Brooke Holgerson
Brooke Holgerson's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Boston Phoenix
Movies reviews only
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Searching for Paradise (2002) |
Noth has great fun playing the self-involved, pretentious star, and Pratt is touching as a young woman confused and consumed by grief. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Oct 20, 2021
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Norbit (2007) |
If there's no limit to your love of fat jokes, this is the movie for you. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Jul 07, 2010
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Bratz (2007) |
How do our flighty young heroines fight back? By shopping, of course. There is no problem, it seems, a new tube top and mini-skirt can't fix. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Jul 07, 2010
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Zoom (2006) |
Call this one Galaxy Quest -- another movie in which Tim Allen plays an arrogant jerk who learns lessons about teamwork and friendship -- without the humor, charm, or wit. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Jul 06, 2010
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Copying Beethoven (2006) |
Stuck between Kruger's blankness and Harris's overemoting, the film never finds a balance. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Jul 06, 2010
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Material Girls (2006) |
An insipid mess not worthy of the tweens who flock to such flicks. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Jul 06, 2010
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Daddy Day Camp (2007) |
It all comes down to the "Olympiad," a battle of idiotic proportions between the two camps, and if you can't guess what happens next, this just may be the movie for you. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Jul 06, 2010
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The Holiday (2006) |
A reminder to all producers: alluding to iconic romantic comedies in a bid for legitimacy can be a dangerous game, even when you have appealing stars. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Jul 06, 2010
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Good Luck Chuck (2007) |
The only plausible scenario in this movie is the idea that a woman would be so annoyed by Dane Cook, she'd be willing to put a curse on him. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Jul 06, 2010
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Enchanted (2007) |
It rides on the charm of its actors, particularly Amy Adams as the hapless, homicidally upbeat princess and James Marsden as her would-be prince charming. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Jul 06, 2010
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Yours, Mine & Ours (2005) |
Only the youngest will find this mess amusing. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Dec 06, 2005
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Serenity (2005) |
The entire cast from the series appears in the film, and at least a few seem poised for breakout status, especially Nathan Fillion. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Sep 30, 2005
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The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) |
The adult sex comedy is making a comeback. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Aug 27, 2005
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Fascination (2004) |
The most fascinating thing about this movie is why they thought anyone would want to see it. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Feb 05, 2005
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In Good Company (2004) |
Although he won his spurs with American Pie, Weitz's style here is more like a soufflé: light, classy, short on substance. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Jan 15, 2005
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Surviving Christmas (2004) |
Survive this movie and Christmas will be a breeze. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Oct 30, 2004
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Shall We Dance? (2004) |
Shall We Dance? gives us characters whose lives are transformed by the beauty and joy of dancing without ever showing us how. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Oct 19, 2004
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The Cookout (2004) |
Director Lance Rivera raises some legitimate questions about moving up versus selling out and the commodification of professional athletes, but he couldn't care less about answering them. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Sep 11, 2004
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The Notebook (2004) |
This film tries to evoke the 1940s but never quite finds the right tone, coming off instead like a big costume party. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Jul 03, 2004
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Garfield: The Movie (2004) |
It's not much of a story, and director Peter Hewitt seems content to flesh it out with bland staging and characterizations. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Jun 12, 2004
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The Triplets of Belleville (2003) |
Virtually dialogue free, Les triplettes is full of funny and bizarre images, often in the same frame. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Jan 27, 2004
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The Barbarian Invasions (2003) |
Touching on the themes that affect us all in the twilight of one man's life, Arcand has created a moving portrait of the world we live in and his struggle against it. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Jan 27, 2004
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Peter Pan (2003) |
Pirates, mermaids, and Indians might seem like kid stuff, but Hogan makes his characters real people. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Dec 27, 2003
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Love Actually (2003) |
Fortunately for Curtis, the rest of his actors, who include Laura Linney and Colin Firth in unsentimental portraits of people in love, bring his material back to earth. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Nov 08, 2003
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Brother Bear (2003) |
Disney's latest animated film is, if not exactly a return to form, a return to the spirit of The Lion King. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Nov 01, 2003
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My Boss's Daughter (2003) |
It could have been worse, but not much. Long-delayed and much feared, My Boss's Daughter is at times painfully unfunny. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Sep 13, 2003
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Freddy vs. Jason (2003) |
Their final showdown will probably please fans, but everyone else will be wondering whether those 10 years couldn't have been more profitably spent. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Sep 13, 2003
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The Good Girl (2002) |
The cast...is uniformly terrific, but that can't save The Good Girl from sinking into a funk. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Aug 17, 2002
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Stuart Little 2 (2002) |
The film looks great, full of bright, primary colors that complement the slightly unreal world they depict. - Boston Phoenix
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| Posted Jul 20, 2002
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