apr 3, 2003
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| 2/4 | 30% | Dreamcatcher (2003) |
What director-writer-producer Lawrence Kasden delivers is as old as pod people.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Mar 21, 2003
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| 3/4 | 64% | Willard (2003) |
This, indeed, is a Norman Bates for the 21st century.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Mar 14, 2003
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| 3.5/4 | 91% | Coral Reef Adventure (2004) |
Color, musical bounce and warm seas lapping on island shores. And just enough science to send you home thinking.‐ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Posted Feb 27, 2003
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