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Richard Jack Smith

Richard Jack Smith's reviews do not count toward the Tomatometer®. This is not a Tomatometer-approved critic, and this critic's reviews are not published on a Tomatometer-approved publication.

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Underwater (2020) 48% EDIT “Although 'Underwater' might not hold up as a cult classic, the entertainment value is heightened by bouts of terror, some good performances and impressive set pieces.” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews Jan 23, 2021 Full Review Mank (2020) 83% EDIT “A great deal might be made about 'Mank' appearing in black and white. However, what we get resembles an ocean of muddy greys. The format comes across as an affectation or afterthought.” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews Dec 5, 2020 Full Review Cutthroat Island (1995) 40% EDIT “There's a Saturday morning pictures nostalgia behind Harlin's adventure: the promise of riches and triumphing over evil, which struck a chord with me.” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews Dec 4, 2020 Full Review Trancers (1984) 89% EDIT “An easy film to recommend, 'Trancers' plays very well due to Tim Thomerson's innate comic gifts and the cheesiness of its presentation.” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews Nov 26, 2020 Full Review Blumhouse's Fantasy Island (2020) 9% EDIT “Hardly the worst case of pandering to the lowest common denominator, Fantasy Island remains a film without purpose or message... even the simple drive to entertain.” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews Oct 16, 2020 Full Review Toy Soldiers (1991) 41% EDIT “Between them, director Daniel Petrie Jr. and composer Robert Folk coordinate enough sequences of high wire tension that 'Toy Soldiers' moves to the top of the class.” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews Sep 6, 2020 Full Review The Call of the Wild (2020) 63% EDIT “If 'The Call of the Wild' had remained true to its concept, the entire production would unfold in animation. The filmmakers were halfway there, but it resembles an awkward 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit.'” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews Jul 23, 2020 Full Review Rapa Nui (1994) EDIT “'Rapa Nui' takes risks as a love poem. There's a triangle, yet it's an organic branch on the tree of the story.” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews Jul 4, 2020 Full Review Code 8 (2019) 85% EDIT “'Code 8' plays relatively well during the first hour, ultimately succumbing to sentimentality and a dodgy denouement.” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews May 29, 2020 Full Review Surviving the Game (1994) 35% EDIT “There's a sweeping intimacy to the camera line, a jolt here and a nod there. Not to cinema for Dickerson employs the tongue of the street, the rhyme of the ghetto.” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews May 29, 2020 Full Review The Professor and the Madman (2019) 41% EDIT “Synergy among the crafts people allows for an authentic presentation. Consider the lenses and light of Kasper Tuxen's cinematography or the period specific textures wrought by production designer Tom Conroy. It's impressive work!” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews May 25, 2020 Full Review Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020) 90% EDIT “Director Ethan Spaulding has designed this project with fans and newcomers in mind. As such, humour and well-defined characters are prioritised.” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews Apr 23, 2020 Full Review 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019) 44% EDIT “Four friends don scuba gear to check out some cool Mayan catacombs. Both their air supplies and viewer patience run low as the screams begin.” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews Apr 4, 2020 Full Review Uncut Gems (2019) 91% EDIT “'Uncut Gems' has a persistent tendency to get on the nerves. Frankly, there's little room for visual storytelling.” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews Mar 11, 2020 Full Review Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) 64% EDIT “Although probably not the worst film to enter and exit 2020 with nary a whimper, 'Sonic the Hedgehog' might only work for those around six years old.” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews Feb 16, 2020 Full Review Knives Out (2019) 97% EDIT “If I can guess the big mystery before the curtains close, it's usually game over.” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews Feb 15, 2020 Full Review The Irishman (2019) 95% EDIT “'The Irishman' appears thin on the ground. People talk, get into assorted nefarious activities and yet very little could be construed as real drama. The only epic thing here would be the length.” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews Jan 14, 2020 Full Review Last Christmas (2019) 47% EDIT “Paul Feig's 'Last Christmas' left me feeling a little despondent. If there's anything good to be felt here that happens only when the film lumbers towards its excoriating conclusion.” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews Dec 1, 2019 Full Review Mean Guns (1997) EDIT “' Mean Guns ' falls apart because it takes way too long. Hoping for an epic, Pyun should have aimed for that sweet 75 minute happy spot.” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews Nov 23, 2019 Full Review BeastMaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991) EDIT “This film proves so self-aware that the hero passes a cinema advertising the very film he's in. Few spoofs can carry the sight gag to such an absurd level of perfection.” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews Nov 19, 2019 Full Review Anna (2019) 34% EDIT “In this pretzel shaped thriller, leading actress Sasha Luss guarantees distinction not only in stylistic presentation but emotional growth .” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews Nov 6, 2019 Full Review Gemini Man (2019) 27% EDIT “The idea of Will Smith playing two versions of himself -- one a fully realized human being while the doppelganger has been trained to dismiss feelings of pain, emotional and physical -- works splendidly.” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews Oct 15, 2019 Full Review Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019) 25% EDIT “Overall, 'Escape Plan 3' hews closer to the spirit of the original 2013 production. It's a testosterone saturated, fully armoured, high flying extravaganza.” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews Sep 29, 2019 Full Review Crawl (2019) 84% EDIT “A snug buildup, numerous set-pieces, endless variety and injury details will make you squirm right down to your toenails.” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews Aug 30, 2019 Full Review Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019) 85% EDIT “While this family film won't knock down the house in the originality department, it does boast an increasingly rare commodity: charm. And Isabela Moner gives the audience a reason to care.” – ReelTalk Movie Reviews Aug 18, 2019 Full Review
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