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Christopher Hooton

Christopher Hooton's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Greed (2019) 50% 4/5 EDIT “Far and away the most impressive element of the film is its use of celebrities, who were seemingly queuing up to poke fun at themselves.” – NME (New Musical Express) Jun 23, 2021 Full Review Louis C.K.: 2017 (2017) 95% EDIT “It's good to see he can still get out in front of an audience and dissect the human condition for laughs...” – Independent (UK) Jul 16, 2019 Full Review Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh (2018) 90% EDIT “What ultimately wins the audience over, though, is the very same thing that's behind Sandler's occasionally stunning film performances: his earnestness.” – Independent (UK) Dec 28, 2018 Full Review The Christmas Chronicles (2018) 67% 2/5 EDIT “Russell makes for a very fine Santa Claus, but he can't elevate a fairly dull script and a plot so familiar that even the youngest viewers will see all the twists coming.” – Independent (UK) Nov 29, 2018 Full Review The Favourite (2018) 93% 5/5 EDIT “The script is sensational.” – Independent (UK) Oct 18, 2018 Full Review Quincy (2018) 82% 4/5 EDIT “Rather, in the hands of his daughter Rashida, this is a film that says: why dwell on his flaws, when there is so much life and positivity to celebrate?” – Independent (UK) Sep 21, 2018 Full Review Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) 98% 3/5 EDIT “Every ounce of credit I can summon goes to Cruise and his fellow stuntmen and coordinators and choreographers... It's only a shame that other elements of the production let them down.” – Independent (UK) Jul 13, 2018 Full Review Mute (2017) 20% 1/5 EDIT “Skarsgård is just frustratingly silent and dull, to the point where it feels less like he's a mute and more like he's just doing the whole hard-boiled, Liam Neeson, no-need-for-words-when-I-can-thump-henchmen-with-my-table-leg character thing .” – Independent (UK) Feb 23, 2018 Full Review Red Sparrow (2018) 45% 2/5 EDIT “A light and enjoyable thriller was probably on the cutting room floor here, but what ended up in theatres is a very long, straight-faced and weirdly morbid drama, that tries to make up for itself with some pretty extreme and nauseating violence.” – Independent (UK) Feb 16, 2018 Full Review Chris Rock: Tamborine (2018) 100% EDIT “There's pain in the jokes and it's gripping watching a man bare his soul on stage; a marked step up from the first half of Tamborine that doesn't seem to really have one.” – Independent (UK) Feb 14, 2018 Full Review You Were Never Really Here (2017) 89% 4/5 EDIT “This is a stunning, gut-punch of a film though, technically adept and masterfully acted it thumps others of the genre into mush, showing that a Taken-style story needn't be redundant of art.” – Independent (UK) Jan 19, 2018 Full Review Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) 91% 4/5 EDIT “Sure, The Last Jedi can occasionally be too goofy or free-roaming for its own good, but it's an impossible film to sit in front of and not have a good time.” – Independent (UK) Dec 12, 2017 Full Review The Post (2017) 88% 4/5 EDIT “Ever the master storyteller, Spielberg has no trouble drawing you in.” – Independent (UK) Dec 6, 2017 Full Review Blackfish (2013) 98% 4/5 EDIT “Forcing killer whales to wave a fin at audiences from their watery jail cell is an inherent immorality that is brought thrashing to the surface in this documentary.” – metro.co.uk Sep 5, 2017 Full Review Viramundo (2013) 50% EDIT “[An] infuriatingly drifty doc.” – metro.co.uk Sep 5, 2017 Full Review Identity Thief (2013) 20% 2/5 EDIT “Identity Thief exhausts you with slapstick.” – metro.co.uk Sep 1, 2017 Full Review Spring Breakers (2012) 67% 3/5 EDIT “Director Harmony Korine possesses an astute ability to periodise moments in youth culture and this latest attempt is for the most successful.” – metro.co.uk Sep 1, 2017 Full Review Dunkirk (2017) 92% 4/5 EDIT “In spite of my want for deeper or more oblique notes in it, Dunkirk is an unbelievably assured and thrilling war film. Nolan is at the top of his game, and what a joy it is to watch him construct such grand scale filmmaking.” – Independent (UK) Jul 17, 2017 Full Review The Book of Henry (2017) 21% 1/5 EDIT “Wow is The Book of Henry a shining, multifaceted disaster.” – Independent (UK) Jun 20, 2017 Full Review Song to Song (2017) 43% 5/5 EDIT “Song to Song affected me more than any film I've seen in the past few years, not just staying with me for days but making me feel differently about what is right and what is good looking forward, and that is surely something to be cherished.” – Independent (UK) Mar 15, 2017 Full Review Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) 84% 2/5 EDIT “There's a comfort in being in the Star Wars Universe and you immediately feel a renewed affection for it upon re-entry. But a Star Wars film shouldn't rely on its Star Wars-yness.” – Independent (UK) Dec 14, 2016 Full Review Café Society (2016) 71% 2/5 EDIT “When the credits roll, you feel that yes, you've had an enjoyable time and watched something very pretty, but are also aware that in under a week you won't be able to remember a single character name.” – Independent (UK) Oct 14, 2016 Full Review Jason Bourne (2016) 55% 3/5 EDIT “It's a kinetic film, but unfortunately all that motion ends up feeling like going through the motions, and by the Las Vegas chase denouement I'd somewhat lost interest.” – Independent (UK) Jul 28, 2016 Full Review Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) 28% 3/5 EDIT “I'm not going to sit here and slate the film for its linear plot, cartoonish characters, lack of realism and biblical, CGI-laden set pieces, it's what makes it enjoyable.” – Independent (UK) Jun 21, 2016 Full Review The Neon Demon (2016) 59% 4/5 EDIT “[Winding Refn is] inviting you into his sand-pit filled with glitter, lamé and diced organs and wants to pin you in your seat with bold and vigorous cinematography.” – Independent (UK) Jun 17, 2016 Full Review
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