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David Wiegand

David Wiegand's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).

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Casanova (2015) 3/4 EDIT “Oscar-nominated director Jean-Pierre Jeunet indulges the richness of the setting and story to perfection, and Luna is winning as the multilingual Giacomo Casanova.” – San Francisco Chronicle Dec 12, 2025 Full Review 4/4 EDIT “Top of the Lake is Jane Campion and her cast at the top of their game.” – San Francisco Chronicle Nov 16, 2021 Full Review The Special Relationship (2010) 83% 3/4 EDIT “If you don't care about credibility, The Special Relationship is entertaining, thanks in large part to the performances.” – San Francisco Chronicle Sep 9, 2020 Full Review The Sunset Limited (2011) 68% 4/4 EDIT “Jackson may have the slightly more difficult job... but he more than meets that challenge. His is that TV rarity, a tour de force performance, rippling with energy, nuance, humor and passion.” – San Francisco Chronicle Aug 6, 2020 Full Review The Girl (2012) 70% 2/4 EDIT “The director of Psycho and Vertigo has been gone for years, which should make it "safe" for someone to impersonate him. But that's all we get from Jones, an impersonation, and not a very good one, either.” – San Francisco Chronicle Aug 4, 2020 Full Review Cinema Verite (2011) 61% 4/4 EDIT “Even without the original source material, Cinema Verite offers provocative insight into how far we've become lost in the reality-TV wilderness in the past 40 years.” – San Francisco Chronicle Jun 3, 2020 Full Review Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012) 49% 3/4 EDIT “Kaufman's film, despite some flaws, captures the intensity of their story and pulls us in with the irresistible force of a great, doomed love story.” – San Francisco Chronicle May 29, 2020 Full Review Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria (2005) 4/4 EDIT “Many may think they know the facts of what happened at Compton's but "Screaming Queens" adds telling detail of what led up to the riots as provided by some of the participants themselves.” – San Francisco Chronicle May 20, 2020 Full Review My Boy Jack (2007) 71% 3/4 EDIT “Here [Radcliffe] is given a bit more to work with, and he simply soars. He is the heart of the film, even when he's not onscreen.” – San Francisco Chronicle Feb 25, 2020 Full Review Prayers for Bobby (2009) 73% EDIT “There may be some flaws in "Prayers for Bobby," but that doesn't mean it won't kick you in the emotional gut.” – San Francisco Chronicle Oct 3, 2019 Full Review Jump In! (2007) 63% EDIT “For all its predictability, it's efficiently and often energetically directed by Paul Hoen, working from a script by Doreen Spicer, Regina Hicks and Karin Gist.” – San Francisco Chronicle Sep 17, 2019 Full Review High School Musical 2 (2007) 83% EDIT “There are more than a few high notes in the sequel, but there are also some flat notes as well. But, again, no matter: Kids will gobble it up like last year's Halloween candy anyway. They could do a lot worse.” – San Francisco Chronicle Sep 10, 2019 Full Review Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro (2015) 89% 4/4 EDIT “It's impossible to say which parts of "Knock Knock" are funnier: the actual shows, or the repartee between Notaro and Dore on the road.” – San Francisco Chronicle Aug 1, 2019 Full Review David Cross: Making America Great Again (2016) 71% EDIT “Cross has a very definite political agenda, which is hardly unique among contemporary comics, but even the choir may be uncomfortable with his preaching.” – San Francisco Chronicle Jul 9, 2019 Full Review Amy Schumer: The Leather Special (2017) 50% EDIT “Amy Schumer takes no prisoners in "The Leather Special," an hour of hilarious, raunchy comedy...” – San Francisco Chronicle Jul 9, 2019 Full Review Grey Gardens (2009) 88% 4/4 EDIT “Whether you know the Maysleses' film or not, you'll be astounded at the performances of Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore as Big and Little Edie.” – San Francisco Chronicle Jul 25, 2018 Full Review 3/4 EDIT “Jackie Robinson... does a workmanlike job telling the story of a pioneer who later struggled to find his place in the evolving discussion of race in America.” – San Francisco Chronicle Jul 2, 2018 Full Review Too Big to Fail (2011) 77% EDIT “Director Curtis Hanson paces the whole thing like a thriller, as if the fate of the entire world were at stake. By the end, even if we don't entirely understand the complexity of the threat, we're convinced that's exactly how serious the crisis was.” – San Francisco Chronicle Jun 25, 2018 Full Review I Feel Pretty (2018) 35% 3/4 EDIT “Schumer is the movie, shamelessly comic... but also willing to take us straight into the character's pain. I Feel Pretty may go down as her signature picture.” – San Francisco Chronicle Apr 18, 2018 Full Review Harry Styles at the BBC (2017) 2.5/4 EDIT “The show isn't as satisfying as seeing Styles perform live, and Grimshaw may not add much to the party, but it is, after all, Harry Styles -- and that makes the hour deserving of being called a special.” – San Francisco Chronicle Apr 16, 2018 Full Review Elvis Presley: The Searcher (2018) 96% 4/4 EDIT “Elvis Presley: The Searcher convincingly finds what Elvis may have been looking for.” – San Francisco Chronicle Apr 13, 2018 Full Review Paterno (2018) 69% 2/4 EDIT “The script is weak and the direction is weaker, as Levinson tries to walk a fine line on the issue of Paterno's involvement for the sake of the tacked-on finale.” – San Francisco Chronicle Apr 3, 2018 Full Review The Child in Time (2017) 79% 4/4 EDIT “Children get lost -- we're used to that fact as the foundation of dramatic literature - but The Child in Time is about the child who can get "lost" as we grow into adulthood. That loss is also profound.” – San Francisco Chronicle Mar 26, 2018 Full Review Love, Simon (2018) 92% 2/4 EDIT “The element that keeps "Love, Simon" from fully realizing its potential is that it feels like something you'd see on TV. And not on TV in 2018 - TV you'd see in the 1980s.” – San Francisco Chronicle Mar 13, 2018 Full Review 3/4 EDIT “If we buy into the concept that great comedy's flip side is sadness, and we should, Atkinson brings that key element of his past comedic work to the role of Maigret.” – San Francisco Chronicle Feb 27, 2018 Full Review
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