Joe Mader

Joe Mader's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Hollywood Reporter
Palo Alto Weekly
Publications:
Hollywood Reporter,
Palo Alto Weekly
Movie Reviews Only
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39% | I Am David (2004) |
Essentially a tearjerker, with little originality or insight. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted Nov 19, 2003
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76% | Assisted Living (2005) |
This art house fodder is just quirky and fresh enough to catch on with audiences. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted Oct 13, 2003
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93% | My Architect (2004) |
Tinged with sorrow, compassion, forgiveness and, ultimately, love. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted Oct 13, 2003
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64% | Gin gwai (The Eye) (2002) |
The movie's biggest achievement may be Lee's performance. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted May 20, 2003
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1/4 | 51% | Titan A.E. (2000) |
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| Posted May 14, 2003
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3/4 | 63% | Der Krieger und die Kaiserin (The Princess and the Warrior) (2000) |
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| Posted May 14, 2003
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2/4 | 59% | A Knight's Tale (2001) |
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| Posted May 14, 2003
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3.5/4 | 62% | The Claim (2000) |
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| Posted May 14, 2003
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1.5/4 | 9% | Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) |
The young actors all look like blander versions of more famous people. - Palo Alto Weekly
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| Posted May 14, 2003
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2/4 | 83% | Thirteen Days (2000) |
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| Posted May 14, 2003
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1/4 | 41% | Miss Congeniality (2000) |
With this cutesy bit of ick, Sandra Bullock squanders the good will she engendered with her surprisingly complex portrayal of a party girl in rehab in 28 Days. - Palo Alto Weekly
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| Posted May 14, 2003
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1.5/4 | 19% | Monkeybone (2001) |
Selick does his cast a major disservice. - Palo Alto Weekly
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| Posted May 14, 2003
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2/4 | 49% | Atlantis - The Lost Empire (2001) |
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2/4 | 93% | Ghost World (2001) |
There are bits of wicked humor, but Zwigoff begins by laughing at the kooks in Clowes' ghost of a world and never stops. The real crime is that Clowes is content to join in with him. - Palo Alto Weekly
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| Posted May 14, 2003
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3/4 | 64% | Bandits (2001) |
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3/4 | 53% | Cecil B. Demented (2000) |
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1.5/4 | 33% | Just Visiting (2001) |
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3/4 | 75% | Quills (2000) |
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3/4 | 86% | The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000) |
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2.5/4 | 41% | Hardball (2001) |
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1/4 | 14% | Red Planet (2000) |
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0.5/4 | 21% | Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000) |
There's no magic here, only incompetence. - Palo Alto Weekly
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| Posted May 14, 2003
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3.5/4 | 93% | No Man's Land (2001) |
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| Posted May 14, 2003
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1/4 | 10% | Joe Dirt (2001) |
Nothing written here will stop this film from being a huge hit, but don't say you weren't warned. - Palo Alto Weekly
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| Posted May 14, 2003
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2/4 | 43% | The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000) |
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1/4 | 16% | Beautiful (2000) |
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1/4 | 20% | The Crew (2000) |
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1.5/4 | 70% | Legally Blonde (2001) |
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1.5/4 | 49% | Love's Labour's Lost (2000) |
Casting Silverstone as the princess gives final proof of Branagh's temporary (one hopes) insanity. - Palo Alto Weekly
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| Posted May 14, 2003
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2/4 | 76% | Rugrats in Paris - The Movie (2000) |
Not as fresh as the first film. - Palo Alto Weekly
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1/4 | 3% | Bless the Child (2000) |
Forgive them, Lord; Russell et al know not what they do. - Palo Alto Weekly
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| Posted May 14, 2003
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3/4 | 57% | Dr. T and the Women (2000) |
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3/4 | 77% | The Tailor of Panama (2001) |
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2/4 | 47% | Me, Myself & Irene (2000) |
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3.5/4 | 32% | America's Sweethearts (2001) |
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1/4 | 14% | 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001) |
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2.5/4 | 87% | Sexy Beast (2000) |
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2/4 | 80% | Jesus' Son (1999) |
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1/4 | 13% | Whipped (1999) |
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2/4 | 54% | Cats & Dogs (2001) |
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1/4 | 14% | Book of Shadows - Blair Witch 2 (2000) |
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3.5/4 | 86% | Gosford Park (2001) |
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2/4 | 8% | Summer Catch (2001) |
Call this one foul. - Palo Alto Weekly
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2/4 | 47% | What Lies Beneath (2000) |
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82% | So Close (2003) |
This is all nonsense, of course, which wouldn't be a problem as long as the film kept the energy and humor going. But it doesn't. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted May 8, 2003
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83% | The Warrior (2005) |
The plot is simple to the point of being simplistic, and the characterizations are never more than rudimentary. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted Nov 14, 2002
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91% | Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002) |
The film truly does rescue [the Funk Brothers] from Motown's shadows. It's about time. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted Nov 5, 2002
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83% | Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001) |
The film's characters never gain our sympathies. Their depression becomes ours. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted Apr 24, 2002
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92% | Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001) |
Should thrill the same art house audiences as the celebrated but lesser Amores Perros and Before Night Falls. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted Oct 24, 2001
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81% | The Vertical Ray of the Sun (Mua he chieu thang dung) (2000) |
The director's penchant for pretty pictures and his insistence on making Hanoi into Eden, where only passions intrude, ultimately lessens his story and characters. - Hollywood Reporter
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| Posted May 25, 2001
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