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Melissa Weller

Melissa Weller's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Tallulah (2016) 85% 7/10 EDIT “Despite stretching itself uncomfortably thin in the beginning, Tallulah has an arresting power as the characters get entangled in the same web, having been short-shrifted by the institution of motherhood.” – Paste Magazine Aug 2, 2016 Full Review Captain Fantastic (2016) 82% 6/10 EDIT “Captain Fantastic's passion for extra-crunchy progressivism is served with a large side of emotional fructose, but one can't subsist on brownie points alone.” – Paste Magazine Jul 15, 2016 Full Review The Jungle Book (2016) 94% 8/10 EDIT “Where the level of technology in The Jungle Book has historically been used for maximizing the wow factor in Michael Bay explosion-packed action flicks, Favreau makes the case for special effects that actually affect.” – Paste Magazine Apr 15, 2016 Full Review Miles Ahead (2016) 74% 6.9/10 EDIT “Miles Ahead is massively entertaining but guided with a shaky hand, at times overly stylized and others stiflingly formulaic, a film whose quest for innovation within its genre may have outpaced its ability to deliver.” – Paste Magazine Apr 7, 2016 Full Review The Automatic Hate (2015) 73% 5.8/10 EDIT “This bizarre take on star-crossed lovers is savvy enough to keep audiences invested in more than a train-wreck capacity. And yet, its risky premise never really offers any reward.” – Paste Magazine Mar 15, 2016 Full Review Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016) 68% 5/10 EDIT “Tone deafness abides.” – Paste Magazine Mar 3, 2016 Full Review Sweaty Betty (2015) 89% 5.5/10 EDIT “Reed and Frank may have overcommitted to capturing life as it happens, taking the cinema clean out of cinma vrit. But it's a courageous first effort, and a lot of people should be genuinely interested it what they come up with next.” – Paste Magazine Dec 16, 2015 Full Review Big Stone Gap (2014) 35% 3.8/10 EDIT “Brutally mediocre.” – Paste Magazine Oct 12, 2015 Full Review Mistress America (2015) 82% 8.5/10 EDIT “As exhausting as his characters can be... the adoration with which he writes them and the ferocious wit for which he's revered make Baumbach one of contemporary cinema's greatest character sketchers --and Mistress America falls right in line.” – Paste Magazine Aug 11, 2015 Full Review Long Distance (2014) 85% 7.2/10 EDIT “What makes the film so disarming is the way Marques-Marcet confronts this decline with almost giddy fascination in their philosophical and artistic quandaries, but fully embraces his apprehension and vulnerability from a strictly sociological standpoint.” – Paste Magazine Aug 6, 2015 Full Review 7 Minutes (2014) 24% 5.9/10 EDIT “7 Minutes is a slick ride through a sexy cultural wasteland, but before the credits roll you know it won't cross your mind again.” – Paste Magazine Jun 29, 2015 Full Review Saint Laurent (2014) 63% EDIT “Saint Laurent won't bring anyone closer to Yves. But it does capture why he loved them so much.” – Paste Magazine May 14, 2015 Full Review Noble (2014) 82% 4.7/10 EDIT “Noble's biggest flop may be its dialogue.” – Paste Magazine May 7, 2015 Full Review Enter the Dangerous Mind (2013) 9% EDIT “There's not much praise to find-not in the substance, nor the ambition, nor the writing, nor the cast.” – Paste Magazine Feb 12, 2015 Full Review Black or White (2014) 37% 4.5/10 EDIT “A movie that means well but lacks the conviction and cultural awareness necessary for anything substantial.” – Paste Magazine Feb 5, 2015 Full Review Big Eyes (2014) 72% 5.8/10 EDIT “The story of Walter and Margaret Keane is bona fide movie material through and through, but rich narrative drama is just not part of Burton's wheelhouse.” – Paste Magazine Dec 24, 2014 Full Review Pulp: A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets (2014) 85% 8/10 EDIT “It's the miraculous in the mundane, and the celebration of a united kingdom of common people.” – Paste Magazine Dec 4, 2014 Full Review Tracks (2013) 83% 6.1/10 EDIT “Pulling off an odyssey epic like Tracks without leaning on dialogue or character drama requires a lot of patience, and the film has plenty of patience, but still, this approach is not without its drawbacks.” – Paste Magazine Oct 2, 2014 Full Review The Longest Week (2014) 6% 4.1/10 EDIT “Throughout the film, the writing is heady but heartless, as if Glanz means to occupy the intellectual high ground by exploiting tired romantic clichés and passing off his finger pointing as evidence of self-righteousness.” – Paste Magazine Sep 11, 2014 Full Review Life After Beth (2014) 46% 6.4/10 EDIT “It's a fun romp, and what it lacks in focus it makes up with integrity.” – Paste Magazine Aug 14, 2014 Full Review
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