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Russell Scott Smith

Russell Scott Smith's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Face (2002) 63% 2.5/4 EDIT “It's a tale worth telling again -- especially if you feel the material as strongly as recent Columbia film-school grad Bertha Bay-Sa Pan seems to.” – New York Post Mar 13, 2021 Full Review 2.5/4 EDIT “It's a tale worth telling again -- especially if you feel the material as strongly as recent Columbia film-school grad Bertha Bay-Sa Pan seems to.” – New York Post Oct 20, 2018 Full Review Stalin's Wife (2004) 64% 2/4 EDIT “Unless you're already into this stuff, it'll be hard to stay awake.” – New York Post Apr 29, 2005 Full Review Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) 97% 3/4 EDIT “The story is fascinating, infuriating and even laugh-out-loud funny at times.” – New York Post Apr 22, 2005 Full Review Dead & Breakfast (2004) 53% 3/4 EDIT “It's hard not to like a movie in which the leader of the zombies uses a decapitated head as a hand puppet.” – New York Post Apr 20, 2005 Full Review Perlasca (2002) 57% 3/4 EDIT “A well-made and heart-rending Italian Schindler's List.” – New York Post Apr 15, 2005 Full Review It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004) 75% 3/4 EDIT “Has the same propulsive, punk-rock vibe as Trainspotting and 24 Hour Party People.” – New York Post Apr 15, 2005 Full Review Raging Dove (2002) 80% 3/4 EDIT “[A] moving documentary.” – New York Post Apr 13, 2005 Full Review Voices in Wartime (2005) 81% 3/4 EDIT “A moving documentary about poetry inspired by combat.” – New York Post Apr 8, 2005 Full Review David Hockney: The Color of Music (2005) 57% 3/4 EDIT “Looking at the art and listening to the music is wonderful just on its own, but hanging out with Hockney is also a treat. He's a delightful companion.” – New York Post Apr 6, 2005 Full Review In Satmar Custody (2004) 80% 0/4 EDIT “Infuriating, but not for the reason filmmakers want it to be.” – New York Post Apr 6, 2005 Full Review Odessa Odessa (2005) 67% 2/4 EDIT “Sometimes beautiful to look at but ultimately too poetic for its own good.” – New York Post Mar 30, 2005 Full Review Naked Fame (2004) 50% 2.5/4 EDIT “This is ultimately a sunny movie full of likable characters.” – New York Post Mar 25, 2005 Full Review Lipstick & Dynamite (2004) 61% 2/4 EDIT “Unfortunately, the filmmakers let the ladies prattle on too long about issues that would only matter to the most rabid wrestling aficionados.” – New York Post Mar 25, 2005 Full Review Beyond the Sea (2003) 60% 2.5/4 EDIT “It's ultimately a shallow effort.” – New York Post Mar 23, 2005 Full Review Face (1997) 38% 2.5/4 EDIT “” – New York Post Mar 18, 2005 Full Review Mail Order Wife (2004) 61% 3/4 EDIT “A remarkably smart and weird film, even if it's sad and sometimes difficult to watch, with jokes designed to make you cringe.” – New York Post Mar 11, 2005 Full Review The Boys From County Clare (2003) 48% 2/4 EDIT “Isn't a total loss, but neither does it have the charm of The Full Monty or other feel-good indie Brit flicks it emulates.” – New York Post Mar 11, 2005 Full Review Sheriff (2004) 57% 2.5/4 EDIT “An admirably realistic portrait of police life, pointedly different from the sensationalism of TV's Cops.” – New York Post Mar 10, 2005 Full Review 2/4 EDIT “There's a story here, but the film doesn't tell it.” – New York Post Mar 3, 2005 Full Review The Best of Youth (2002) 94% 3/4 EDIT “All the pieces converge in a powerful rush during the second half.” – New York Post Mar 3, 2005 Full Review The Other Side of the Street (2004) 74% 3/4 EDIT “A mystery that isn't suspenseful so much as realistic, in which the detective's motivation is understandable and the story moves the way life does, instead of as a thrill ride.” – New York Post Feb 25, 2005 Full Review Cinévardaphoto (2004) 94% 2/4 EDIT “Two documentaries too many.” – New York Post Feb 17, 2005 Full Review The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2003) 95% 3/4 EDIT “By the end of the movie, you might find yourself so wrapped up in Bittner and the parrots that you have tears in your eyes.” – New York Post Feb 11, 2005 Full Review The Letter (2003) 93% 3/4 EDIT “In the last 20 minutes, the film moves as breathlessly as a Hollywood thriller -- only it's much more frightening, because it's true.” – New York Post Feb 9, 2005 Full Review
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