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Max Messier

Max Messier's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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The Scorpion King (2002) 40% 1/5 EDIT “Predecessors The Mummy and The Mummy Returns stand as intellectual masterpieces next to The Scorpion King.” – Filmcritic.com Jul 11, 2008 Full Review Apocalypse Now (1979) 91% 5/5 EDIT “One of the most amazing pieces of celluloid ever produced, capturing not only the ugliness and ridiculousness of Vietnam, but exposing the dark heart of man as well.” – Filmcritic.com Nov 6, 2004 Full Review Shanghai Noon (2000) 80% 4/5 EDIT “Director Tom Dey does an admirable job of capturing all the tremendous agility of Chan. It almost seems like Sammo Hung, one of Chan's best Asian directors, was working in tandem with Dey.” – Filmcritic.com Oct 31, 2004 Full Review How's Your News? (1999) 4.5/5 EDIT “” – Filmcritic.com Aug 7, 2004 Full Review The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994) 4/5 EDIT “” – Filmcritic.com Apr 24, 2004 Full Review The Transporter (2002) 53% 3/5 EDIT “Generates more belly laughs than intrigue in its haphazard character development and plot twists.” – Filmcritic.com Oct 11, 2002 Full Review Igby Goes Down (2002) 75% 3.5/5 EDIT “Crafted as part character study and part ensemble comedy, Igby Goes Down boasts both deft character development and an intriguing storyline.” – Filmcritic.com Sep 13, 2002 Full Review Skins (2002) 59% 2.5/5 EDIT “The film makes strong arguments regarding the social status of America's indigenous people, but really only exists to try to eke out an emotional tug of the heart, one which it fails to get.” – Filmcritic.com Sep 10, 2002 Full Review FeardotCom (2002) 3% 1/5 EDIT “A prime example of just how bad a bad movie can be.” – Filmcritic.com Sep 1, 2002 Full Review Undisputed (2002) 50% 3/5 EDIT “It isn't Raging Bull, but at least it could give Play it to the Bone a knockout in five.” – Filmcritic.com Aug 23, 2002 Full Review Naqoyqatsi (2002) 48% 4.5/5 EDIT “The film presents visceral and dangerously honest revelations about the men and machines behind the curtains of our planet.” – Filmcritic.com Aug 21, 2002 Full Review Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002) 75% 2.5/5 EDIT “A homogenous and formulaic attempt in continuing the exploits of master spy kids Carmen (Alexa Vega) and Juni (Daryl Sabara) Cortez.” – Filmcritic.com Aug 7, 2002 Full Review Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001) 23% 1.5/5 EDIT “Ver Wiel's desperate attempt at wit is lost, leaving the character of Critical Jim two-dimensional and pointless.” – Filmcritic.com Jul 26, 2002 Full Review Master of the Flying Guillotine (1975) 90% 4/5 EDIT “It stands as the pinnacle of 1970s martial arts films.” – Filmcritic.com Jul 16, 2002 Full Review My Wife Is an Actress (2001) 65% 3/5 EDIT “Feels canned and empty.” – Filmcritic.com Jul 12, 2002 Full Review Like Mike (2002) 57% 2/5 EDIT “The pain of watching notable actors Robert Forster and Eugene Levy suffer the ridiculousness of starring opposite a teen rap sensation in an innocuous summer kiddie movie is at times unbearable and downright ugly.” – Filmcritic.com Jul 3, 2002 Full Review Home Movie (2001) 87% 4/5 EDIT “A plethora of engaging diatribes on the meaning of 'home,' delivered in grand passion by the members of the various households.” – Filmcritic.com Jun 18, 2002 Full Review Green Dragon (2001) 63% 3/5 EDIT “In the end, the film feels homogenized and a bit contrived, as if we're looking back at a tattered and ugly past with rose-tinted glasses.” – Filmcritic.com Jun 15, 2002 Full Review The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) 57% 4/5 EDIT “A sharp, humorous look at the duality of romance and the fear of commitment.” – Filmcritic.com May 24, 2002 Full Review Hell House (2001) 94% 4/5 EDIT “Disturbing and brilliant documentary.” – Filmcritic.com May 13, 2002 Full Review Ultimate X: The Movie (2002) 72% 3/5 EDIT “Special P.O.V. camera mounts on bikes, skateboards, and motorcycles provide an intense experience when splashed across the immense IMAX screen.” – Filmcritic.com May 8, 2002 Full Review Hollywood Ending (2002) 47% 2/5 EDIT “Stands as Woody Allen's biggest failure in a decade.” – Filmcritic.com May 5, 2002 Full Review The Salton Sea (2002) 63% 4/5 EDIT “Kilmer delivers one of his finest performances in years as the tormented and brooding hero.” – Filmcritic.com Apr 26, 2002 Full Review Tribute (2001) 100% 4/5 EDIT “Very strange and troubling rockumentary.” – Filmcritic.com Apr 24, 2002 Full Review Murder by Numbers (2002) 30% 1/5 EDIT “The entire production feels like a bad TV movie playing on The Lifetime Channel and intended for bored housewives.” – Filmcritic.com Apr 19, 2002 Full Review
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