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Mike Goodridge

Mike Goodridge's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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The Cockettes (2002) 91% EDIT “Its long term value as a timeless well-crafted documentary is considerable.” – Screen International Sep 15, 2020 Full Review American Dreamz (2006) 39% EDIT “Too broad and obvious to rate as satire, the film is finally neither focused nor acidic enough to say anything meaningful about the sorry state of the US.” – Screen International Apr 1, 2019 Full Review The Notebook (2004) 54% EDIT “The Notebook is premium romantic schlock and confirms director Nick Cassavetes (Rowlands' son) as a specialist in the genre after John Q in 2002.” – Screen International Feb 2, 2019 Full Review Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) 62% EDIT “It's frustrating to watch a movie which has been so painstakingly crafted and is so extraordinarily designed and yet in which the storytelling is so sloppy, as if lost in the prosthetic and mechanical clutter on the screen.” – Screen International Nov 16, 2015 Full Review Finding Nemo (2003) 99% EDIT “Deliriously inventive and soaked in a warm and generous wit.” – Screen International Jul 29, 2015 Full Review Daredevil (2003) 42% EDIT “Daredevil, as brought to the screen by writer/director Mark Steven Johnson, brings real violence and death into the comic book mix, and the result is a fascinating blend of the fantastic and the tragic.” – Screen International Jul 14, 2015 Full Review X2 (2003) 85% EDIT “Bryan Singer lifts the X-Men franchise out of the formulaic superhero realm in his rip-roaring sequel.” – Screen International Jul 14, 2015 Full Review Spider-Man (2002) 90% EDIT “In the face of almighty expectations, director Sam Raimi delivers an efficient, entertaining film which promises to crush box office records.” – Screen International Jul 7, 2015 Full Review Million Dollar Baby (2004) 90% EDIT “Like a very fine wine, Clint Eastwood is getting better with age. Now 75, the actor-director has delivered one of the year's best US films.” – Screen International Feb 27, 2015 Full Review Bad Santa (2003) 78% EDIT “A breath of fresh air.” – Screen International Dec 14, 2014 Full Review Saw (2004) 50% EDIT “Saw is a sub-Se7en B-movie serial killer chiller with more high concepts stuffed into its 100 minutes than it can handle.” – Screen International Oct 27, 2014 Full Review The Ring (2002) 72% EDIT “Director Gore Verbinski maintains a consistently unsettling mood and look to the film, even if the story often falls by the wayside.” – Screen International Jul 25, 2014 Full Review I Dreamed of Africa (2000) 10% EDIT “It's very similar in story and theme to Out Of Africa but lacks that film's grandeur and real sense of what makes the heroine love the country.” – Screen International Jul 23, 2014 Full Review Policeman (2011) 61% EDIT “Policeman is a notable debut from young Israeli film-maker Nadav Lapid which packs quite a punch.” – Screen International Jun 11, 2014 Full Review The King of Escape (2009) 100% EDIT “[The film is] infused with unexpected streaks of whimsy and fantasy.” – Screen International Apr 9, 2014 Full Review Far From Heaven (2002) 87% EDIT “[Haynes'] discomfiting ability to get under the puritanical skin of the US is hampered here by the confines of imitative homage.” – Screen International Apr 1, 2014 Full Review High Fidelity (2000) 91% EDIT “Speaking to camera for much of the running time, Cusack creates an engaging portrait in male insecurity and selfishness as flawed record shop owner Rob Gordon.” – Screen International Feb 10, 2014 Full Review The Princess and the Frog (2009) 86% EDIT “[The film is] colourful, funny and imaginative and should be a favourite with younger children in theatres and on DVD.” – Screen International Nov 26, 2013 Full Review The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 94% EDIT “A magnificent movie which brings the odyssey of the ring to a suitably nail-biting conclusion, it will unquestionably be the box office champion of the season. ” – Screen International Nov 19, 2013 Full Review Hero (2002) 94% EDIT “Intoxicatingly beautiful, structurally enigmatic and decidedly brief.” – Screen International Aug 5, 2013 Full Review Minority Report (2002) 89% EDIT “[Minority Report] takes themes from Blade Runner, Total Recall and especially the little seen Gary Fleder-directed Impostor and stirs them up into an absorbing thriller.” – Screen International Aug 5, 2013 Full Review Insomnia (2002) 92% EDIT “Christopher Nolan, the promising writer-director behind Following and Memento, makes an elegant and assured transfer to big-budget, star-driven film-making with Insomnia.” – Screen International Aug 5, 2013 Full Review Ratatouille (2007) 96% EDIT “The Academy might as well hand over the animated feature Oscar to Brad Bird right now, since it is hard to imagine any other film coming close to his glorious new film Ratatouille in this or any year.” – Screen International Aug 4, 2013 Full Review Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) 91% EDIT “Cuaron delivers a genuinely spooky and emotionally involving adventure which gives the world of Potter much-needed character and atmosphere.” – Screen International Aug 3, 2013 Full Review The Departed (2006) 91% EDIT “An expertly-crafted genre thriller which stands a chance at becoming one of his biggest box office hits yet.” – Screen International Feb 24, 2013 Full Review
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