John Zebrowski

John Zebrowski
John Zebrowski's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s): Seattle Times
Publications: Seattle Times

Movie Reviews Only

T-Meter Title | Year
82% The Deep End (2001) Even when The Deep End takes an unfortunate turn toward convention, Swinton is still there, pulling us along. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Aug 17, 2001
81% Jump Tomorrow (2001) A sweet, funny story about love that, with the help of an excellent cast, is one of the nicest surprises of the year. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Jul 27, 2001
23% Baise-Moi (2000) Like an eager kid trying too hard to be noticed, it ends up just being tiresome. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Jul 20, 2001
49% Jurassic Park III (2001) A third time? Think Thanksgiving leftovers -- in December. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Jul 18, 2001
73% The Score (2001) Like The Score itself, there are moments when we get a little lost, when we even get dull for a while. But if approached right, growing older can leave us feeling invigorated. Just like The Score. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Jul 13, 2001
15% Scary Movie 2 (2001) Some will find this funny. Some people laugh themselves silly flushing the toilet over and over. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Jul 4, 2001
53% Cats & Dogs (2001) A treat to watch. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Jul 4, 2001
73% A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) For every moment it frustrates, there are a dozen that amaze and provoke us, asking us questions about the meanings of life and love. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Jun 29, 2001
71% Baby Boy (2001) Maybe if Singleton didn't try to repeat Boyz N the Hood with Baby Boy, he would've made a better movie. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Jun 27, 2001
70% Series 7: The Contenders (2001) A gritty, disturbing and very funny satire that points the finger as much at its audience as those who make 'reality TV.' - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Jun 22, 2001
74% Songcatcher (2001) The story plays like a giant cliché. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Jun 22, 2001
42% Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) It's silly, but it means well, which is definitely more than can be said about a lot of movies coming out this summer. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Jun 22, 2001
47% Fast Food, Fast Women (2001) For all the off-key notes sounded by this story of an overworked New York waitress, a trio of her customers and a loutish cabbie, it never falls apart. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Jun 15, 2001
49% Atlantis - The Lost Empire (2001) A movie that isn't really exciting, has characters who aren't very captivating and misses a lot of its jokes. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Jun 15, 2001
35% The Man Who Cried (2000) We're never offended by any of this -- we're never exactly enthralled, either. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Jun 1, 2001
76% Moulin Rouge! (2001) The colors and songs all come together to form a movie that is like no other before it. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Jun 1, 2001
2/4 24% Pearl Harbor (2001) Bay takes the easy way out with this movie, shunning the real pain of the attack to concentrate on the shallow feelings of his stars. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted May 25, 2001
33% Angel Eyes (2001) A jumbled mess. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted May 18, 2001
3/4 88% Shrek (2001) The movie is helped immensely by its cast, who carry it through some of the early, sluggish scenes. But this is Murphy's movie. Donkey gets most of the good lines, and Murphy hits every one. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted May 18, 2001
87% Calle 54 (2001) What makes Calle 54 great is precisely what's missing from the other. Trueba shows us the creative act of playing music, not just a bunch of famous folks performing. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted May 11, 2001
58% A Knight's Tale (2001) A meandering story packed with corny moments, mostly dull acting and a star who, hype aside, shares only an accent with fellow Australian Russell Crowe. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted May 11, 2001
58% The Luzhin Defence (2001) Has many beautiful moments. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted May 4, 2001
35% The Center of the World (2001) The characters aren't very interesting, caught in a cycle of sex and rejection that while explicit, gets a little tiring. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted May 4, 2001
47% The Mummy Returns (2001) Big and dumb and loads of fun. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted May 4, 2001
96% With a Friend like Harry... (2001) A film Alfred Hitchcock might have considered a good start. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Apr 27, 2001
93% The Circle (Dayereh) (2001) Feels less like a movie than a civics lesson. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Apr 27, 2001
33% One Night at McCool's (2001) The actors make the most of a predictable story line, and almost without exception the jokes are funny. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Apr 27, 2001
78% Keep the River on Your Right (2000) Rather than observe events as they happen, the filmmakers force things, manipulating Schneebaum and the audience to serve their agenda. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Apr 20, 2001
37% Beautiful Creatures (2001) A stylish film that is a fun ride despite a script that offers few surprises. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Apr 20, 2001
10% Freddy Got Fingered (2001) Heinous, tiresome, does things with large mammals that are just plain wrong and includes some of the funniest scenes in memory. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Apr 20, 2001
32% Hit and Runway (1999) Lose the story, keep the title. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Apr 13, 2001
92% Amores Perros (2001) González Iñárritu spares no detail in his telling, creating an ambitious, starkly realistic movie that just happens to be way too long. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Apr 13, 2001
28% Kingdom Come (2001) Despite an appealing cast that includes Toni Braxton and Cedric The Entertainer, Kingdom Come won't leave you with a happy feeling -- and it may just leave you feeling surly. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Apr 11, 2001
53% Josie and the Pussycats (2001) It's hard not to wonder if the real point of the joke -- that kids are controlled by corporations -- wasn't just to create a 95-minute marketing vehicle. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Apr 11, 2001
49% The Price of Milk (2001) Rather than being cute and magical, the film feels forced, a good joke that goes on way past the punch line. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Apr 6, 2001
96% The Dish (2001) Shows us that when done with restraint, nostalgia can be fine. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Apr 6, 2001
88% Roozi ke zan shodam (The Day I Became a Woman) (2001) Through Meshkini's lens, their stories are sad, funny, cathartic and beautiful. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Apr 6, 2001
55% Blow (2001) Blow fades a bit in its second half, weighed down by a need to closely follow Jung's life. But even then, the actors are so compelling that it's just a mild discomfort. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Apr 6, 2001
3/4 92% Memento (2000) Memento becomes less a fascinating portrait of a damaged man than a typical revenge thriller. But it's still a very cool movie. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Mar 30, 2001
93% Spy Kids (2001) One of the best kids movies in years. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Mar 30, 2001
67% Too Much Sleep (2001) As a story, Too Much Sleep could inspire a little snooze of its own. But in images - in shots of Jack walking the suburban wasteland, of lawn sprinklers and discarded backyard toys -- it is nearly saved. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Mar 23, 2001
53% Heartbreakers (2001) Heartbreakers is one of these guilty pleasures. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Mar 23, 2001
54% Enemy at the Gates (2001) The film is way too big for the story. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Mar 16, 2001
96% Sound and Fury (2000) This is not a film to watch passively. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Mar 12, 2001
45% The Caveman's Valentine (2001) What saves the movie from mediocrity is its visual style. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Mar 9, 2001
14% Company Man (2001) The characters can be quite funny but not enough to sustain a feature-length movie. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Mar 9, 2001
32% 15 Minutes (2001) Two horrifyingly bad hours that should stand as a reminder to keep Hollywood away from big issues or anything else it can put in its mouth and choke on. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Mar 9, 2001
19% Blow Dry (2001) If you can handle weepy smiles and lots of hairspray, then go. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Mar 8, 2001
55% The Mexican (2001) Disjointed, dull and poorly acted. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Mar 2, 2001
23% See Spot Run (2001) See Spot Run, the new movie starring David Arquette is no good. It stinks, it's stupid, it's not funny. - Seattle Times EDIT
Read More | Posted Mar 2, 2001