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Nigel M. Smith

Nigel M. Smith's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Mom and Me (2015) 100% 4/5 EDIT “Each portrait melds to create a heartrending whole guaranteed to make men think to call their mothers more often. To those who have lost their mothers, the experience of watching Mom and Me might prove unbearable -- it's that touching.” – Guardian May 1, 2017 Full Review The Ticket (2016) 53% 3/5 EDIT “Admirably cynical until it loses its way in the final stretch, The Ticket nevertheless maintains a provocative allure, bolstered by a fiercely committed performance from Dan Stevens.” – Guardian Apr 4, 2017 Full Review Patriots Day (2016) 80% A- EDIT “The action is merciless, expertly choreographed - and as a result, energizing.” – The Playlist Nov 18, 2016 Full Review Miss Sloane (2016) 76% 3/5 EDIT “Chastain single handedly prevents it all from veering off the rails by dominating Miss Sloane with her forceful presence. She grounds her heroine to ensure you're with her.” – Guardian Nov 12, 2016 Full Review The Pearl (2016) 67% 2/5 EDIT “They deserve to have their voices heard, and not simply muffled by The Pearl.” – Guardian Nov 10, 2016 Full Review I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (2016) 59% 2/5 EDIT “It's commendable that Perkins seems wholly uninterested in the tropes of the genre: there's only one jump scare, hardly any gore and no final girl. The elusiveness of the narrative, however, grows weary fast.” – Guardian Sep 16, 2016 Full Review The Headhunter's Calling (2016) 17% 1/5 EDIT “The whole thing reeks of a vanity project for Butler (who also produced), affording him the chance to showboat as a Gordon Gekko type trying to redeem himself.” – Guardian Sep 15, 2016 Full Review Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids (2016) 100% 4/5 EDIT “Even if Timberlake's brand of funky pop is not to your liking, he proves himself to be such a forceful and gifted entertainer, that resistance is ultimately futile.” – Guardian Sep 15, 2016 Full Review The Bleeder (2016) 82% 4/5 EDIT “Schreiber is so good you wish he'd lead more films, while Moss is fiery as always, owning her thick Jersey accent like nobody's business. Matching them is Schreiber's real-life partner Naomi Watts ...” – Guardian Sep 14, 2016 Full Review Their Finest (2016) 90% 2/5 EDIT “Chiappe's screenplay, based on Lissa Evans' novel Their Finest Hour and a Half, unfortunately suggests that even someone as spirited as Cole can only find true worth in the reciprocated love of a man, and not her work.” – Guardian Sep 13, 2016 Full Review Salt and Fire (2016) 33% 3/5 EDIT “Like all of Herzog's output, it casts its own strange spell.” – Guardian Sep 13, 2016 Full Review Jackie (2016) 87% 5/5 EDIT “It's a singular vision from an uncompromising director that just so happens to be about one of the most famous women in American history.” – Guardian Sep 13, 2016 Full Review Denial (2016) 82% 2/5 EDIT “Patches of it are so ludicrously hammy it plays like one of those unbearably corny fake films teased at the beginning of Tropic Thunder.” – Guardian Sep 12, 2016 Full Review All I See Is You (2016) 30% 3/5 EDIT “Even as All I See Is You descends into soapy nonsense, it remains visually engaging.” – Guardian Sep 11, 2016 Full Review A Monster Calls (2016) 86% 3/5 EDIT “It's all of course nakedly manipulative, much like Bayona's last film, The Impossible. Luckily, his actors sell the hell out of the premise.” – Guardian Sep 11, 2016 Full Review Frantz (2016) 91% 4/5 EDIT “Ozon is often at his best when working with women, and he has a fabulous talent in Paula Beer to bring his protagonist, Anna, to vivid life. She's stunning in the role.” – Guardian Sep 10, 2016 Full Review The Journey Is the Destination (2016) 2/5 EDIT “Hughes keeps her camera restlessly moving, straining to keep up with Eldon's travails - but she does little to ground her picture.” – Guardian Sep 9, 2016 Full Review Sully (2016) 85% 3/5 EDIT “An unabashed crowdpleaser about a hero fighting to maintain that title when corporate greed threatens to tarnish his image.” – Guardian Sep 3, 2016 Full Review Peter and the Farm (2016) 100% 4/5 EDIT “Documentary portraits live or die on the subject at hand -- and in his debut documentary Peter and the Farm, film-maker Tony Stone has a hell of a character to keep you engaged.” – Guardian Sep 2, 2016 Full Review Nine Lives (2016) 14% 1/5 EDIT “The script is out to pasture, neglecting to address the interior lives of all of its characters, and failing to deliver a single good punchline. The limp direction lacks the wacky sensibility that characterizes Sonnenfeld's best work.” – Guardian Aug 7, 2016 Full Review Five Nights in Maine (2015) 26% 2/5 EDIT “Her two exceptional stars do their best to convey their animosity via simmering glances. But in the end, Curran's muted approach does them no favors.” – Guardian Aug 4, 2016 Full Review Ghostbusters (2016) 74% 4/5 EDIT “Fun oozes from almost every frame; likewise the energy of a team excited to be revolutionising the blockbuster landscape. Let's just hope everyone will enjoy the view.” – Guardian Jul 10, 2016 Full Review The Purge: Election Year (2016) 55% 2/5 EDIT “Whereas the first two succeeded in explicitly condemning society's lust for carnage, Election Year opts to revel in it. It's a disturbing development in the series, especially given the times we live in.” – Guardian Jul 1, 2016 Full Review Growing Up Coy (2016) 100% 4/5 EDIT “Coy's fight for equal rights is the focus of the documentary, but it's the family's willingness to allow Juhola into their turbulent lives that gives it the emotional heft needed to connect with even the most conservative of viewers.” – Guardian Jun 15, 2016 Full Review Paint It Black (2016) 88% 4/5 EDIT “Like its distraught protagonist, Amber Tamblyn's Paint It Black is unforgiving, flawed and ferocious.” – Guardian Jun 14, 2016 Full Review
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