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Michael Clawson
Tomatometer-approved critic
Touch of Evil, Double Indemnity, L.A. Confidential, The Big Sleep, Rushmore
Litchfield Park, Arizona
http://www.westvalleyview.com
Movies reviews only
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Invincible (2006) |
The material is OK -- not great. And Wahlberg's as flat as a Philly cheesesteak run over by US Steel truck ... - West Valley View
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| Posted Aug 24, 2006
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World Trade Center (2006) |
World Trade Center is a film of hope set within a hopeless day. Stone treats it with sincere reverence ... - West Valley View
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| Posted Aug 08, 2006
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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) |
Just like NASCAR ... dumb as a post ... - West Valley View
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| Posted Aug 08, 2006
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) |
Aslan = Jesus. Now you don't have to buy a ticket. - West Valley View
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| Posted Jul 27, 2006
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Glory Road (2006) |
History wins in by-the-numbers sports flick ... - West Valley View
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| Posted Jul 27, 2006
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Match Point (2005) |
Game, set, match ... Allen wins with slow-moving English drama ... - West Valley View
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| Posted Jul 27, 2006
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Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005) |
The breast movie of the year ... - West Valley View
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| Posted Jul 27, 2006
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The Hills Have Eyes (2006) |
The Hills Have Eyes involves one basic premise: freaks with very rusty weapons eviscerating, disemboweling and decapitating stupid travelers lost somewhere between Point A and B ... - West Valley View
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| Posted Jul 27, 2006
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Inside Man (2006) |
Bankers gone wild ... - West Valley View
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| Posted Jul 27, 2006
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The Lake House (2006) |
Phantom mail ... a postal carrier's worst nightmare ... - West Valley View
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| Posted Jul 27, 2006
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Slither (2006) |
Here's a review that not only benefits from, but requires, words like giant squid, festering blob and tummy tentacles. - West Valley View
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| Posted Jul 27, 2006
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United 93 (2006) |
With United 93, abandon your hope at the theater door. You know the ending, and it is no happy one ... - West Valley View
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| Posted Jul 27, 2006
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Mission: Impossible III (2006) |
Suri's daddy elevates Impossible franchise ... - West Valley View
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| Posted Jul 27, 2006
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Poseidon (2006) |
Poseidon re-introduces the disaster-movie genre to theaters, and they greet each other with a big, sloppy kiss ... - West Valley View
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| Posted Jul 27, 2006
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The Da Vinci Code (2006) |
The movie version is so faithful to Dan Brown's hit book it should come with a dust jacket ... - West Valley View
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| Posted Jul 27, 2006
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Click (2006) |
Click is basically It's a Wonderful Life with punching, farting, dog-on-duck intercourse and sex jokes ... - West Valley View
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| Posted Jul 27, 2006
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You, Me and Dupree (2006) |
Low IQs plague otherwise funny Wilson vehicle ... - West Valley View
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| Posted Jul 27, 2006
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X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) |
Let's hope this really is the last stand ... - West Valley View
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| Posted Jul 27, 2006
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Superman Returns (2006) |
Super return for Superman ... - West Valley View
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| Posted Jul 27, 2006
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) |
Ahoy, no ending off the port bow. - West Valley View
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| Posted Jul 27, 2006
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Lady in the Water (2006) |
The M stands for "miserable" ... - West Valley View
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| Posted Jul 27, 2006
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Miami Vice (2006) |
More Vice City than Miami Vice: Mann's new thriller makes for sweet, sweet action ... - West Valley View
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| Posted Jul 27, 2006
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16 Blocks (2006) |
Rock music puts emphasis on the beat, jazz puts emphasis off the beat. 16 Blocks is jazz music: It's an action film, but its high points can be found in the punctuation, in the quiet moments between chases or shootouts. - West Valley View
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| Posted Mar 02, 2006
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Firewall (2006) |
Firewall overdraws account, bounces checks and hits the max on its credit card ... who knew debt could be this fun? - West Valley View
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| Posted Feb 08, 2006
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When a Stranger Calls (2006) |
I used my minutes for this. - West Valley View
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| Posted Feb 06, 2006
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The Presidio (1988) |
Good thriller, but it suffers from '80s virus called the Mopes - it stutters on long, arduous sessions of depression while going absolutely nowhere. - West Valley View
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| Posted Aug 01, 2002
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Big Top Pee-wee (1988) |
Fun for children, embarrassing for adults, especially now knowing Pee-Wee's illegal indulgences. - West Valley View
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| Posted Aug 01, 2002
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Beethoven's 4th (2001) |
Sad tale of floundering careers. Poor Judge Reinhold - he must hate himself. - West Valley View
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| Posted Aug 01, 2002
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Gia (1998) |
Teasing, but hard-to-watch, biography of a famed model struck down by '80s extravagance. NOTE: Angelina Jolie gets naked ... a lot. Hooray! - West Valley View
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| Posted Aug 01, 2002
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Men at Work (1990) |
At times fun, at others too smart for it's own good. It's big flaw: the long, drawn-out ending. - West Valley View
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| Posted Aug 01, 2002
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Tom and Huck (1995) |
Long, tirelessly epic tale of TeenBeat cover boys. Little girls scream, critics fall asleep. - West Valley View
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| Posted Aug 01, 2002
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Fat Man and Little Boy (1989) |
Intersting, insightful histo-drama with Newman doing his job above and beyond what is called for. - West Valley View
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| Posted Aug 01, 2002
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) |
Not Marilyn's finest, but decent and memorable. - West Valley View
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| Posted Aug 01, 2002
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Mighty Joe Young (1998) |
King Kong has never looked so ... drowsy. Sleepy, boring tale of kind-hearted gorilla gets old real quick, but with Charlize Theron though, Disney proves men can have dirty thoughts while their children are entertained. Hooray Charlize! - West Valley View
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| Posted Aug 01, 2002
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Steel (1997) |
This fil - West Valley View
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| Posted Aug 01, 2002
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Johnny Suede (1991) |
Super odd indie flick with the worst movie hairdo ever, until Bill Murray did Kingpin. - West Valley View
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| Posted Aug 01, 2002
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The Deli (1997) |
This movie tells us to beware of rappers in cinema. Thanks for the warning, Ice-T. - West Valley View
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| Posted Aug 01, 2002
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Harry and the Hendersons (1987) |
Fun, one-of-a-kind, and sometimes scary, adventure/comedy with the always-delightful, John Lithgow. - West Valley View
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| Posted Aug 01, 2002
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Signs (2002) |
Signs is deliberate and shocking from its sweeping exterior to its raw, emotional interior. Orson Welles would be proud. - West Valley View
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| Posted Aug 01, 2002
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K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) |
With or without ballast tanks, K-19 sinks to a Harrison Ford low. - West Valley View
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| Posted Jul 23, 2002
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Reign of Fire (2002) |
Draggin' about dragons - West Valley View
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| Posted Jul 13, 2002
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The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002) |
All in all, the animation is what cracked my urge to despise this squeaky cartoon. - West Valley View
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| Posted Jul 11, 2002
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