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John Lekich

John Lekich's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Maleficent (2014) 54% EDIT “You may think you know what happens next. But the real thrill of Maleficent is that it keeps us guessing.” – Georgia Straight Dec 13, 2018 Full Review Australia (2008) 53% EDIT “There's a lot that feels jarringly overdone here.” – Georgia Straight Nov 6, 2018 Full Review Free State of Jones (2016) 48% EDIT “Ultimately, this is a noble effort that fizzles out long before it ends.” – Georgia Straight Jul 1, 2016 Full Review Central Intelligence (2016) 71% EDIT “What does this one have going for it? In short: a pair of genuinely likable stars who employ a fair amount of charm to try and keep things less than predictable.” – Georgia Straight Jun 22, 2016 Full Review Bridesmaids (2011) 89% EDIT “The result is a comedy on the competitive nature of female friendship that is aggressively uneven: sometimes smart, occasionally tender, and -- once or twice -- so self-consciously ballsy that I found myself chuckling out of sheer embarrassment.” – Georgia Straight Jun 14, 2016 Full Review X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) 47% EDIT “While extravagant, the CGI borders on the predictable, and the 3-D effects are less than memorable. Unlike, say, X-Men: First Class, this one doesn't have nearly enough charm to compensate for the bloated story line.” – Georgia Straight May 25, 2016 Full Review Sleeping Giant (2015) 87% EDIT “Although there are fleeting moments of humour, loyalty, and tenderness in writer-director Andrew Cividino's debut, this is a film that draws its raw power from fearlessly exposing the ugly side of adolescence.” – Georgia Straight Apr 14, 2016 Full Review Demolition (2015) 53% EDIT “Demolition says so much about love, loss, and rebirth that it's easy to forgive a few over-the-top moments.” – Georgia Straight Apr 7, 2016 Full Review Eye in the Sky (2015) 95% EDIT “Eye in the Sky provides an intimate look at the moral minefield that accompanies the employment of drone warfare. It's not the first movie to do so. But thanks to a deeply committed cast this one is well worth your time.” – Georgia Straight Mar 23, 2016 Full Review The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016) 11% EDIT “What follows delivers little more than what we've experienced in previous installments. But then, there's another chapter right around the corner, if you can manage to care.” – Georgia Straight Mar 18, 2016 Full Review London Has Fallen (2016) 28% EDIT “How many screenwriters does it take to space out a seemingly endless string of explosions? Well, according to London Has Fallen, no fewer than four.” – Georgia Straight Mar 3, 2016 Full Review Risen (2016) 53% EDIT “Although the cast comes across as admirably restrained, we inevitably get bogged down in the usual Sunday-school clichs.” – Georgia Straight Feb 24, 2016 Full Review Son of Saul (2015) 96% EDIT “The result makes it possible to watch the unwatchable. And for this alone, Son of Saul is a rare accomplishment.” – Georgia Straight Feb 18, 2016 Full Review Dirty Grandpa (2016) 10% EDIT “This is one grubby little movie. But the shabbiest aspect of the whole enterprise is that the script can't even fully embrace its truly sordid nature.” – Georgia Straight Feb 18, 2016 Full Review The Choice (2016) 11% EDIT “It makes for one insufferably soppy Valentine.” – Georgia Straight Feb 10, 2016 Full Review Daddy's Home (2015) 30% EDIT “A twist on Ferrell's much funnier Step Brothers, it's content to be a pale reminder of the actor's more inspired work.” – Georgia Straight Dec 23, 2015 Full Review Life (2015) 63% EDIT “There's not much to go on here.” – Georgia Straight Dec 8, 2015 Full Review Quantum of Solace (2008) 63% EDIT “Despite one or two forgivable gaps in logic, this is a lean and mean make-over that works.” – Georgia Straight Nov 2, 2015 Full Review Olympus Has Fallen (2013) 49% EDIT “If you need any more evidence that mainstream Hollywood is becoming a sinkhole for the greedy and creatively bankrupt, look no further than Olympus Has Fallen.” – Georgia Straight Mar 21, 2013 Full Review The Dark Knight Rises (2012) 87% EDIT “Despite all the quality lavished on-screen, there's something missing. It's not just that the pace feels sluggish or the action sequences seem all too familiar. It's that the film feels hollow at the core.” – Georgia Straight Aug 5, 2012 Full Review The Hurt Locker (2008) 96% EDIT “A riveting look at the day-to-day life of a U.S. army bomb-disposal unit stationed in Baghdad, this is the kind of emotionally charged drama that's traditionally released in the fall. Not that you won't be grateful to see it now.” – Georgia Straight Jul 7, 2010 Full Review Thelma & Louise (1991) 87% EDIT “[Thelma & Louise pumps] up a stale genre with more emotion than a dozen sequels to 48 Hours could ever muster.” – Georgia Straight Jul 6, 2010 Full Review Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) 78% EDIT “Even at a running time of two hours and 18 minutes, it's all pretty thin stuff.” – Georgia Straight Jul 6, 2010 Full Review Delta Farce (2007) 5% EDIT “If you've read this far and still want to see Delta Farce, just be warned. Things tend to get ugly, even when nothing blows up.” – Georgia Straight Jul 6, 2010 Full Review District 9 (2009) 90% EDIT “Director and cowriter Neill Blomkamp manages to have fun with the concept while simultaneously serving up a Kafkaesque tale that doubles as a clever metaphor for South African apartheid.” – Georgia Straight Jul 6, 2010 Full Review
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