Ben Falk
Ben Falk's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Empire Magazine
BBC.com
Movies reviews only
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Black and White (1999) |
While Toback certainly makes a game effort to study the infiltration of hip-hop into the mainstream, his inability to choose what ground to cover ultimately results in an episodic hotch-potch. - BBC.com
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| Posted Jan 13, 2004
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| Posted Dec 23, 2003
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Joe Somebody (2001) |
The sort of feeble redemption story Hollywood often palms off on the film-going public. - BBC.com
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| Posted Nov 11, 2002
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Black and White (2002) |
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| Posted Oct 24, 2002
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Lilo & Stitch (2002) |
Touching, funny and strange. - BBC.com
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| Posted Sep 23, 2002
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The One (2001) |
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| Posted Apr 17, 2002
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Monster's Ball (2001) |
Intimate, gruelling, and in some strange way, uplifting. - BBC.com
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| Posted Feb 17, 2002
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The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) |
Funny, touching, intelligent, strange... well, let's just stop before we run out of superlatives. - BBC.com
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| Posted Feb 06, 2002
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The Princess Diaries (2001) |
A very watchable, very warm little Disney comedy. - BBC.com
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| Posted Dec 03, 2001
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The Deep End (2001) |
A rather dull movie, weighed down by its pretensions. - BBC.com
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| Posted Nov 19, 2001
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Bandits (2001) |
It's still funny, but the flabby bits in-between the comic set-pieces and character-driven scenes are, quite frankly, an annoyance. - BBC.com
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| Posted Nov 12, 2001
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Legally Blonde (2001) |
Funny, enjoyable and, above all, relaxing. You won't need much brain power, but you'll certainly have fun. - BBC.com
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| Posted Oct 21, 2001
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America's Sweethearts (2001) |
The script here is not funny, while the cast -- though star-studded -- is perfunctory. - BBC.com
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| Posted Oct 08, 2001
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American Pie 2 (2001) |
Writer Adam Herz has an uncanny knack of turning even the most predictable scenarios into slices of comedy magic. - BBC.com
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| Posted Sep 24, 2001
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High Heels and Low Lifes (2001) |
A dull waste of a film, which will have you forgetting scenes, before they've even finished. - BBC.com
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| Posted Jul 16, 2001
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Ginger Snaps (2000) |
This is not just another monster movie. Ginger Snaps succeeds exactly because it is not 'just' anything. - BBC.com
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| Posted Jun 18, 2001
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Shrek (2001) |
This fable structure is allied to both a witty cynicism and sense of fun, which pervades the entire movie in equal measure. - BBC.com
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| Posted Jun 18, 2001
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Hamlet (2000) |
Just not quite daring or spectacular enough. - BBC.com
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| Posted Jun 12, 2001
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Tigerland (2000) |
Despite his usual ability to spend more time on set design than he does on actors, Schumacher handles the more intimate setting with great skill. - BBC.com
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| Posted May 07, 2001
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Sweet November (2001) |
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| Posted May 07, 2001
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Dogma (1999) |
If this is [Smith's] one 'message' movie, let's hope he has got it off his chest. - BBC.com
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| Posted Apr 24, 2001
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The Breakfast Club (1985) |
Shot in sequence during 1984, The Breakfast Club became a benchmark for all that followed in the genre. - BBC.com
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| Posted Apr 17, 2001
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Big (1988) |
This is mainstream Hollywood filmmaking at its best -- packed with intelligence, humour and pathos. - BBC.com
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| Posted Apr 17, 2001
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Baby Boom (1987) |
As a gentle comedy, this works in spades and while lesser actors may well have relegated it to made-for-telly cheese, Keaton is, of course, loaded with charisma and comic sense. - BBC.com
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| Posted Apr 17, 2001
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) |
Visually stunning and creatively superior, Zemeckis's work is frequently staggering and always entertaining. - BBC.com
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| Posted Apr 17, 2001
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Scrooged (1988) |
Whenever Bill Murray is in a film, there's always one simple rule. Give him a decent set-up and you've got yourself a classic. - BBC.com
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| Posted Apr 17, 2001
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Six Degrees of Separation (1993) |
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| Posted Apr 17, 2001
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The Silence of the Lambs (1991) |
Very few movies have ever won the five top Oscars: Best Actor, Actress, Screenplay, Director, and Picture. - BBC.com
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| Posted Apr 17, 2001
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101 Dalmatians (1996) |
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| Posted Apr 17, 2001
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The Frighteners (1996) |
Full of special effects, but still strangely 'indie', the movie has a unique sensibility ... - BBC.com
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| Posted Apr 17, 2001
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Gun Shy (2000) |
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| Posted Apr 17, 2001
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Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) |
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| Posted Apr 17, 2001
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Bicentennial Man (1999) |
The worst kind of movie -- one with no direction, no identity, and above all no heart. - BBC.com
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| Posted Apr 17, 2001
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Man on the Moon (1999) |
Makes you unsure whether you have learned more (or absolutely nothing) about this mysterious and undoubtedly talented man. - BBC.com
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| Posted Apr 17, 2001
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Jack Frost (1998) |
This is a watchable, if by-the-book little movie. - BBC.com
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| Posted Apr 17, 2001
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Cecil B. Demented (2000) |
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| Posted Apr 17, 2001
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Small Time Crooks (2000) |
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| Posted Apr 17, 2001
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The Skulls (2000) |
If there was an Oscar for the Silliest Movie Category, then The Skulls might be in with a good chance of winning. - BBC.com
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| Posted Apr 17, 2001
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Final Destination (2000) |
A fun romp with some genuinely chilling shocks. - BBC.com
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| Posted Apr 17, 2001
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The Whole Nine Yards (2000) |
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| Posted Apr 17, 2001
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Valentine (2001) |
If you've hidden from the scary killer, don't leave your hiding place after less than a minute! Why do they do that? - BBC.com
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| Posted Apr 16, 2001
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Thirteen Days (2000) |
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| Posted Apr 16, 2001
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Shadow of the Vampire (2000) |
It's a one-trick pony, but boy, is that trick a thoroughbred. - BBC.com
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| Posted Apr 16, 2001
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Traffic (2000) |
A sprawling, artistic, superbly acted, informative, and mainstream Hollywood movie. - BBC.com
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| Posted Apr 16, 2001
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The Family Man (2000) |
A pleasant change of pace for both Cage and director Ratner. - BBC.com
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| Posted Apr 16, 2001
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Red Planet (2000) |
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| Posted Apr 16, 2001
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Little Nicky (2000) |
Creating perhaps his most irritating persona to date, Sandler manages to get through the entire movie with barely a single gag, save for a few uninspired chuckles. - BBC.com
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| Posted Apr 16, 2001
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Blow Dry (2001) |
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| Posted Apr 16, 2001
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Requiem for a Dream (2000) |
This is, without a doubt, cutting-edge film-making. - BBC.com
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| Posted Apr 16, 2001
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Best in Show (2000) |
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| Posted Apr 16, 2001
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