Bruce Fretts
Bruce Fretts's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Entertainment Weekly
AARP Movies for Grownups
Movies reviews only
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Military Wives (2019) |
Director Peter Cattaneo, a veteran of The Full Monty, hits the right notes, finding laughs in the familiar yet satisfying story while never losing sight of the situation's underlying seriousness. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted May 29, 2020
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61* (2001) |
The filmmakers depict the teammates' relationship with a gratifying complexity -- they're both competitive and protective of each other. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Mar 25, 2020
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The Way Back (2020) |
It's cinematic comfort food solidly crafted by skilled professionals... that [Ben] Affleck can elevate this material to genuine poignance - well, that's a more impressively superheroic feat than anything he ever pulled off with the Justice League. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Mar 05, 2020
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Dark Waters (2019) |
In the end, Dark Waters remains frustratingly murky. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Nov 22, 2019
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Ad Astra (2019) |
Visually spectacular but dramatically inert sci-fi snoozer... - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Sep 27, 2019
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American Dreamer (2018) |
It's a captivating ride. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Sep 27, 2019
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After the Wedding (2019) |
Seek out this sleeper in theaters, where it deserves to be seen. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Aug 09, 2019
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Luce (2019) |
It is, in a word, brilliant. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Jul 31, 2019
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Wild Rose (2018) |
Oscar nominee Walters (Billy Elliot, Educating Rita) could be a 2019 contender for this feel-great charmer. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Jul 15, 2019
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Yesterday (2019) |
If you don't think about it too much, there's much to be enjoyed here... - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Jun 28, 2019
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Trial by Fire (2018) |
The actress (Dern) brings her trademark intelligence and tenacity to the character, and the film also features strong supporting performances. - AARP Movies for Grownups
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| Posted Jun 04, 2019
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The Legend of 1900 (1998) |
A trio of fine performances keeps it from curdling into magical schmaltz. Roth projects a disarmingly elegant presence, and he's equaled by Clarence Williams III, who challenges 1900 to a piano showdown in the film's exuberant centerpiece. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Mar 06, 2019
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Dinner With Friends (2001) |
Astringently witty and ultimately heart shattering, ''Dinner With Friends'' is an expertly prepared gourmet feast in a world of TV dinners. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Oct 07, 2011
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Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974) |
Darren McGavin's disheveled newspaper reporter Carl Kolchak might not be as hunky as David Duchovny's Agent Fox Mulder, but he shares an equally paranoid obsession with the paranormal. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Oct 24, 2008
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Returner (2002) |
While watching the movie, you may also feel like you've traveled back in time -- to the plots of any number of better films. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Oct 16, 2003
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American Wedding (2003) |
A groin-numbing onslaught of sexual-humiliation and emission-ingestion gags. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Jul 30, 2003
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Rugrats Go Wild (2003) |
Mildly amusing, but compared to Pixar's splashy fish story, the rudimentary drawings and childish gags of Nickelodeon's latest feature look, in a word, cartoonish. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Jun 11, 2003
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Final Destination 2 (2003) |
Opens with a horrific traffic accident, which seems apt since what follows is the cinematic equivalent of rubbernecking. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Jan 29, 2003
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Darkness Falls (2003) |
Like something salvaged from Stephen King's wastebasket. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Jan 25, 2003
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Empire (2002) |
Between bursts of automatic gunfire, the story offers a trenchant critique of capitalism. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Dec 05, 2002
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Extreme Ops (2002) |
The film's most improbable feat? It didn't go straight to video. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Dec 05, 2002
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Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights (2002) |
The most ill-conceived animated comedy since the 1991 dog Rover Dangerfield. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Nov 27, 2002
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Half Past Dead (2002) |
It's no use: At this point, the bloated action figure [Seagal] couldn't restore his street cred if he joined the Wu-Tang Clan. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Nov 13, 2002
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Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002) |
Bouncy animation and catchy songs keep the film from tasting too much like spinach. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Oct 24, 2002
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Abandon (2002) |
A competently made, mildly diverting collegiate thriller. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Oct 17, 2002
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The Transporter (2002) |
It's like the worst movie Jean-Claude Van Damme never made. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Oct 10, 2002
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Stealing Harvard (2002) |
The timing in nearly every scene seems a half beat off. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Sep 19, 2002
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Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002) |
Kaos was apparently aiming for a coolly stylized, straight-faced take on Spy vs. Spy. As Maxwell Smart used to say, 'Missed it by that much.' - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Sep 19, 2002
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Out Cold (2001) |
The result is so derivative, they should've called it Eskimo Pie. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Dec 06, 2001
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Soul Survivors (2001) |
A cinematic oxymoron: the tasteful teensploitation pic. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Sep 14, 2001
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Tortilla Soup (2001) |
At times, the movie smacks of a standard-issue Hollywood chick flick ... Yet Elizondo's endearingly low-key performance ultimately engenders such goodwill that these quibbles seem moot. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Sep 06, 2001
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John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars (2001) |
The acting is so pallid that you're never sure the cast members quite get the jokes. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Aug 27, 2001
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Bubble Boy (2001) |
After enduring only a few minutes of this shrill debacle, you'll feel more trapped in the theater than Jimmy is by his bubble. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Aug 27, 2001
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The Young Girl and the Monsoon (1999) |
When Kinney and Muth share scenes, it's hard not to get caught up. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted May 04, 2001
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The Forsaken (2001) |
Startlingly amateurish. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted May 02, 2001
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Pokémon 3: The Movie (2001) |
It's enjoyable only if you're under the age of 7 -- or the influence of psychedelic drugs. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Apr 05, 2001
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Fantasia 2000 (1999) |
Sixty years after Walt Disney's animators first set cartoons to classical music, they've conjured up seven new sequences for Fantasia 2000. Judging from the often Mickey Mouse results, they may have been too hasty. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Jun 16, 2000
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102 Dalmatians (2000) |
The sequel adds more insults and injuries that could traumatize little ones. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Jan 01, 2000
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Digimon: The Movie (2000) |
With its migraine-inducing laser showdowns and puerile gags ... Digimon almost makes you nostalgic for the relative sophistication of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Jan 01, 2000
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Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000) |
With its melange of poo poo humor and pop culture in jokes, Nickelodeon's Rugrats packs appeal for both kids and parents. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Jan 01, 2000
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Three to Tango (1999) |
McDermott's natural earnestness serves him well as attorney Bobby Donnell on The Practice, but he shows zero flair for comedy. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Jan 01, 2000
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'Til There Was You (1997) |
The studio left this alleged romantic comedy sitting on the shelf for a year -- and it didn't improve with age. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted May 30, 1997
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Solo (1996) |
Soloflex might be a better title. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Aug 23, 1996
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How to Make an American Quilt (1995) |
Despite a few threadbare patches, How to Make an American Quilt hangs together nicely. - Entertainment Weekly
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| Posted Oct 06, 1995
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