Philip Booth
Tomatometer-approved critic
Movies reviews only
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Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
Spielberg's latest masterwork, pairing America's director with '90s Everyman Tom Hanks, makes a natural companion piece to his similarly disturbing Schindler's List. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Aug 19, 2014
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The Truman Show (1998) |
Director Peter Weir has created a strikingly subversive piece of information-age paranoia as visionary as anything Hollywood might manufacture this summer, or this decade. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Aug 18, 2014
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Wild Wild West (1999) |
Wild Wild West might once have had aspirations of becoming a grand Hollywood entertainment. Along the way, though, it turned into something far more routine, a slick and predictable piece of moviemaking that's ultimately routine and humdrum. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Jun 17, 2014
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Armageddon (1998) |
Armageddon -- slick, overblown and formulaic to its core -- nevertheless amounts to this season's closest screen equivalent to an apocalyptic thrill ride. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Jun 06, 2014
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Iron Man 2 (2010) |
Frantic, place-holding sequel? Check. Third installment guaranteed? Check. - Las Vegas CityLife
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| Posted May 06, 2010
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The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) |
It's not frightening, funny or even very thoughtful, more an offbeat curiosity than a particular sign of Weir's career to come. - PopMatters
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| Posted Dec 05, 2003
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Serving Sara (2002) |
It's a glorified sitcom, and a long, unfunny one at that. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Aug 29, 2002
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Deuces Wild (2002) |
A rather tired exercise in nostalgia. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted May 02, 2002
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The Son's Room (2001) |
Often melancholy in tone, but it ends on a hopeful note that makes the emotionally charged trip worth the ride. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Mar 21, 2002
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Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) |
Has its own boyish charms. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Dec 21, 2001
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Black Knight (2001) |
Junger has simply overestimated his star's ability to compensate for Black Knight's overall failings. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Nov 21, 2001
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The Last Castle (2001) |
Viewers willing to buy the righteousness of the convicts' struggle may be thoroughly entertained by The Last Castle, but others will find themselves bored and a little put off by Lurie's unsubtle manipulations. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Oct 18, 2001
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Greenfingers (2000) |
We've been here before, and on more than one occasion. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Oct 09, 2001
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Training Day (2001) |
The movie is headed for a long, brutal and bloody payoff, one that may be too over-the-top for public consumption right about now. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Oct 05, 2001
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Joy Ride (2001) |
Satisfyingly spooky, if not entirely original. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Oct 05, 2001
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Apocalypse Now Redux (1979) |
Works both as grand spectacle and affecting human drama. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Sep 20, 2001
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The Glass House (2001) |
A competently paced, reasonably engrossing suburban thriller. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Sep 14, 2001
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Bubble Boy (2001) |
It's easily the worst movie of the year, the longest 84 minutes I've spent in a theater since the ill-fated Town & Country. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Aug 24, 2001
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Summer Catch (2001) |
The film is about as appealing as a sexually transmitted disease. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Aug 23, 2001
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American Pie 2 (2001) |
Packed with juvenile gags that would barely pass muster in a fifth-grade boys bathroom. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Aug 09, 2001
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The Others (2001) |
Amenabar, a master of suspenseful pacing, takes his time allowing the layers of perception to be removed. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Aug 09, 2001
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The Princess Diaries (2001) |
As slick, professional and bland as anything else Garry Marshall has directed in recent years, including 1999's Runaway Bride and The Other Sister. He doesn't do edgy. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Aug 09, 2001
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Rush Hour 2 (2001) |
Rush Hour II is built on the flimsiest of premises for a sequel. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Aug 09, 2001
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Planet of the Apes (2001) |
The new Planet, while certainly unable to duplicate the exuberance related to the discovery of a fascinating new world for those who've seen the original, is every bit as much fun as its predecessor. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Jul 26, 2001
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Jurassic Park III (2001) |
Is little more than a glorified slasher movie, albeit with nonhuman villains. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Jul 20, 2001
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The Score (2001) |
The results are admirable and entertaining if a little underwhelming; the cumulative star power isn't as impressive as might have been expected. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Jul 12, 2001
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Sexy Beast (2000) |
The thing absolutely resonates. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Jul 06, 2001
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Baby Boy (2001) |
Fans of Singleton's early work may be disappointed by the shrill, pointless exchanges, directionless nature and tidy conclusions of Baby Boy. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Jun 29, 2001
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A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001) |
While not quite fulfilling, the trip is more than a little intoxicating. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Jun 29, 2001
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Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) |
It's a thing of beauty, watching the purple-hulled craft, its portals glowing orange, descend into the deep blue sea. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Jun 14, 2001
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Swordfish (2001) |
[Travolta] is back on his game again as Gabriel, a dark angel of destruction. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Jun 08, 2001
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What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001) |
Surprisingly routine given its gathered talent. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Jun 01, 2001
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Moulin Rouge (2001) |
A gloriously excessive, lavishly decorated failure. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Jun 01, 2001
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Pearl Harbor (2001) |
Pearl Harbor may be the most buttery popcorn movie of the hot season. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted May 24, 2001
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The House of Mirth (2000) |
An entrancing, entirely satisfying piece of work. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted May 17, 2001
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Angel Eyes (2001) |
More engrossing than it ought to be, given its slim story line and subdued moodiness. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted May 17, 2001
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The Mummy Returns (2001) |
Seems to be constructed strictly as a go-for-broke cinematic thrill ride, a sort of demo for the latest and most spectacular visual effects available from Hollywood. It feels like overkill. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted May 03, 2001
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Town & Country (2001) |
Every bit as disappointing as the advance word suggested. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Apr 27, 2001
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Driven (2001) |
Packed with abysmal dialogue, ham-fisted acting and laughable dramatic sequences straight out of the daytime soaps. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Apr 27, 2001
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One Night at McCool's (2001) |
Isn't nearly as clever as it sounds. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Apr 27, 2001
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Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) |
A pleasant romantic comedy, one that's certainly smarter and funnier than other examples of the genre, but hardly more memorable. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Apr 12, 2001
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Kingdom Come (2001) |
A messy, largely disappointing comedy-drama that's hopelessly torn between sincerity and outrageousness. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Apr 11, 2001
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Tomcats (2001) |
The lamest waste of time at the movies since See Spot Run. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Mar 29, 2001
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Spy Kids (2001) |
Given the film's likable performances and surprising, funny plot turns, viewers over the age of 12 may even approach the prospect of a sequel without the usual feeling of paralytic dread. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Mar 29, 2001
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Say It Isn't So (2001) |
A forgettable, unsatisfying comedy. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Mar 22, 2001
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15 Minutes (2001) |
Contrived, didactic and packed with mindless violence. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Mar 09, 2001
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High Fidelity (2000) |
Flawed but smart comedy that works more often than it doesn't. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Mar 06, 2001
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The Mexican (2001) |
A whimsical but oddly unsatisfying piece of work. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Mar 01, 2001
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See Spot Run (2001) |
To explain the extreme, lingering stench of See Spot Run, it might be helpful to think of the movie itself as a dog. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Mar 01, 2001
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Monkeybone (2001) |
A silly, creaky, pop-art contraption that short-changes its serious philosophical and psychological underpinnings in favor of juvenile gags and gimmicks. - Orlando Weekly
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| Posted Feb 22, 2001
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